Robert Lord, MD

Partner @LionBirdVC || PGY-2 @JohnsHopkinsEM || Co-Founder and Chairman @Protenus || Fellow @NewAmerica || Views are my own

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

@chrissyfarr As an EM doc, founder, and VC, the ED is where the weaknesses of our health system ultimately flow, and so we experience some of the opportunities most acutely. Problems in insurance, coordination, comms, access, or triage all end up with us, which creates a drive to fix them.

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

Congratulations to my talented brother, Patrick Lord, for his well-deserved Helen Hayes award for outstanding projection design!!!

[Theatre Washington @theatreWash]

.@TeatroGALA #dctheatre #helenhayesawards

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

As a browser of comic book long boxes since childhood, I am only mildly embarrassed to admit that this store opening announcement was one of the highlights of my month.

[Third Eye Comics @thirdeyecomics]

our newest store #thirdeyebuysandbargains, the sidekick store to third eye annapolis that’s right down the block, opens 4/29/23 & we got some neat things unique to that store, including a special section of collections that haven’t been processed! How’s it work? 👇🧵

[Joshua @reverendofdoubt]

Avoiding Contrast-Enhanced Imaging to Prevent Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury | NEJM

@Hinson_EM, as a leader in AKI/contrast research, says to scan the patient. I agree with Dr. Hinson, and not because he's my mentor :) but because he's right.

https://t.co/civle2Vm7J

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

Always impressed by the amazing work that my wife, @EstherTetruas , does in redefining the landscape of digital equity and inclusion. Proud of her for helping build a better and more equitable future for everyone as technology continues to advance.

[Georgetown Technology Policy Initiative @gutechpolicy]

"How do digital affordability and access relate to international relations and data sovereignty? How does digital inclusion at the individual level differ from the national/international level?" Thank you to @EstherTetruas for a great discussion on Digital Equity & Inclusion

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[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

ER waiting rooms are packed, wait times are through the roof, and healthcare teams are doing their best, but exhausted. The ER serves as a "pressure valve" for hospital volume and a "safety net" for society, but whatever analogy you use, that mechanism is breaking

[Emergency Physicians @EmergencyDocs]

This morning, we sounded the alarm on the patient boarding crisis that has brought ERs across our country to a breaking point. In our joint letter to @POTUS, we shared real-life stories showing the threat to our health care safety net. [1/4]

Full letter: https://t.co/p1kydtphUJ

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

It was an honor and a delight to work with the legendary @iwashyna and the fabulous Hopkins MICU team. Though I come from the far-away (10 floors down) @JohnsHopkinsEM, our @OslerResidency and @JHUPCCMFellows friends are always great teachers and colleagues

[Georgetown Technology Policy Initiative @gutechpolicy]

Looking forward to discussing "Digital Equity & Inclusion" with @EstherTetruas next Wednesday, for the fourth Civic Tech Conversations session, co-hosted with @BeeckCenter and @TechGeorgetown!

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

If you're improving healthcare with solutions that reduce burnout, improve productivity, automate mindless tasks, or improve healthcare operations, share what you're doing with the team at @LionBirdVC, where we're helping reset healthcare's relationship with technology (3/3)

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

The dose-response effect demonstrated between work hours and depression by Fang, et al. in the @NEJM is yet another clarion call to healthcare to change the way that we train and work, lest we lose our most valuable assets as an industry: our highly-trained professionals (1/3)

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

We should be valuing our #healthcareprofessionals the same way other high-performance industries do in terms of respect, equity, technological tools in the form of modern #HealthIT, compensation and workforce flexibility (2/3)

[LionBird @LionBirdVC]

What principles of entrepreneurial leadership apply to clinical medicine and vice versa?

LionBird partner @RobertKLord catches up with host @ShivGaglani to discuss this topic and many more in this recent podcast episode from @OsmosisMed.

Listen here: https://t.co/0CnCdJHajn

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

Proud to be a part of this wonderful new team of interns at the @JohnsHopkinsEM residency. I'm lucky to be in the company of such a talented, down-to-earth, and kind group of people.

https://t.co/QvbaDAGDIH

[SAEM @SAEMonline]

As emergency physicians, we stand in support of access to the full spectrum of comprehensive reproductive health care, including access to safe and legal abortion. We stand with patients who deserve equitable access to safe, high quality reproductive care: https://t.co/Nf07N5EwDW

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

So true that the health innovation ecosystem often ignores the "back office" of healthcare - but improvements in this space have real consequences for patients and providers that can improve outcomes, and can make terrific businesses (though of course I'm biased).

[Christina Farr @chrissyfarr]

People think startups are sexy. But in health-tech, some of the best ones are doing the stuff literally no one else wants to do:

-- TPA replacement
-- PBM replacement
-- FP&A for clinical trials
-- Interop pipes b/w payers & providers
-- RCM software for billing
& more

[ACOG @acog]

"ACOG is aware of the reports of a draft opinion that would strike down the protections afforded by Roe and Casey. We will continue to affirm that the ability of patients to access safe, legal abortion is critical for their health and well-being.” 1/

[Esther Tetruashvily @EstherTetruas]

We will not go back. We must call this out for what it is - a gross infringement of our privacy, a regressive step back from progress and equity, and the subversion of what was once seen as a paragon of the rule of law.

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

With this new $85M fund, @LionBirdVC continues our mission of helping the world's best founders reset #healthcare's relationship with technology. @erinbrodwin of @axios insightfully breaks down our raise and the #healthcareinnovation and #VC landscape

https://t.co/TmSG1dNa3c

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

Very excited and honored to announce that I matched at @JohnsHopkinsEM for residency! Looking forward to four years training with this remarkable team. Thanks to my family, friends, mentors and of course @EstherTetruas.

[Robert Lord, MD @RobertKLord]

Very proud of my brilliant fiancee, @EstherTetruas, for her just-released insights in Foreign Policy on the Ukraine War. She asks some tough questions about possible end states we might face as a global community and how best to prepare for them.

https://t.co/kx3Mx0Cyad