Desh Mohan, MD, is co-founder and CMO of Koda Health, a digital health company building AI-powered infrastructure to support serious illness care planning at scale. He is a practicing internal medicine physician and hospitalist who has taken care of patients across the country for over a decade. He leads Koda’s clinical strategy, bringing together his background in medicine and digital health to ensure the platform fits seamlessly into real-world care. Today, Koda Health supports over 1 million patients through partnerships with organizations including Cigna, Privia Health, Memorial Hermann, and Houston Methodist.

Dr. Mohan earned his BS from MIT and his MD from UT Southwestern, and completed his internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine. Along the way, he also worked on healthcare infrastructure projects in Tanzania, Haiti, and India—formative experiences that continue to shape his commitment to building systems rooted in dignity, empathy, and access.

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