10 U.S. Renal Care IT leaders
Nelson Imana, Chief Information Officer at U.S. Renal Care, opens this list of U.S. Renal Care IT leaders, who also include senior vice presidents of IT applications and cybersecurity and directors of IT operations, architecture and clinical systems. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at U.S. Renal Care from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Aref Karam
LinkedInExperience: Director of ERP Applications · U.S. Renal Care
Aref Karam has been Director of ERP Applications at U.S. Renal Care since November 2024. At U.S. Renal Care, Aref Karam was also ERP Systems Manager from 2023 to 2024 and Senior ERP Systems Administrator from 2022 to 2023, and was Senior IT Application Administrator at Kawasaki Robotics from 2021 to 2022.
Blake Biggs
LinkedInExperience: Director, Systems Architecture and Application Development · U.S. Renal Care
Blake Biggs has been Director, Systems Architecture and Application Development at U.S. Renal Care since August 2022. At U.S. Renal Care, Blake Biggs was also Manager, Systems Architecture from 2021 to 2022, Systems Architect from 2019 to 2021 and Software Developer from 2014 to 2019.
Casey Merchant
LinkedInExperience: Director, Clinical Information Systems · U.S. Renal Care
Casey Merchant has been Director, Clinical Information Systems at U.S. Renal Care since August 2026. At U.S. Renal Care, Casey Merchant was also Manager, Clinical Information Systems from 2022 to 2026 and Clinical Information Systems Specialist from 2019 to 2022, and was Team Lead at Covenant Physician Partners from 2015 to 2019.
Daniel Hargrave
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, IT Operations · U.S. Renal Care
Daniel Hargrave has been Senior Director, IT Operations at U.S. Renal Care since August 2026. At U.S. Renal Care, Daniel Hargrave was also Director Information Technology Operations from 2024 to 2026, Manager, IT Operations from 2021 to 2024 and Senior System Administrator from 2016 to 2021.
Diego Besteiro
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Solutions Delivery · U.S. Renal Care
Diego Besteiro has been Senior Vice President Solutions Delivery at U.S. Renal Care since September 2026 and has held the role Vice President Information Technology there since November 2022. Diego Besteiro was Sr Director Business Solutions at Health Care Service Corporation from 2018 to 2022 and IT Applications Director for Aon Latin America from 2009 to 2012.
Hussein Din
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Cybersecurity & Enterprise Architecture, CISO · U.S. Renal Care
Hussein Din has been SVP, Cybersecurity & Enterprise Architecture, CISO at U.S. Renal Care since September 2024. At U.S. Renal Care, Hussein Din was also Chief Information Security Officer from 2022 to 2024 and VP, Enterprise Architecture & Cybersecurity from 2021 to 2022, and was Principal, IT Strategy & Enterprise Architecture at Capgemini from 2010 to 2018.
Joy Xu
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture · U.S. Renal Care
Joy Xu has been Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture at U.S. Renal Care since February 2026 and was Director of Enterprise Architecture there from October 2024 to January 2026. Joy Xu was Principal Architect at Bounteous from 2020 to 2024 and Senior Technical Lead at Logic Solutions, Inc. from 2015 to 2020.
Nelson Imana
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · U.S. Renal Care
Nelson Imana has been Chief Information Officer at U.S. Renal Care since September 2020. Nelson Imana was Vice President Information Technology at Health Care Service Corporation from 2016 to 2019 and Head of Affinity Global IT Operations at Aon from 2013 to 2016, and the profile describes delivering enterprise-wide solutions and aligning IT strategies with business goals.
Ryan Starkey
LinkedInExperience: Vice President IT Operations · U.S. Renal Care
Ryan Starkey has been Vice President IT Operations at U.S. Renal Care since August 2025. At U.S. Renal Care, Ryan Starkey was also Senior Director of IT Operations from 2021 to 2025 and Director of IT Infrastructure from 2012 to 2025, and was Network Administrator II at DSI Renal from 2010 to 2012.
Sachin Mehta
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President EMR & Revenue Management IT Applications · U.S. Renal Care
Sachin Mehta has been Senior Vice President EMR & Revenue Management IT Applications at U.S. Renal Care since September 2024. At U.S. Renal Care, Sachin Mehta was also Vice President (EMR & Revenue Management) IT Applications from 2018 to 2024 and Senior Director IT Applications from 2016 to 2018, and was Director Of Software Development at DSI Renal from 2006 to 2015.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current IT role at U.S. Renal Care?
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- 03Which IT projects have taken the most of your time over the past year?
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