Kedar Mate, MD

Biography

Kedar Mate, MD, Senior Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), oversees the development of innovative system designs to implement high-quality health care both in the United States and in resource-limited settings abroad. He is also IHI’s regional lead for the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions. Previously, he served as Country Director for the IHI South Africa Program and he continues to be engaged in IHI’s work in this area. Dr. Mate is an internal medicine physician, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, and a Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School's Division of Global Health Equity. He advises numerous international initiatives aiming to strengthen health systems to improve delivery of HIV, tuberculosis, and maternal and child health services.