Our Team
We were founded by two physicians with different backgrounds but with a shared love of advocacy, commitment to service, and outlook on finding meaning in life…
Daniel Thomas, MD
Daniel is an assistant professor of Geriatric Medicine and advisor who works with high-achieving students and families navigating college and medical school pathways. He brings a longitudinal, strategy-driven perspective shaped by direct experience on both sides of the admissions process.
Dr. Thomas trained at Johns Hopkins Medicine and has served in multiple admissions and advisory roles, including undergraduate admissions strategy, serving on a top 20 medical school admissions committee, and graduate program recruitment. He has reviewed and interviewed hundreds of elite applicants and has mentored dozens of successful candidates through college, medical school, and residency applications.
His coaching emphasizes clarity over prestige-chasing, disciplined decision-making, and long-term fit. With a nontraditional background in Economics and early admission to medical school, he helps students think structurally about choices, incentives, and tradeoffs rather than optimizing for résumés alone.
Deepti is a physician and advisor who works with students pursuing competitive pathways in college, medical school, and residency. She earned a full-ride scholarship to her undergraduate institution, completed premedical training in three years, and entered medical school at age 20, developing an early command of efficient learning, prioritization, and long-term planning.
Dr. Surampudi has mentored and advised dozens of successful applicants across the educational pipeline, with particular strength in study strategy, time management, and sustainable performance under pressure. She has a demonstrated commitment to underserved populations and global health work, bringing a values-grounded perspective to career decision-making.
She will complete fellowship training in full-spectrum addiction medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, where her clinical work centers on complex care, equity, and systems-level impact.