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Heather Trafton

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CEO, Evergreen Nephrology at Evergreen Nephrology
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Heather Trafton is the CEO of Evergreen Nephrology, leveraging over two decades of healthcare experience. She is an expert in orchestrating growth and innovation within value-based care models, particularly for venture and PE-backed companies. Heather holds an MBA from The George Washington University and a certificate from MIT Sloan.

Outside of her executive roles, Heather is committed to community welfare, serving on the Advisor Council for Project Bread, Massachusetts only statewide anti-hunger non-profit organization. She began her career caring for patients as a Physician Assistant, grounding her leadership in firsthand clinical experience.

Unique fact: Heather began her career as a Physician Assistant, giving her a unique patient-centric perspective in her executive leadership roles.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
CEO, Evergreen Nephrology
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Priorities

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Value-Based Care
A central theme of her career, she frequently speaks on building the necessary infrastructure and data utilization for successful value-based care implementation, including on podcasts.
Population Health
Focuses on managing health for specific patient groups with chronic conditions, particularly kidney disease, through her work at Evergreen Nephrology.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
CEO, Evergreen Nephrology
Evergreen Nephrology
4-2024 - 11-2025
President, Evergreen Nephrology
Evergreen Nephrology
6-2021
Advisor Council
Project Bread
8-2021 - 4-2024
CEO/President
Mass Advantage
6-2019 - 4-2021
Chief Operating Officer
Arcadia
In the press

Media appearances

New Executives Join Evergreen Nephrology Leadership Team. Featured in PR Newswire
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Evergreen Nephrology and Western Nephrology Partner to Raise the Standard of Kidney Care. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
11-2023 - 3-2024
Certificate
MIT Sloan School of Management
2010 - 2012
MBA
The George Washington University
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