About Us.
Candidate Consult is a boutique physician recruitment and healthcare advisory firm serving healthcare organizations and clinicians across the nation. We partner with hospitals, specialty practices, and healthcare leaders to identify exceptional professionals and support strategic workforce growth. Guided by industry expertise, discretion, and meaningful relationships, our work extends beyond recruitment to include workforce insight, leadership advisory, and long-term professional partnership.
We take a highly personalized approach to every engagement, recognizing that successful outcomes are built through trust, understanding, and shared vision. Our commitment is to help organizations strengthen their teams while supporting clinicians throughout pivotal career decisions. Through thoughtful guidance and strategic connection, we help shape the future of healthcare. Exceptional partnerships begin with exceptional people.
Meet the CEO
Kirstin Dunbar
Founder of Candidate Consult
Candidate Consult was built on a passion for people, healthcare, and meaningful professional relationships. With more than a decade of experience across healthcare, clinical research, and physician recruitment, Kirstin brings a unique perspective shaped by years of partnering with healthcare leaders, physicians, and advanced practice professionals nationwide. Her background in molecular biology and clinical research, combined with extensive recruitment experience, provides a deep understanding of both the science behind healthcare and the people who make it possible.
Known for her relationship-driven approach, Kirstin believes that trust, transparency, and genuine connection are the foundation of every successful partnership. She is actively involved in healthcare philanthropy and is passionate about supporting the organizations, clinicians, and communities that continue to shape the future of healthcare.
Over the years, she has worked with healthcare organizations of all sizes, specialties, and geographies, gaining firsthand insight into the challenges and opportunities that exist across the industry. Whether partnering with a growing specialty practice, a community hospital, or a large health system, her goal remains the same: to create meaningful connections that support long-term success for both organizations and clinicians.
Kirstin considers it a privilege to play a role in the larger healthcare journey - helping organizations strengthen their teams, supporting physicians through pivotal career decisions, and ultimately contributing to the care delivered to patients and communities across the country.
"When exceptional people come together, extraordinary things happen."