April Smith-Hirak, PhD

Former HHS Region 2 Regional Health Administrator; founder of 99 Directions - providing operations advisor to early-stage health companies and diligence support for investors.

99Directions

New york, New York, United States

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April Smith Hirak is the founder of 99 Directions, which advises early-stage health companies on operations and supports investors with diligence. She previously served as Regional Health Administrator for Region 2 at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, leading federal public health programs across New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. With a background in psychology, she brings a behavioral health lens to how products, programs, and teams actually work with people.

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Consultants & AdvisorsInvestors & CapitalHealthcare Strategy Consultant — Consultants & AdvisorsIndependent Advisor — Consultants & AdvisorsReimbursement & Market Access Consultant — Consultants & Advisors

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Aging & GeriatricsCancer & OncologyEmergency, Critical Care & TraumaOphthalmology & VisionInfectious DiseasesPediatrics & Adolescent HealthPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthSleep & Circadian HealthWomen's, Maternal & Reproductive HealthDiagnostics, Screening & MonitoringData, Digital & Information ServicesCare Delivery & Clinical ServicesPrecision Medicine/DiagnosticsHealth Information ManagementHealth Information ExchangeDecision Support ServicesInformation & Knowledge ServicesAI InfrastructureHealthcare InfrastructureTelehealth/Virtual CareAI / MLBiotechCancerMental HealthWearablesPoint-of-Care TestingMedical ImagingPathologyRemote MonitoringBiomarker MonitoringSpecialty CareAcute & Hospital CareEmergency & Urgent CareAmbulatory & Outpatient CareHome-Based CareRehabilitationVirtual CareBehavioral Health CareDental & Oral CareScreening & Early DetectionLaboratory TestingCardiologyNeurologyEndocrinologyGastroenterologyGeriatricsPediatricsWomen(s) HealthOphthalmologyClinical DiagnosticsMolecular DiagnosticsImaging DiagnosticsDigital DiagnosticsCompanion DiagnosticsPredictive DiagnosticsAI ResearchGen AI and AI InfrastructureAI Governance & SafetyScreeningAI pathologyAt-Home Blood CollectionBlood Collection / Diagnostics AccessOncologyCardiology AI Imaging
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