Thom Van Every

Dr Thom Van Every is a UK trained medical doctor and entrepreneur. He is considered a pioneer in the UK of online medical services having launched through his website Dr Thom the first regulated online medical clinic.,[1] the first home HIV testing service,[2] and in partnership with the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust the first NHS online service [3]

He graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 1995. He is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He also holds an MBA from London Business School.[4]

Dr Thom was purchased by pharmacy chain Lloydspharmacy in 2011.[5]

He also co-founded and acted as Medical Director for a private medical insurance provider called PatientChoice.[6] PatientChoice was purchased by Westfield Health in 2011.[7]

In 2014 he completed a solo swim of the English Channel in just over 14hrs. He has also completed a swim from Robben Island to Cape Town, Alcatraz and the Lake Zurich 26 km marathon swim.[8][9]

He is currently UK Medical Director for ViiV Healthcare, a joint venture between GSK, Pfizer and Shionogi, focused on HIV [10], and was previously Executive Director of ViiV's 'hive' innovation unit, [11]. He is involved as an advisory and founder investor in a new US-based online medical service originally called PolkaDoc,[12] now called Lemonaid Health.[13] He also sits on the Advisory Board of Ieso Digital Health, a provider of internet-enabled CBT[14] and HomeTouch, an elderly care digital service.[15] He is also an investor in PatientsKnowBest.[16]

References
  1. http://www.ehi.co.uk/news/EHI/1996/web-clinic-gains-healthcare-commission-registration
  2. "BBC NEWS - Health - HIV home screening kit launched". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/sick-click-nhs-to-launch-the-virtual-gp-395749.html.
  4. http://www.doctorpreneurs.com/interview-with-dr-thom-van-every-founder-of-drthom/
  5. "Lloydspharmacy takes control of DrThom.com". retailgazette.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/insurance/2889298/Insurers-scramble-to-win-back-premium-shy-patients.html
  7. http://www.privatehealth.co.uk/news/westfield-health-has-bought-patientchoice-81643/
  8. Andre Langlois (16 September 2014). "Success for Guildford solo channel swimmer". getsurrey. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  9. http://ch.srichinmoyraces.org/files/results_marathon_swim_2015.pdf
  10. http://www.digitalcatapultcentre.org.uk/event/wearables-monitoring-conference/
  11. http://www.pharmatimes.com/magazine/2016/september/community_spirit
  12. https://www.polkadoc.com/medical-team
  13. http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Startups-ease-access-to-birth-control-pills-6843628.php
  14. https://iesohealth.com/
  15. http://www.myhometouch.com/about
  16. http://pharmacreates.com/dr-thom-van-every-5-mins-with-patientscreate/
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