Dana Corriel, MD

Dana Corriel, MD

Entrepreneur | Founder | Digital Builder | Consultant

I started out following the traditional path in medicine.. until I realized life had so much more waiting for me beyond the expected. Today, I’m building my own space, fueled by creativity, curiosity, and purpose. Here, I explore life, travel, color, design, writing, and more, and I help others do the same, in ways that feel true to who they are.

Enter My World

From Practicing Doctor to Entrepreneur

A TAD ABOUT ME

I didn’t always know I had a thing for design.

It all started during a break from medicine, when I decided to dabble – a little home styling here, some vintage furniture flipping there, a few (okay, a lot of) experiments in the kitchen. I even tried blogging for the first time.

The deeper I wandered into the digital world, the more creative I became, and the freer I felt. Before I knew it, I was making waves in healthcare, too.
“Who knew?” I kept thinking. Turns out, I had stumbled into a new kind of home – one I never knew I needed, but now can’t imagine living without.

Today, I design, strategize, and reimagine everything from websites to passion projects to everyday ideas. It’s messy. It’s colorful. It’s exactly where I’m meant to be.

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Dana Corriel

Notable accomplishments:

  • - Founded and scaled a leading digital healthcare innovation platform, spanning a dynamic website, expert directories, social media channels, virtual conferences, and thriving online communities.

  • - Built, chaired, and hosted multiple headline-making virtual conferences in healthcare.

  • - Named one of Medscape’s Top 20 Physician Influencers (2019).

  • - Selected by Medical Economics as one of the Top 10 Internists to Follow on Twitter (2018).

  • - Featured in major media, including the LA Times, Boston Globe, HuffPost, SELF, Medscape, and more.

  • - Speaker at premier events, including Harvard’s Writer’s Healthcare CME Conference and the UN Commission for the Status of Women (in collaboration with AMWA).

  • - Co-editor of What We Bring to the Practice of Medicine (Kent State Press), a celebrated anthology by women physicians.

  • - Frequent podcast guest on healthcare innovation, creative disruption, branding, and digital strategy.

  • - Sparked an organic physician-led movement across social media, igniting new brands and businesses in healthcare.

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Dr. Corriel helps companies and individuals alike find their "inner creative" and unleash it, for entrepreneurial growth.