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Joseph Scalea, MD, MBA

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Vice Chair of Surgery | Executive Medical Director, Health System | Director of Strategic Operations at Medical University of South Carolina
📍 Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Dr. Joe Scalea is a transplant surgeon and Professor and Vice Chair of Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. A graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management, he is a health systems innovator and founder of MediGO, a transplant logistics network acquired by CareDx.

Outside of the operating room, Dr. Scalea is an artist and a certified sailor, blending creative pursuits with his scientific career. He is an active supporter of South Carolinas biotechnology community and values mentorship, often speaking at local life science conferences.

He led the team that performed the worlds first organ delivery for a successful transplant using a drone.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Vice Chair of Surgery | Executive Medical Director, Health System | Director of Strategic Operations
Job Level
Senior
Location
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Health System Innovation
His career focuses on building and scaling durable clinical systems. He holds executive roles at MUSC dedicated to strategic operations and health system ventures.
Transplant Logistics
As a transplant surgeon, he founded MediGO to create the first smart transplant network, addressing critical unmet needs in organ delivery and data strategy.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Vice Chair of Surgery | Executive Medical Director, Health System | Director of Strategic Operations
Medical University of South Carolina
1-2024
Co-Founder, Senior Advisor
TouchPoint Health
5-2022 - 10-2024
Vice Chair of Surgery | Executive Medical Dir., MUSC Health Solutions | Dir. Kidney/Panc Transplant
Medical University of South Carolina
7-2021 - 5-2022
Senior Medical Advisor for Commercialization and Innovatiion
University of Maryland Medical Center
6-2020 - 8-2023
MediGO Founder | CMO (acquired by CareDx 2023)
CareDx, Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Joseph Scalea M.D. Joins Department of Surgery | MUSC. Featured in Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) News
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MUSC Health transplant surgeons TEDx talk earns prestigious editors pick recognition. Featured in MUSC News (Medical University of South Carolina)
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Education
9-2023 - 2025
MBA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2009 - 2011
Post-Doc Fellow
Harvard University
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