Fractional Chief Medical Officer
Executive medical leadership for startups that need a CMO but aren't ready for a full-time hire. Clinical strategy, oversight, hiring and investor confidence.
Healthcare Advisory · Boston
Strategic medical leadership for healthcare startups.
Supporting healthcare innovators with experienced clinical leadership, medical strategy and executive guidance — from early-stage founders to growing health organizations.
- Years in medicine
- 30+
- Based advisor
- Boston
- & Advisory
- Fractional CMO
30+ Years
Medical Experience
Boston-Based
Physician & Advisor
Trusted
Healthcare Advisor
Startup
& Executive Leadership
Testimonials
Trusted by healthcare founders and operators.
"We have worked with Paul many times and he has been not only a fantastic advisor guiding us towards new opportunities and framing problems in more relevant ways. He has also been a great soundboard for our strategy and ideas."
Jane Yan
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"I've had the pleasure of working with and learning from Paul over the past couple of years. One of the many characteristics that stands out the most is his ability to take complex thoughts and ideas and explain them in a way that everybody can understand."
Brian White
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"The first project I took on with Paul was setting up time with his past clients to learn about his services in their words."
Sid Khaitan
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"First thing I noticed about Paul was how smart he was. Second thing I noticed was how effective he was in regards to knowledge training. He can teach the information, the strategy almost as good as he can execute it himself. In terms of a mentor, I couldn't ask for a better one. Highly, highly, recommended."
Alec Coleman
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"Dr. Bergeron has been a fantastic asset. He understands the challenges our clinicians and hospital executives face daily and can provide innovative insights that help us resonate with our clients."
Sarah Worthy
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"Paul is amazing: very knowledgeable, always prepared, fun to work with and thinking outside the box! Can definitely recommend!"
Katharina Juenger
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Meet Dr. Paul Bergeron
A physician turned advisor for the next generation of healthcare companies.
Dr. Paul Bergeron is the founder of The Startup MD, bringing more than three decades of clinical practice, executive leadership and healthcare innovation experience to founders building the future of medicine.
Based in Boston, he works with early-stage and growth-stage healthcare organizations as a Fractional Chief Medical Officer and strategic advisor — translating complex clinical realities into clear product, regulatory and commercial direction.
- 30+ years of medical experience
- Clinical operations & executive leadership
- Advisor to healthcare startups
- Boston-based physician & consultant
Services
Two ways to bring experienced medical leadership into your company.
Whether you need a fractional CMO embedded in your executive team or targeted advisory on clinical strategy, the engagement is shaped around your stage.
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Advisory Services
Focused consulting for healthcare companies — product evaluation, clinical operations, market readiness and executive advising engagements.
Why work with Dr. Bergeron
Executive-level medical judgment, without the traditional consulting gloss.
Decades of clinical expertise
Real practice, real patients, real outcomes — insights that only 30+ years at bedside can produce.
Strategic healthcare insight
Turn clinical realities into product, go-to-market and regulatory strategies investors trust.
Executive-level guidance
Board-ready medical leadership for founders, CEOs and clinical teams navigating scale.
Startup growth experience
From pre-seed to Series B, hands-on with founders shaping the next generation of healthcare.
Collaborative leadership
Partners with product, engineering and commercial — not a siloed advisor lobbing opinions.
Patient-centered perspective
Every recommendation grounded in what actually improves patient care and clinical trust.
How we work together
A simple, transparent four-step engagement.
Step 01
Discovery
Deep-dive on your product, market, clinical model and current medical questions.
Step 02
Strategy
A written medical strategy: clinical positioning, regulatory posture, evidence plan.
Step 03
Implementation
Embedded work with your team — protocols, hiring, clinical operations, investor calls.
Step 04
Ongoing Partnership
Retained medical leadership as you scale, hire your first CMO, and enter new markets.
Ready to move faster?
Let's talk about the medical leadership your company needs.
Book a free intro call. In 30 minutes we'll map where a fractional CMO or advisory engagement fits into your roadmap.