About

Collins Oghor, MD, MBA is the co-founder and CEO of Collogh Cares Inc., a digital health technology and advocacy start-up committed to “preventing kidney failure one family at a time”, and a Master of Public Health in Healthcare Management candidate (2024) at Harvard University.

After witnessing the demise of a very dear relative due to lack of access to dialysis in his native Nigeria, a 12-year-old Collins decided to devote his life to bringing access to quality healthcare to all. He obtained an Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour from McMaster University, Canada, in 2013, and then joint Doctor of Medicine, Master of Surgery & Master of Business Administration (MDCM-MBA) degrees from McGill University, Canada, in 2018. Upon graduation, he continued working on his thesis at the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) StopTB Partnership in Geneva, Switzerland. He then returned to the mother continent to work for McKinsey & Company’s Africa Delivery Hub, a public and social sector practice specializing in strategy and implementation of public health, economic and infrastructure projects across Africa.

Collins co-founded Collogh Cares Inc. in September 2020 after receiving multiple reminders that kidney disease is an increasingly prevalent “neglected epidemic” which disproportionately affects black people. Starting with the $500 billion United States kidney care market, the start-up has developed a digital health ecosystem and care management service to support kidney specialist clinics in chronic care management and remote patient monitoring of their highest-risk chronic kidney disease patients. The company’s long-term ambition is to develop its NephroAITM platform to provide bionic nephrology support to patients worldwide, especially in areas with a dearth of specialists.

Collins is also a Cheng Fellow (2023-2024) at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Social Innovation + Change Initiative, where he is working to scale the impact of Collogh Cares’ technology and service on marginalized African-American communities in the US.

Dr. Paula Nwajei is a graduate of All Saints University School of Medicine and Resident Doctor in the Departments of Internal Medicine & Pediatrics at Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, USA. She also holds a Hon. BSc. in Life Sciences from McMaster University.

Paula was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada but grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. At the age of 15, she and her family returned to Canada to pursue access to better health care due to a decline in her father’s health. Her father’s sudden diagnosis of kidney failure birthed Paula’s interest in Medicine and Health Education; thus, beginning her journey in the profession. Her early experiences created her ultimate purpose in medicine — preventing kidney failure, one family at a time.

Dr. Nwajei is also very passionate about Infectious Diseases, specifically tuberculosis. During an internship with the Georgia Department of Public Health, she was actively involved in the Tuberculosis and Refugee Resettlement Program, which aims to eliminate any health-related barriers for new immigrants. There, she served as a health education specialist, providing new immigrants in the state of Georgia with the necessary tools and resources to navigate the United States health system. Paula is also on the COVID response team — in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Public health and Center for Disease Control — that provides Medical Education to the general public about the safety precautions to take to reduce the spread and hopefully eradicate the virus.

Paula is very excited to be a founding member of the team spearheading this initiative to prevent kidney failure, one family at a time.

Justin Egwudo is a tech professional with years of condensed experience in startup processes, project management, operations management, and product management.

With over 5 years of practical experience in digital technology, Justin has always been passionate about learning and recreating the essential role that technology plays in improving quality of life, creating systemic change and ultimately making the world a better place. His career in digital technology began in college as a graduate of Computer Science at the prestigious Caleb University, Lagos, Nigeria where he got a co-op position at Google in 2012, working in the Digital advertising department to promote local businesses in Nigeria through Google ads and increasing their visibility to their target consumers.

Moving on from Google, Justin gained additional experience in the Nigerian tech space by working with Uber as an Operations and Creative Lead (Greenlight Hub Coordinator) with a focus on analytics, onboarding and conversion. He also led conversations around the recycling sector and circular economy in Africa through a technology startup, GIVO Africa, where they tackled waste pollution in Africa through tech-driven modular recycling hubs and repurposing waste as a valuable resource for
manufacturing.

In addition to the above, Justin has always been an entrepreneur, as shown by his track record of side projects. While in school, he was recognized as the photographer of the year for 4 years uninterrupted while maintaining a sturdy CGPA in his Computer Science program as well as getting recognized as Photographer of the year by People’s Magazine. While practicing photography he was involved more in charity and fashion events. Besides photography, he also indulged in Brand Identity Management where he helped develop unique identities for SMEs. He was also involved in the development of an EduTech Platform as the Product Manager which involves directing the development and execution of ideas into projects. With this currently still in play, he successfully aided the development of Customer flow, App UI as well as the REDtech official website.

As Chief Technology Officer of Collogh Cares Inc., Justin is committed to addressing the growing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) epidemic globally.

Collins Nwalih is a Senior Business/Financial Analyst for Intact Financial Corporation. He is an accomplished Analyst and enjoys using his skills to contribute to the exciting financial & technological advances that happen every day at Intact Financial. Collins graduated from Ryerson University in 2014 with a Master’s Degree in Finance and Economics. While in school, he earned the 2013 Macroeconomics best performance award for his exemplary academic performance and leadership skills.

Collins Joined TD Bank (TD Securities group) after graduation and after 2 amazing years with TD he was offered a senior position at the Royal Bank of Canada – Canada’s largest bank. His position at Royal Bank of Canada allowed him to bridge both finance and technology fields and led to further career growth and opportunities. Collins is obsessed with all things finance and tech-related and spends his free time researching and exploring various finance methodologies and developing skills to enhance financial processes and systems in the workplace.

A healthcare entrepreneur with vast experience of innovations transforming standard of care and a track record as an innovator in the renal, transplant and cardiology industries, Mattias Paulsson has 20+ years’ experience in the life science industry with the last eight years in AI and predictive analytics. Prior engagements include ATS Medical Inc. (now Medtronic), Lytics Health, Vivoline (now Xvivo), Jostra (now Maquet), Jolife (now Stryker), Neurescue, Captera, etc. His CKD and ESRD work has been carried out for top tier organizations in the US and Europe with pilots, PoC and exploratory clinical trials.

Mattias will be leading the product development of our prototype and coordinating the technical aspects of the pilot program.

Diane Wish is the co-founder and longtime president of the Ohio Renal Association, whose members operate 326 local outpatient dialysis clinics throughout Ohio and serve an estimated 18,000 Ohioans who rely on their dialysis services to live. Wish is also CEO of the nonprofit The Centers for Dialysis Care (CDC), a position she’s held since 1983. CDC operates 17 dialysis clinics throughout Northeast Ohio.

Wish, a registered nurse, has spent the bulk of her career as a nephrology nurse and administrator and is a recognized expert in the field. After obtaining her nursing degree, Wish spent three years as a coronary intensive care nurse in Kettering, OH and Columbus, OH before becoming head nurse at the Central Ohio Dialysis Center. During her tenure there, she was promoted to Director of Nursing, and Administrator. In 1983, Wish moved to Cleveland and was named President & CEO of CDC, headquartered in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, OH. With 17 clinics, CDC is the largest provider of dialysis treatment in Northeast Ohio. Wish stepped down as President in July 2015 as part of the non-profit’s succession plan but retains her role as CEO.

Wish is an expert in dialysis treatment – both in patient care and in the administrative side of treatment. She authored a 2009 article for the Nephrology Nursing Journal titled Revisions in the End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System: Implications for Nephrology Nurses. Wish was recognized with the 2002 National Renal Administrator Association Mark Zawiski Memorial Award for outstanding leadership, and in 1989 with the Outstanding Nephrology Professional of the Year award from The Renal Network, ESRD Network 9.

In addition to her role as president of the Ohio Renal Association, Wish maintains affiliations with a number of professional organizations. She is a two-time past president of the National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA), and a current board member of the NRAA Renal Services Exchange Board, and a Board member of Kidney Care Partners, Kidney Care Council, Non-Profit Kidney Care Alliance, and University Circle, Inc. She also served in various capacities for End Stage Renal Disease Networks 22 and 9.

Wish serves her community in a volunteer capacity as a current board member of the Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program of Cleveland, the Kidney Foundation of Ohio where she is a past president. She is a previous board member of the National Kidney Foundation of Central Ohio and also served on the Allocation Committee for the United Way of Cleveland.

Wish received her nursing degree from the Kettering College of Medical Arts, a bachelor’s in Business Administration from Ohio Dominican University, and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University.