Neil Hattangadi MD, MSc is Co-Founder and CEO of Cortica, a leading physician-led provider of whole-child autism care, serving over 25,000 patients annually across eight states. Cortica integrates medical care, behavioral and developmental therapies, and family support within a coordinated, patient-centered medical home. Cortica has pioneered value-based partnerships with national and regional health plans, advancing access, clinical outcomes, and affordability. The Cortica Innovation Network advances autism research through FDA-regulated clinical trials of investigational therapeutics and peer-reviewed outcomes studies.
A physician and healthcare entrepreneur, Dr. Hattangadi is passionate about advancing evidence-based, multidisciplinary autism care, strengthening collaboration across the provider community, and promoting sustainable reimbursement models that align patients, providers, and payers. He earned degrees from Duke University, Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and Harvard Medical School.
Autism care is under pressure to deliver better outcomes, protect access and keep spending in check. Those pressures will intensify in years to come. In this opening conversation, key industry stakeholders will share what they most need from one another over the next several years and where they see room for real alignment. Attendees will hear the biggest fault lines, the shared priorities and the practical signals to watch as the ecosystem resets.
