Sevadar Foundation Inc. was founded by Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda, MD, MBA, MHP. He signed the articles of incorporation as incorporator, and he funds the foundation.
His role here is Founder. This page does not list a board roster, an officer slate or a governance chart, because publishing one that has not been verified would be worse than publishing nothing. When there is a documented governance structure to describe, it will be described here and on the transparency pages.
Who is Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda?
Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda, MD, MBA, MHP is a physician in St. Louis. He is board-certified in anesthesiology, interventional pain management, addiction medicine, obesity medicine and pain medicine, and he holds an MBA and a master’s in health professions education. He practices interventional pain management and metabolic medicine.
That background is the reason this foundation exists in the shape it does. A pain physician who has spent a career at the point where opioid policy, addiction and untreated pain meet arrives at a specific set of conclusions about which harms are being missed — and all four of these divisions are versions of the same conclusion. The full biography →
One title correction, stated here because it is regularly gotten wrong. Dr. Padda is Chief Medical Officer of Valor Villages Inc. — a separate 501(c)(3) organization. He is not the chief medical officer of Valor Medica, and Valor Medica is not Valor Villages. The two organizations, kept apart →
Frequently asked questions
Who founded Sevadar Foundation?
Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda, MD, MBA, MHP founded Sevadar Foundation Inc. He signed the articles of incorporation as incorporator, he funds the foundation, and his role is Founder. He is a St. Louis physician who practices interventional pain management and metabolic medicine.
What is Dr. Gurpreet Padda board-certified in?
He is board-certified in anesthesiology, interventional pain management, addiction medicine, obesity medicine and pain medicine. He also holds an MBA and a master’s in health professions education. His career sits where opioid policy, addiction and untreated pain meet, and that is why the foundation’s divisions look the way they do.
Is Dr. Padda the chief medical officer of Valor Medica?
No. Dr. Padda is Chief Medical Officer of Valor Villages Inc., a separate 501(c)(3) organization. Valor Medica is not Valor Villages, and he is not the chief medical officer of Valor Medica. The separate-organization page explains how the two organizations are kept apart.
Does Sevadar Foundation publish a board roster?
Not yet. This page lists no board roster, officer slate or governance chart, because publishing one that has not been verified would be worse than publishing nothing. When there is a documented governance structure, it will be described here and on the transparency pages.