Our Mission…
Helping underserved healthcare providers
improve patient care and profitability
…And The People Making It Possible
Our History
The founders of Azalea Health, while working at a medical laboratory company, observed that most EHRs were clunky, and physicians had a hard time understanding how to use them. As a result they were determined to develop a solution that would simplify the life of physicians and administrators.
They recognized the opportunity to build a healthcare IT solution that would be truly cloud-based and as simple to use as an email tool. Drawing on local university talent, they essentially created a technology incubator environment. The resulting cloud-based healthcare management and medical billing solution connects the clinical with the financial side of a practice and integrates easily with existing systems.
The company has grown consistently and has proven its technology and its business model. Azalea Health was recognized by Inc. Magazine in their annual Inc. 500/5000 as one of the nation’s fastest growing private companies and was recognized as a top 40 innovator by TAG (Technology Association of Georgia).
Doug Swords
Cofounder | VP of RCM
Douglas Swords helms the company’s back-office Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) service division, driving bottom line growth for Azalea clients. Swords brings over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry, specializing in management and scaling of RCM operations for medical providers and facilities of all sizes.
He holds a Finance degree from Valdosta State University.
Doug Swords
Cofounder | VP Revenue Cycle Management
Baha Zeidan
Cofounder | CEO
Baha Zeidan's unmatched commitment to improving healthcare experiences and outcomes for both providers and patients drives the corporate vision, strategic direction and partner relationships at Azalea Health.
Zeidan is a Valdosta State University graduate and received the GOLD Alumni Award.
Baha Zeidan
Cofounder | CEO
Dan Henry
Cofounder | VP Infrastructure & Security
Dan Henry is responsible for the overseeing the agile processes and IT infrastructure of Azalea Health. He has over fifteen years’ experience building state-of-the-art web applications, specializing in web-based portals for physicians, hospitals, and medical laboratories.
Henry holds a Computer Science degree from Valdosta State University and received the VSU GOLD Alumni Award in 2008.
Dan Henry
Cofounder | VP Infrastructure & Security
Executive Team
Brad Townsend
CFO
Brad Townsend has served as CFO of several privately-held software companies such as eFolder, AccessData, Mobile Armor (Trend Micro), and AIS (Cubic), and held senior management positions with SafeNet (Gemalto), VectorSGI (Metavante) and McAfee (Intel).
Townsend holds his Business degree from University of Georgia and MBA from Emory University.
Brad Townsend
CFO
Jeff Meaux
Senior VP Sales
Jeff Meaux has led sales teams, developed channel marketing strategy and executed sales training programs with a focus on SaaS and related technology solutions at world-class organizations like Equifax, PRGX, Coca-Cola and P&G.
He holds a MBA from Goizueta Business School (Emory University) with Honors and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Miami University.
Jeff Meaux
Senior VP | Sales
Allison Kavanagh
VP Marketing
Allison brings purpose-focused technology to our communities and the individuals who will benefit from emerging, analytics-enabled insights. With more than 12 year's experience in healthcare startups, Allison has led multiple companies to market success. She has been honored as the top 10% at Deloitte, received multiple marketing awards and accolades, and built a company to a $100M valuation.
Her work and continued focus are to find ways to bring purpose-driven solutions to the market and to the communities that need them most.
Allison Kavanagh
VP | Marketing
Fahad Saleem
VP Client Services
Fahad Saleem brings nearly a decade of project management experience implementing health IT software in small physician practices to large national health systems. He has focused on building highly effective client-facing teams through his people and process management skills.
Saleem holds a Masters in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a Bachelors in Biology from University of Massachusetts.
Fahad Saleem
VP | Client Services
Awards & Recognitions
