Dr. Sudipta “Nila” Devanath is a doctor and lawyer working on acute care telemedicine in the U.S. Dr. Devanath’s journey began in Pittsburgh, PA, where she earned her bachelor of philosophy in neuroscience and psychology and bachelor of arts in sociology from the University of Pittsburgh. She started her M.D. at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, but realized the interplay between medicine and law in the current policy landscape and wanted to combine these passions. In the middle of medical school, she took a leave of absence to earn her J.D. from Harvard Law School where Dr. Devanath also played a role in several leadership positions throughout the university including president of the graduate and professional student government. From there, she returned to Pittsburgh to complete her M.D., and after receiving her doctorates, she completed her medical training at Yale University in internal medicine, where she also held several leadership positions including co-president of all resident and fellow trainee employees at Yale. She currently serves as the Associate Medical Director for Transitions of Care at Sentara Healthcare, a health system which includes 12 hospitals throughout the states of Virginia and North Carolina in the US. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, acute care telemedicine was close to science fiction, but with hospitals overburdened, new solutions to care for the sickest patients from the home needed to become a reality and fast. In Dr. Devanath’s position, she was able to expand these programs throughout several hospitals helping to offload overwhelmed healthcare systems and innovate in systemic patient care while controlling the spread of disease. In her spare time she has spoken on the interplay between healthcare and politics, most recently speaking at the U.S. Capitol with Congresswoman Jayapal and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on H.R. 3771, a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at increasing research efforts to study populations that are disproportionately affected by heart disease.