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Kevin Slawin

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Founder & Managing Partner, Rapha Capital Management

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Rapha Capital Management
Title
Founder & Managing Partner
Role
Managing partner
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Record updated 19 September 2026

About

Founder and Managing Partner of Rapha Capital Management. Formerly a robotic oncologic surgeon, now a biotech investor and founder focused on disruptive healthcare technologies. Founder of Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, which he led to a $161 million IPO.

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Background

Education
Slawin graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biochemistry from Columbia University, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his medical degree in 1986 from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He trained in General Surgery and then Urology at the Mount Sinai Hospital and at Squier Urologic Clinic at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, both in NYC.Source (opens in a new tab)

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