RobertPaulKocherMD

Internal Medicine • Palo Alto, CA

Partner, Venrock and Adjunct Professor, Stanford Medicine

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Office
3340 Hillview Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 202-253-8654

Summary

Dr. Bob Kocher is an internist in Palo Alto, CA and is affiliated with Stanford Health Care and Venrock. He focused on tech-enabled healthcare services and has invested in and co-founded several businesses like Devoted Health, Lyra Health, Accompany Health, Aledade and Virta.

Education & Training

Brookings InstituteFellowship, Engleberg Center for Health Reform, 2010
Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Clinical Fellow, 2000 - 2002
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1999
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteFellowship, Research Scholar and Fellow, 1996 - 1997
University of WashingtonB.S, Zoology, 1989 - 1994
University of WashingtonB.A, Political Science, 1989 - 1994
University of WashingtonB.S., Zoology, 1989 - 1994
University of WashingtonB.A., Political Science, 1989 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

AK State Medical License 2024 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
MI State Medical License 2023 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
WV State Medical License 2017 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
ID State Medical License 2024 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2024 - 2025
KS State Medical License 2024 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2019 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2025
ABIMInternal Medicine
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Visiting Scholar, Yale University School of Management 2011
Top 50 Leaders in Health IT 2011
Outstanding Arts and Sciences Alumnus University of Washington, 2010
Finalist, National Institute of Healthcare Management, Journalism Award 2010
Finalist, Journalism Award National Institute of Healthcare Management, 2010
Fellow American College of Physicians, 2009
Marvin Bower Award at McKinsey for Exemplary Values 2008
Elected Partner McKinsey & Company, 2007
Chief Medical Resident designation 2002
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Fellow Designation 2002
Harvard Medical School Award for "Outstanding Resident Teaching" 2001
Outstanding Resident Teaching Award Harvard Medical School, 2001
Harvard Medical School Teaching Award 2001
HHMI Research Fellow Scholarship 1997 - 1999, 1999
Dolores Deford Speck Award for Medical Student Research 1999
Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellow 1997 - 1999, 1999
Vice-President of Second Year Medical School Class 1997 - 1999, 1999
Editor George Washington University Medical School Reform Watch journal, 1994 -1999, 1999
Alpha Omega Alpha 1999
Alpha Omega Alpha Designation 1998
First Place Poster Beaumont Research Day, 1998
Howard Hughes Medical Research Scholars Program 1996 - 1997, 1997
NIH Summer Medical Research Fellow 1995
University of Washington Marching Band 1989 - 1994, 1994
Alpha Omega Alpha George Washington University, 1994
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

159 citations
The Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine: The Opportunities and Challenges
Robert P. Kocher, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Nancy-Ann M. DeParle
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2010-10-19
369 citations
Hospital Readmissions and the Affordable Care Act: Paying for Coordinated Quality Care
Robert Kocher, Eli Y. Adashi
JAMA. 2011-10-26
72 citations
Association between availability of health service prices and payments for these services.
Christopher M. Whaley, Jennifer J. Schneider Chafen, Sophie Pinkard, Gabriella Kellerman, Dena M. Bravata
JAMA. 2014-10-22

Journal Articles

Overcoming the Market Dominance of Hospitals
Robert P Kocher, Amol S Navathe, JAMA
Using Quality to Drive Productivity.
Kocher B., Mango, P., Buescher, B, Kim, H, and M. Knickrehm, McKinsey &Company Payor Provider Practice
Mental health care should be a restricted part of a basic insurance package.
Kocher, B, Bhat, T, and P. Chandra, Reform Watch
The ethical implications of genetic treatment and testing.
Kocher, B, Reform Watch
The implications of the Kennedy-Kassebaum bill on health care access and costs.
Kocher, B, Reform Watch
Myosin Va associates with microtubule-rich domains in both interphase and dividing cells.
Wu, X, Kocher, B, Wei, Q, and J.A. Hammer III, Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton
Myosin V associates with melanosomes in mouse melanocytes: evidence that myosin V is an organelle motor.
Wu, X, Bowers, B, Wei, Q, Kocher, B, and J.A. Hammer III, J. Cell Sci
A case of small cell lung cancer presenting as hyperglycemia.
Kocher, B and J. Sackey, Cortlandt Forum
A case report of elevated creatine kinase and myositis due to Graves disease.
Kocher, B and J. Sackey, Cortlandt Forum
Why Medical School Should be Free.
Kocher, B. and P. Bach, New York Times
Pathways to productivity.
Kocher, B, Buescher, B, Richmond, R, and R.Wichels, Health Europe
Changing mindsets to achieve superior clinical quality.
Kocher, B, Sutaria, S., Richmond, R., and B. Buescher, Health Europe
Lean approaches for better care and lower costs.
Kocher, B, Sutaria, S., Richmond, R., and B. Buescher, Health Europe
Framework for guiding health system reform.
Kocher, B, McKinsey Global Institute
Accounting for Higher Cost of Healthcare in the US.
Kocher, B, McKinsey Global Institute
Achieving Better Patient Outcomes Today.
Kocher, B and M. Aina, Health International
The Economics, Opportunities, and Challenges of Health Insurance Exchanges.
Duggan, M. and R. Kocher, The Economists' Voice
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Other

The Economic Case for Healthcare Reform.
Kocher, B, Council of Economic Advisors
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/The-Economic-Case-for-Health-Care-Reform
Accounting for the High Cost of US Healthcare – A New Look. McKinsey Global Institute.
Kocher, B
http://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/healthcare