Dr. Eva Balint, MD, MS

I became a doctor to help others. Throughout my career, I have been interested in bringing positive change and moving the field forward with research, innovation, and leadership. As I walked the path less traveled, stumbled, got my boots muddy, I got up to find my own path to follow. The path to success is paved with failure.

Change is hard, career pivots are hard. Especially after a long and successful role, where we already know all the ropes. It is hard to be a beginner again. In a world where we celebrate talent, we tend to dismiss the vital ingredients of success: failure, grit, and determination. In a world of instant gratification, we believe that we must succeed on the first try. We trick ourselves into believing that failure is avoidable.

The secret to success is to stand up after each fall and keep going. Standing up is a brave thing to do. This is where our brilliance shines. 

As I synthesize my experience and knowledge gathered throughout my career, I now focus on healthcare delivery and leadership. Today I serve in interim and fractional roles as a Chief Medical Officer, as well as an Advisor and Executive Coach. I assist organizations with adopting value-based care, excellence in clinical operations, and improving operational effectiveness such as automation. Building on my prior expertise, I advise using data to gain insight and develop targeted interventions, incorporating innovation and design thinking, and using new technologies such as AI. I mentor start-up founders to build for value-based partnerships, to rise above the fierce competition for fee-for-service reimbursement. I believe that leadership is a learned skill. As an executive leadership coach, I guide leaders in healthcare, especially physicians, to become more effective and to lead for a larger positive impact. Leaders have an outsized influence on the wellbeing and mental health of those they manage. I help executives focus on leading for wellbeing, building for trust, cultivating belonging, for the benefit of themselves, their teams, families, and organizations.

We are here to nudge each other forward. To nudge ourselves forward. The path to success is paved with failure. Let’s embrace the learning together. Let’s walk together.