Launched in partnership with Henry Ford Health Innovations, alongside one of the country’s leading healthcare organizations

About us

For decades, Henry Ford Health has pioneered value-based healthcare. Protera Health is a joint venture that celebrates the clinical transformation in patient-centered healthcare that was launched from within the health system.  This transformation began with implementation of cutting-edge patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) across multiple service lines in the health system, including musculoskeletal (MSK) health, neurosurgery, oncology, and many others.

These tools were used to improve health outcomes and lower costs of care in ways that had never been done before at such a large scale.  Protera Health is the only virtual MSK solution that was founded and designed by national experts in orthopedic value-based healthcare.

Our Leadership Team

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Eric Makhni, MD MBA

CEO, Co-Founder
Orthopedic Surgeon
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Melvin Makhni, MD MBA

President, Co-Founder
Spine Surgeon
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Ken Yamaguchi, MD MBA

Co-Founder
Orthopedic Surgeon
Former CMO, Centene

Rod Jazinski

CTO

Steph St. Germain

Senior Director
Customer Success

Jake Chase, DPT

Director, Operations
Physical Therapist

Joseph Medellin, MD

Medical Director
Primary Care Sports Medicine

Justin Guadagno

Chief Growth Officer

Emily Fisher, RD

Patient Success
Registered Dietitian
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Svetlana Makhni

Co-Founder
Finance
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Sonya Makhni, MD MBA

Co-Founder
Data and Informatics

Bill Greaves

Design

Clinical & Technical Expertise

Protera Health services are delivered by our expert clinician team alongside our founding team who have long-standing track records of clinical transformation.