Bend.
Don't break.
We created Bend Health to empower kids, teens, and families with the skills to build lifelong resilience.
Because all kids deserve it.
Bend Health, Inc. is a national healthcare provider headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin and delivering care to families nationally. Our innovative model increases access, improves quality, and reduces the cost of mental health care for families.
Our founding family
Bend Health was created by husband/wife team Kurt and Monika Roots. Both have deep experience in healthcare—Kurt in data science and Monika in practice as a child and adolescent psychiatrist.
Perhaps even more importantly, they understand firsthand how critical mental health care is for kids.
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Our expert team
Our founding team is made up of successful entrepreneurs who have been in technology and healthcare for over twenty years in both private practices and at companies like Optum, Oracle, and Teladoc Health.
They all care deeply about the problem we’re working to solve, and bring passion to their depth of expertise.
Monika Roots, MD, FAPA
Co-Founder & President
Kurt Roots
Co-Founder and CEO
Geoff Bremner
Chief Growth Officer
Amit Parikh, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Matt Pioske
Chief Administrative Officer
Serge Romero
Chief of Staff
Jen Huberty, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer (fractional)
Bridget Krueger
Executive Vice President, Operations
Neal Enssle
Executive Vice President of Engineering
Leann Sims, RN, MBA
Executive Vice President of Growth
Donna McCutchen, LCSW
Senior Vice President of Program Development
Rosimar Suddeth, LCSW-S
Senior Vice President of Clinical Services
Scientific advisory board
Jonathan Jensen, MD
Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Advisor
Emily Wells Cross, PharmD
Pediatric Pharmacist Advisor
