Bio
Michael is Professor for the Practice of Management at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Burcham leads Owen’s Summer Business Institute and teaches Strategy and Healthcare Innovation. He also provides strategic consulting to a variety of venture funds involved in healthcare start-ups. Michael has numerous publications and is a frequent National speaker on healthcare strategy and entrepreneurial thinking in healthcare.
Michael served as President of ParadigmHealth, a provider and integrator of care and disease management services for health plans and employers (2001 – 2007). Prior to his position at ParadigmHealth, Michael was Founder & President of Theraphysics, a venture-backed specialty healthcare firm managing rehabilitation services (1992 – 2000). Prior to Founding Theraphysics, Burcham was Vice-President for Managed Care at HCA’s Centennial Medical Center.
Michael received his undergraduate degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 1983 and his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee in 1989. He completed his Doctoral Degree in Health Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2003.
Press
The Tennessean: Nashville Entrepreneur Center Names Michael Burcham as President
Nashville Business Journal: Nashville Entrepreneur Center Names Michael Burcham Its First President