Unlock Health. Unlock Rewards. Cardiovascular disease prevention and chronic condition self-management using risk prediction tools, content and community. We leverage behavioral economics and lifestyle intervention to improve long-term disease outcomes. We are bringing consumers, providers and health/wellness businesses together on one platform to engage, share content and leverage the power of community to address the Cardiovascular disease epidemic. Packed with evidence-based tools and health management features, the app has so far been used by over 150K individuals.

healthUp is a Connected Care platform for Primary Care clinics to improve quality of care and enhance clinical outcomes while serving as a Network-as-a-Service for payors looking to launch OPD coverage products in the market. Status: Shut down due to lack of Product-Market Fit.

As part of the TiEGrad Plus Student Entrepreneurship program, I mentored student-led startup teams.

Lab32 accelerator program participant for MVP ready startups. Lab32 is a three-month-long sector agnostic seed-accelerator program for “Minimum Viable Product (MVP) ready” startups that need to find the right product-market fit and/or “Market-Ready” startups that need to refine their Go-To-Market strategies.

Regular responsibilities include directing a team of 30-40 physicians, cardiologists, surgeons, nurses, cardiac technicians, anesthesiologists, and imaging specialists – providing consultative and procedural treatment to 100+ patients weekly. In addition to this role, I have led the development of multiple programs, including building teams, sourcing equipment, negotiating contracts for advanced heart-valve therapy programs – building a small department into a state-of-the-art program emulated nationally.• Co-Principal Investigator – PARTNERS 3 Low-Risk Aortic Stenosis TAVR Trial, and St. Jude PORTICO IDE TAVR Trial.• Principal Investigator - National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative (NCSI) – a nationwide registry to analyze AMI and Cardiogenic Shock outcomes with upfront use of Impella hemodynamic support before AMI PCI (2018 – Present).• Principal Investigator - Angiovac Rapid Registry, the Nationwide Registry of ANGIOVAC clot extraction (2016 – Present).• Member of the Pulmonary Embolism Team Response Consortium (2016 – Present).• Education Committee Member on the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team Consortium (PERT) (2015 – Present).• Serve on the Bylaws Committee of the Society of Vascular Medicine (2014 – Present).

Participating in National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative (NCSI)-A nationwide registry to analyze outcomes in AMI and Cardiogenic Shock with upfront use of Impella hemodynamic support prior to AMI PCI.

Nationwide Registry of ANGIOVAC clot extraction.

Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, NY

Education committee member.

Member, Policies, Procedures & Bylaws Committee.

NanoNares-A nasal airway-on-chip microfluidic device company.

This competition is an experience-based learning opportunity for Pitt students with big ideas who enjoy working in diverse teams to bring those ideas to life. Discover how to take your idea to the next level towards startup creation. The competition spans February and March of each year and awards a grand prize of $25,000 to the idea with the most startup promise. Additionally, cash prizes are awarded for first, second, and third places, and best video. Since its inception in 2009, the competition has attracted hundreds of interdisciplinary teams seeking to bring their big ideas to market

Interventional Cardiology, Vascular Medicine & Endovascular Medicine.

As an Assistant Program Director, I was responsible for scheduling, monitoring, setting the educational agenda, programming, organizing conferences, lecturing, and managing all aspects of the residency program – this included didactic and pedagogical revisions to the curriculum.

Medical Officer.