About Us
With expertise in various areas of healthcare, technology, and business, our goal is simple: combining these talents to create a multidisciplinary approach to the healthcare experience, with patients at the center.
Co-Founder,
Chief Innovation Officer
Co-Founder,
Chief Technology Officer
Co-Founder,
Chief Executive Officer
Shannon Ford (Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC, CNE) is the Chief Scientific Officer & Director of INSIGHTS, a network analysis tool to be used in partnership with the Nanbar Health suite.
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Ford has over two decades of experience in providing care, having worked in various areas of acute care, primary care, and public health.
Jhana Parikh (MS, DO Candidate), Research Director
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Jhana has over 4 years of clinical research experience, including 3 as a Clinical Research Coordinator managing multiple PI-initiated, federally funded, and industry sponsored research protocols.
Our Partners
What's in a Name?
Nanbar means "Friend" or "Partner" in Tamil, a language spoken in South India. Nanbar Health was named with the goal of being a friend to not only patients but healthcare systems as well. Nanbar Health's technologies are affordable, easily accessible, and built-in congruence with our users.
Why a cactus?
Throughout our journey, the patients we have met have been resilient, continuously succeeding as they live life with their condition. We found the cactus to be a great representation of that: an organism that thrives in many situations and contributes to the ecosystem around it by providing water, food, shelter, and much more.