Bijan Salehizadeh has nearly 20 years of healthcare operating and investment experience. Prior to co-founding NaviMed Capital, he was a General Partner at Highland Capital Partners, where he focused on growth stage healthcare investments. Prior to joining Highland Capital Partners in 2003, Bijan held operational roles at Medtronic and a variety of senior management roles with HealthCentral, a private equity-backed digital health company. Bijan is on the Board of Directors of CenterPointe Behavioral Health System, Auris Surgical and Procured Health. His prior investments include BÄRRX Medical, Conor Medsystems, Hyperion Therapeutics, kyruus, Opgen, and Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy. Bijan holds an AB in Molecular Biology (Princeton), an MD and Master’s in Science in Health Policy (Columbia) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.