The South Star Consulting

Sohail Azeem, MBA, MPH, FACHE

Principal Consultant

Delivers executive-level expertise to hospitals, startups, and post-acute organizations seeking to scale operations, improve access, and accelerate growth. With leadership experience across major U.S. markets—including New York, Chicago, Houston, and South Florida—our firm is uniquely positioned to guide clients through complex challenges across both for-profit and mission-driven environments.

We specialize in multi-market expansion, service line development, physician alignment, and digital health growth strategy. Whether launching virtual care platforms, optimizing high-acuity service lines, or leading post-merger integration, our team uses market intelligence, payer insight, and referral analytics to develop customized, data-driven strategies. Our work can help healthcare organizations expand their reach, reduce referral leakage, strengthen provider networks, and drive significant gains in access/ volume and successfully integrate assets through Mergers & Acquisitions.

At the core of our approach is a deep understanding of how to build collaborative, sustainable systems. We design onboarding and outreach strategies that foster multidisciplinary alignment, negotiate effective community-based partnerships, and ensure teams are equipped with the tools and processes they need to grow. By combining operational discipline with a strategic growth mindset, we help clients build high-performing organizations that thrive in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.

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