“We provide coaching and expertise to technology-based healthcare companies across the United States.
Our team accelerates the growth of successful entrepreneurs and we work together to help
build a best-in-class company.”
What We Do
Invest in technology-based healthcare companies
Transform market position and grow revenue
Provide extensive investing & operating expertise

Patrick F. Cua
CEO & President
Mr. Cua has thirty years of healthcare leadership experience ranging from large Fortune 500 companies to startups focused on solutions for hospitals and health plans. Pat’s industry experience began with C.R. Bard and has included executive leadership positions with CorSolutions, Matria Healthcare, Aetna and Alere.
In addition to his role as President and CEO of Healthstar Growth Partners, he also serves on the Board of Directors of several other successful, high-growth healthcare technology companies. He is currently serving as Chairman of the Board with BioIQ in Atlanta, GA and serves as a Board Member at Gozio Health in Atlanta, GA, Care4ward in Boston, MA and Glytec in Waltham, MA.
We are Interested in
Innovative products, services and business models
Products or services that create a competitive advantage
Potential market opportunities
Our Experience & Network of Healthcare Transformers
How We Work
We team with passionate and driven healthcare entrepreneurs
We take an active role in development and strategic guidance
We recruit the best talent
News & Articles

It Takes a Lot of Covid-19 Tests to Keep a Movie Studio Open
Pinewood Atlanta Studios, shooting site for ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ uses app, special badges and more to tackle challenge facing many businesses, schools and universities this fall. As film and TV sets reopen at Pinewood Atlanta Studios, home to big-screen juggernauts... read more
Long lines, delayed results: virus surge overwhelms testing in Georgia
‘We messed it up the first time, here we are messing it up the second time and the third time is not going to be forgiving when we hit cold and flu season,’ says one testing expert. This story has been updated to include comments from Gov. Brian Kemp and... read more
Pinewood Atlanta Studios unveils health and safety protocols
Pinewood Atlanta Studios has unveiled health and safety protocols to protect staff and visitors from Covid-19 after consulting with a medical testing specialist and a biodefence company. Top brass at the 700-acre full-service studio in the US state of Georgia said... read more
BioIQ releases at-home COVID-19 and flu saliva sample collection kit
BioIQ partnered with P23 Labs to create this test that can diagnose a variety of infections with one saliva sample. his morning BioIQ, a health-testing and biometric-screening technology company, released its at-home COVID-19, Flu A/Flu B, and 21 Test Respiratory... read more
How COVID-19 is transforming the film industry
Film production in Georgia will return — but feel very different. After more than 40 years as an actor, Sheri Mann Stewart had finally taken the plunge to launch her own production company. A week after she wrapped shooting her first film for Mann Woman Productions,... read more
Tech optimization: Pushing patient engagement farther
Today it is key to engage patients with their providers and their healthcare. Five patient-engagement-technology experts offer best practices to heighten use of the IT. Healthcare-provider organizations always are looking for more and better ways to engage with their... read more
Trump touts saliva coronavirus tests after FDA emergency authorization
The test, developed by a Rutgers lab, could be a safer and faster alternative. In a Rose Garden briefing Tuesday President Donald Trump touted a potential new way of testing for the novel coronavirus could be safer for suspected coronavirus patients and health care... read moreContact Us
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