Health Wildcatters was founded in 2013 to address the need for a health innovation hub in the burgeoning Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex healthcare industry. Since its inception the Health Wildcatters portfolio has grown to 99 startups and has raised over $250 million solidifying Health Wildcatters as one of the top healthcare accelerators in the country.
In 2022, Health Wildcatters relocated to the newly renovated Pegasus Park to provide our healthcare startups and community with a space for collaboration with others in the industry.
Email: Info@HealthWildcatters.com
3000 Pegasus Park Drive Suite 1330
Dallas, TX 75347
Co-Founder & Partner
Dr. Heighten is a founding partner of Green Park and Golf Ventures. After completion of residency training at the Southwestern Medical School affiliated Parkland Hospital program in Dallas, Texas he practiced Emergency Medicine for 13 years. In the early 1990’s, Dr. Heighten was a founding partner of Metroplex Emergency Physicians Associates, P.A. which employed and managed emergency medicine physicians at 23 hospitals when it was sold in 1998 to EMCARE (now Envision. NYSE: EVHC).
In 1994, Dr. Heighten founded Medical Edge Healthcare Group, P.A. (MEHG). MEHG, which employed over 400 doctors and mid-level providers, owned facilities providing a comprehensive range of ancillary and laboratory services that in aggregate accounted for over 1.5 million patient encounters per year. Dr. Heighten was also a founder and board member of Physerve Physician Services. Physerve and MEHG were acquired by the $9 billion North Texas health system, Texas Heath Resources in 2010.
Dr. Heighten was a founder and served on the board of directors of Physician Support Resources (PSR), an emergency medicine management services company contracting or employing over 1000 emergency medicine and primary care physicians across the United States. PSR was sold to Intermedix (NASDAQ: RCM) in 2012.
Dr. Heighten is a founder and serves on the board of directors of Caddis Partners (www.caddis.com), a healthcare real estate development and management company. Caddis has a nationwide footprint having developed or acquired over $1 billion in healthcare real estate assets including active and supported senior living under the Heartis trademark (www.heartis.com).
As a founding member of Green Park and Golf Ventures Dr. Heighten has participated in the evaluation of and investment in just under 100 healthcare and technology companies. He is a co-founder of Dallas based Health Wildcatters (www.healthwildcaters.com), a healthcare focused business accelerator that has graduated 8 classes of accelerated companies who have collectively raised over $200 million in capital investments in the last eight years.
Along the way, Dr. Heighten has served on the boards of hospitals, insurance entities, and technology companies.
He is married to Dr. Debra Caudy, a medical oncologist and has four children. His philanthropic interests are devoted to the understanding, prevention, treatment of autistic spectrum disorders. Clay and Debra have participated in helping establish the Jon Brigham Heighten Endowed Scholar program and the Center for Adults with Developmental Disorders at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Clay and Debra are founders of the 29 Acres organization. 29 Acres’ mission is to empower adults with autism to live a life of purpose and joy (www.29acres.org).
Co-Founder & Partner
Mr. Soderstrom is a founding partner of Green Park & Golf Ventures, an early-stage venture capital investment company.
In the 1990’s, Mr. Soderstrom served as Chief Operating Officer of the Emergency Services Division of Coastal Healthcare Group for 7 years. Subsequently, he was CEO of Dallas based Metroplex Emergency Physicians Associates, PA and led its sale to EmCare (Now Envision. NYSE: EVHC). Following that sale in 1998, Mr. Soderstrom served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of PhyServe Physician Services for 14 years. PhyServe provided management services to Medical Edge Healthcare Group, PA and numerous other physician groups around Texas and the United States. In 2010, PhyServe and Medical Edge Healthcare Group, PA were both sold to the $9B North Texas health system Texas Health Resources (THR).
Mr. Soderstrom was a co-founder and board member of Physician Support Resources (PSR), an emergency medicine management services company contracting or employing over 1000 emergency medicine and primary care physicians across the United States. PSR was sold to Intermedix (NASDAQ: RCM) in 2012.
Mr. Soderstrom is a founder and serves on the board of directors of Caddis Partners (www.caddis.com), a healthcare real estate development and management company. Caddis has a nationwide footprint having developed or acquired over $1 billion in healthcare real estate assets including active and supported senior living under the Heartis trademark (www.heartis.com).
As a founding member of Green Park and Golf Ventures, Mr. Soderstrom has participated in the evaluation of and investment in just under 100 healthcare and technology companies. He is a co-founder of Dallas based Health Wildcatters (www.healthwildcaters.com), a healthcare focused business accelerator that has graduated 8 classes of accelerated companies who have collectively raised over $200 million in capital investments in the last eight years.
Mr. Soderstrom served on the board of directors of MedPro Advantage, a Peoria, IL physician practice management organization in the dermatology space, for over 20 years. Mr. Soderstrom led a successful recapitalization of that business in 2019 with HIG Capital and Goldman Sachs.
Mr. Soderstrom serves on the Boards of Green Park & Golf, Caddis, Health Wildcatters, PerioSciences, and 29 Acres.
He is married to Jennifer Soderstrom, a Vice President at Texas Health Resources. They have 3 children, Samantha, Matthew and Drew. His philanthropic interests are devoted to the building of 29 Acres, a community for adults with autism (www.29acres.org).
Partner
Mr. Garcia joined Green Park & Golf Ventures at its inception and has been instrumental in the evolution of the firm since the first investment. He leads GPG’s financing and portfolio strategy efforts as well as overseeing fund management. Further, Mr. Garcia is active in the Dallas startup community, serving as a mentor for SMU MBA students and on the mentoring and selection committees for multiple incubator and accelerator efforts in Dallas.
As a Partner at Green Park and Golf Ventures, Mr. Garcia has participated in the evaluation of and investment in just under 100 healthcare and technology companies. He is a co-founder of Dallas based Health Wildcatters (www.healthwildcaters.com), a healthcare focused business accelerator that has graduated 8 classes of accelerated companies who have collectively raised over $200 million in capital investments in the last eight years. Mr. Garcia has prior operational, financial, and investment management experience at FedEx, Bold Ventures, and Lone Star Investment Advisors.
Mr. Garcia received his MBA from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in Dallas with concentrations in both Finance and Strategy & Entrepreneurship, as well as a specialization in Alternative Asset Management. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in Finance and a second major in Sociology.
CEO, Co-Founder & Partner
Hubert Zajicek, MD, MBA, is CEO & Co-founder of Health Wildcatters, a top ranked healthcare accelerator and fund in Dallas, TX. Health Wildcatters provides mentorship, capital and guidance to up to 12 healthcare related startups during an intensive 3 month program, annually. The fund has invested in 99 healthcare startups, which have attracted over $250M in capital in about 9 years. Dr. Zajicek has extensive experience with startups and is an active speaker, panelist and thought leader on healthcare startups, entrepreneurship, financing & healthcare. He serves as advisor, mentor and board member on various organizations and startup companies.
In March of 2020, Dr. Zajicek started the Health Hacking Crisis Network (HHCN), a non-profit organization that engages in bringing together a rapid reaction force to deal with acute problems arising in healthcare due to COVID-19. The organization has over 500 volunteer members and has supported the creation of a variety of initiatives that had a big impact on the North Texas region and beyond.
Prior to Health Wildcatters and the creation of HHCN, he was managing director – medical technology at NTEC (North Texas Enterprise Center), where he ran what eventually became the Southwest’s largest medtech investment conference, showcasing startups that attracted in excess of $300M. Prior, he was on faculty at UT Southwestern, as an NIH funded principal investigator, in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Cell Biology. He has an MD from the University of Vienna and an MBA from SMU. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Beth McNally Zajicek, MD and two daughters.
CEO, Co-Founder & Partner
Hubert Zajicek, MD, MBA, is CEO & Co-founder of Health Wildcatters, a top ranked healthcare accelerator and fund in Dallas, TX. Health Wildcatters provides mentorship, capital and guidance to up to 12 healthcare related startups during an intensive 3 month program, annually. The fund has invested in 99 healthcare startups, which have attracted over $250M in capital in about 9 years. Dr. Zajicek has extensive experience with startups and is an active speaker, panelist and thought leader on healthcare startups, entrepreneurship, financing & healthcare. He serves as advisor, mentor and board member on various organizations and startup companies.
In March of 2020, Dr. Zajicek started the Health Hacking Crisis Network (HHCN), a non-profit organization that engages in bringing together a rapid reaction force to deal with acute problems arising in healthcare due to COVID-19. The organization has over 500 volunteer members and has supported the creation of a variety of initiatives that had a big impact on the North Texas region and beyond.
Prior to Health Wildcatters and the creation of HHCN, he was managing director – medical technology at NTEC (North Texas Enterprise Center), where he ran what eventually became the Southwest’s largest medtech investment conference, showcasing startups that attracted in excess of $300M. Prior, he was on faculty at UT Southwestern, as an NIH funded principal investigator, in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Cell Biology. He has an MD from the University of Vienna and an MBA from SMU. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Beth McNally Zajicek, MD and two daughters.
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