About Avantage Health

Where Healthcare Expertise Meets Financial Strategy

Avantage Health was founded with a singular mission: to provide healthcare practice owners with specialized advisory services that truly understand both the clinical and financial aspects of their businesses. Unlike traditional M&A advisors, our team brings a unique dual perspective that combines deep healthcare industry knowledge with sophisticated financial expertise.

Our founders recognized a critical gap in the market – while many advisors could handle the financial aspects of healthcare transactions, few truly understood the nuances, challenges, and opportunities specific to healthcare practices.

This insight led to the creation of Avantage Health, where we leverage our founders' complementary backgrounds to deliver exceptional value to healthcare professionals planning practice transitions, growth strategies, or exits.

The Avantage Health Difference

A Unique Dual Perspective

What sets Avantage Health apart is our distinctive combination of healthcare industry expertise and financial acumen.
Our advisory team includes both a successful practicing physician who has personally navigated the complexities of practice growth and exit, and a seasoned M&A professional with extensive transaction experience across the healthcare sector.

This dual perspective allows us to:

Understand the clinical considerations that impact practice valuation and buyer interest
Recognize operational nuances specific to healthcare businesses
Identify value enhancement opportunities that general advisors might miss
Navigate complex regulatory and compliance considerations
Connect with both strategic and financial buyers in the healthcare space
Structure transactions that protect both financial interests and professional legacy

Where Background Converged

Both of our founders are alumni of Babson College, consistently ranked as the world's top institution for entrepreneurship education. This shared educational foundation provides a common approach to business analysis, value creation, and strategic decision-making.
The Babson entrepreneurial mindset influences everything we do atAvantage Health – from how we evaluate opportunities to how we structure transactions and create innovative solutions for our clients. This entrepreneurial lens, combined with our healthcare and financial expertise, enables us to see possibilities where others see obstacles.

Our Team

Adeel Ahmad, M.D.

Founder & Healthcare Strategy Partner

Dr. Ahmad brings a unique combination of clinical expertise, healthcare leadership, and business acumen to Avantage Health. As a board-certified practicing physician with clinical, healthcare management and life sciences business experience; and an MBA from Babson College, Dr. Ahmad bridges the gap between clinical practice and business strategy.

Dr. Ahmad has been in clinical practice (dermatopathology, dermatology, pathology) for more than a decade and has firsthand experience in healthcare practice management, growth strategies, and successful practice exits/transitions. Apart from clinical private practice, Dr Ahmad has significant experience in life sciences and healthcare technology space and been part of several healthcare start-ups. Dr. Ahmad's experience as a healthcare practice owner who has successfully navigated the complexities of practice growth and exit provides Avantage Health clients with invaluable perspective on both the clinical and business aspects of healthcare transactions. Adeel understands the unique considerations, concerns, and opportunities that physicians face when considering practice transitions. He understands at a deeper level that a healthcare practice exit is much more than a business transaction.

In addition to clinical practice, Dr Ahmad has held leadership positions in national physician organizations and regularly lectures nationally and internationally. A firm believer in the power of gratitude and giving back, Dr. Ahmad maintains several adjunct/volunteer faculty appointments nationally and internationally and routinely mentors medical students, residents and early career physicians.

Education and Training

MD – Dow Medical College/Dow University of Health Sciences
MBA – Babson College
Diploma in Clinical Dermatology – University of London
Residency – Tufts Medical Center/Tufts University
Fellowship in Dermatopathology – Duke University Medical Center
Board Certification in Dermatopathology- American Boards of Dermatology and Pathology

Ovais Siddiqui

Founder & Managing Partner

Ovais Siddiqui is a highly experienced corporate finance professional specializing in M&A execution, corporate development, and business strategy. With a track record of advising founder-led, privately owned, PE-backed, and generational businesses, Ovais has successfully led client engagements for businesses valued at over $1 billion (cumulative) and secured growth capital and debt funding of approximately $1 billion.

Having held leadership roles at Auctus Capital Partners, PMCF Advisors, CBQ Bank, EmiratesNBD Bank, and Habib Bank AG Zurich, Ovais brings deep expertise in growth advisory, strategic growth initiatives, M&A deal structuring, financial modeling, and business development across diverse industries. His ability to drive project/engagement success, optimize value creation, and navigate complex negotiations makes him a trusted advisor to business owners, investors, and executive teams.

Ovais specializes in:

Growth Strategy – Competitive analysis, revenue enhancement, and operational scaling
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) – End-to-end transaction advisory, including buy-side and sell-side representation
Corporate Development – Strategic planning, market expansion, and investment thesis development
Financial & Business Advisory – Capital raising, debt financing, and valuation optimization
Deal Structuring & Negotiation – Customized solutions to maximize transaction outcomes
Team & Organizational Development – Leadership mentoring, performance optimization, and process efficiency

With particular expertise in healthcare services, Ovais has advised numerous healthcare businesses, including multi- location urgent care operators, onsite primary care clinics, diagnostic technology companies, and specialty care practices.

Education

MBA in Entrepreneurship & Corporate Finance – Babson College
MBA in Finance & Investments – Institute of Business Administration
BE in Mechanical Engineering – NED University of Engineering &Technology

Why Choose Avantage Health?

Healthcare-Focused Expertise

Our team's deep understanding of healthcare business models, regulatory considerations, and industry trends ensures that we can identify and address the unique challenges and opportunities in healthcare transactions.

Proven Transaction Experience

With a track record of successful transactions valued at over $1 billion cumulatively, we bring best practices, industry insights, and negotiation expertise to every client engagement.

Entrepreneurial Approach

Our Babson College foundation instills an entrepreneurial mindset that helps us identify creative solutions, uncover hidden value, and structure innovative deals that benefit all parties.

Personalized Advisory Services

We limit our client engagements to ensure that each practice owner receives dedicated attention from our senior team throughout the entire process.

End-to-End Support

From initial valuation to final closing, we handle every aspect of your transaction, coordinating with legal, tax, and wealth management advisors to ensure a seamless experience.

Long-Term Perspective

We focus on building lasting relationships, not just completing transactions. Our goal is to be your trusted advisor throughout your practice's lifecycle.

BeginYour Journey with Avantage Health

Whether you’re planning an exit in the next few years or building long-term value in your healthcare practice, the decisions you make today will significantly impact your future outcomes.Avantage Health provides the specialized guidance you need to navigate these critical decisions with confidence.

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