This week, we announced the soft launch of Offcall’s new HIPAA-compliant referral and networking tool for Columbus! After spending months listening to Columbus primary care and specialist practices, we built Offcall’s solution to allow you to:

👉 Find the right specialist by specialty, procedure, or location in seconds
👉 Send and receive referrals in one tap. No more fax numbers or phone tag
👉 Track the status of your referrals in real-time
👉 Reach clinicians in Columbus with HIPAA-compliant 1:1 and group messaging
👉 Simplify referral workflows for your coordinators, staff, and entire team

Thank you to everyone who has helped beta test the app and shared your feedback.

Everyone on this newsletter can download the app and start using it today!

If there’s one thing we can align on as physicians, it’s this: Referrals are broken, everywhere and for everyone. Offcall’s co-founder Dr. Graham Walker and Ohio ENT & Allergy allergist/immunologist Dr. Basil Kahwash wrote a Fixing Referrals open letter that outlines our vision for a solution.

We’d love it if you can add your name as a supporter here (thanks to everyone who has signed it thus far)!

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I just started using Offcall’s new referral tool, and it’s already making how I send and receive referrals faster, simpler, and far less frustrating.

They soft-launched in Columbus and are rolling out city by city. If you’re in Columbus, I’d highly recommend joining! Let’s start building a stronger referral network together.

Download and learn more here: https://www.offcall.com/referrals

As part of our mission to lift up Columbus clinicians, each week we feature a different clinician having an incredible impact in the community. This week, meet Dr. Bhavesh Patel from HealthWorx. Send him a message to connect directly on the Offcall app!

1. Bhavesh, tell us a little bit about your practice. HealthWorx is a Concierge/Direct Primary Care practice. Beyond Primary Care, we provide other services that include Testosterone Replacement Therapy, Menopause Therapy, Weight Loss with GLPs, Cardiovascular screening, Diabetes screening, and Biometric screening. We have 2 convenient locations in Westerville and the Upper Arlington Area.

2. Why are you so passionate about being independent? Independent practice allows autonomy for physicians which unfortunately has lost its ways in corporate medicine. Less burnout for physicians and more personalized care for patients.

3. What’s your biggest hope / dream for the future of the Columbus physician community? That we can create network outside of corporate medicine to allow physicians to practice more independently. And that we can grow the network of independent physicians and provide more opportunities and options.

4. Fun fact: When you get all the time back using the Offcall app to send and receive referrals, what will you do for fun?! Spending more time with my kids, volleyball, golf, and I’m always ready for good drinks and food.

Want to be highlighted next? Reply directly or email Jake @ [email protected] so we can feature you.

To celebrate the soft launch of Offcall, we celebrated an unforgettable evening at the Prototype Museum. We want to say a huge thanks to everyone who came out (60 clinicians under the same roof!) and also a big thank you to our esteemed panelists: Thrive Healthcare Executive Coach and Physician Founder Dr. Mrunal Shah, internal medicine physician and private practice leader Dr. Mira Massoud, Ketamine Health and Wellness Clinics of Ohio psychiatrist Dr. Patrice Bellanti, and First Primary Care physician Dr. Karthik Mulkanoor.

Send them a direct message on the app to introduce yourself and connect!

Each week, we celebrate career milestones, new publications, & other goings-on in the Columbus community. Reminder: Have something to promote? Reply or send it directly to Jake so we can feature you ([email protected]).

🎉 Thank you, Columbus!
A huge thank you to everyone who’s posted about Offcall on social media this week, including: Dr. Ujjwal Ramtekkar, Dr. Patrice Bellanti, Dr. Mira Massoud, Dr. Zach Adams, Dr. Basil Kahwash, Rhonda Crowe, and more!

🎙️ Listen to the podcast, Nikhil Verma
Essential Sports and Spine Solutions physician Dr. Nikhil Verma appeared on the Caesar Health podcast to discuss why he chose to build his own clinic instead of joining a hospital system. Listen here!

🎙️ Also listen to the podcast, Basil Kahwash
Ohio ENT & Allergy physician Dr. Basil Kahwash announced he’ll be an ongoing podcast contributor to the BackTable ENT & Allergy podcast in 2026. Check out the show here!

😮 Wow, thank you for the video Leila Javidi!
Rebel + Thrive primary care physician Dr. Leila Javidi posted a heartfelt TikTok video about why she’s so passionate about Offcall’s referral network and app. Thank you! Check it out here.

👏 Excellent work, Ujjwal Ramtekkar
Auro Health Founder psychiatrist Dr. Ujjwal Ramtekkar spoke at the BronxCare Psychiatry Grand Rounds on physician leadership in New York after the 4AM international autism talk. Learn more and see it here.

✅ Thank you for sharing, Kara Wada
The Immune Confident MD Founder Dr. Kara Wada shared how she added $20,000 in 6 months with ethical media & brand work as a physician. Check it out here!

Thanks for reading. We’re building an invite-only referral network and tool for Columbus physicians to find other doctors and send referrals effortlessly with one tap, regardless of EMR (think private WhatsApp for and by doctors). We’re excited to meet local primary care doctors and specialists who want to build up their practice and be part of this growing network. Want to be invited? Reply or reach out directly ([email protected]).

Feel free to forward this newsletter to other Columbus colleagues and friends!

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