James Colbert, MD, MBA in

James Colbert, MD, MBA

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Chief Medical Officer, Patient/Provider Experience at Commure
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Dr. James Colbert is the Chief Medical Officer at Commure, where he specializes in leveraging AI to transform the patient and provider experience. A Stanford-trained physician with an MBA from Brandeis, he is also a part-time Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. His career includes leadership roles at Memora Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Verisk Health.

He has a notable background in public health policy and was a core faculty member of the Brookings Institutions ACO Learning Network. In 2015, MedTech Boston recognized him as one of the top 40 healthcare innovators under the age of 40. Dr. Colbert lives in the Boston area with his wife and children.

Unique fact: He was the lead author of a nationally recognized guide for physician practices, "Adopting Accountable Care," published by the Brookings Institution.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Chief Medical Officer, Patient/Provider Experience
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Ambient AI in Healthcare
He is a frequent speaker and writer on ambient AI, focusing on moving past the hype to practical applications for reducing physician burnout and improving clinical documentation.
Care Delivery Transformation
His entire career, from BCBSMA to Commure, has focused on innovating care delivery models through technology and analytics to improve outcomes and reduce friction for clinicians.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Chief Medical Officer, Patient/Provider Experience
Commure
3-2024
Chief Medical Officer
Memora Health
4-2022 - 3-2024
SVP Care Delivery
Memora Health
9-2017 - 4-2022
Senior Medical Director, Delivery System Innovation and Analytics
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
4-2017 - 9-2017
Interim VP Population Health
Benevera Health
In the press

Media appearances

Let’s Just Blow It Up – Designing Care Delivery for Patients with Dr. Jamie Colbert, Chief Medical Officer of Memora Health. Featured in Buzzsprout
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Education
1-2021 - 5-2022
Executive MBA
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University
2005 - 2009
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Stanford University School of Medicine
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