Team
Utkars Jain
Utkars is currently pursuing his Ph.D in Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His fields of interest include machine learning and artificial neural networks. Recently, Utkars has been applying these fields to medical data in novel ways hoping to create new methods for diagnosing patients. He has undergraduate degrees in Applied Mathematics and Neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh.
Adam Butchy, PhD
Adam received his Ph.D in Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He is responsible for the short term strategy and long-term vision for HEARTio. His duties include: identifying key partners, regulatory submission, HIPAA compliance, clinical validation, and talent acquisition. Adam graduated from Villanova University with degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry.
Michael Leasure
Michael is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Supply Chain Management including minors in math, french, and economics. Prior to founding HEARTio he spent multiple years working for Accenture. He focuses on coordinating the day-to-day operations of HEARTio including: client interfacing, strategic partnerships, logistics, budgeting, and personnel management.
Advisory
John Marous
John Marous is the former President and CEO of TandemLife, a medical device company acquired by LivaNova. John led the development and initial commercialization of the TandemHeart system. He holds a BS in electrical engineering from Cornell University and an MSIA from Carnegie Mellon University.
Ruslan Salakhutdinov, PhD
Dr. Salakhutdinov is a UPMC professor of Computer Science in the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University. His specialties include: deep learning, probabilistic graphical models, and large-scale optimization. Dr. Salakhutdinov's research has been funded by Google, Microsoft, and Samsung.
Clinical Advisory
Veronica Covalesky, M.D., FACC
Veronica Covalesky, M.D., FACC attended Hahneman University for medical school and a residency at Hahnemann University Hosptial before completing a fellowship in cardiology at Hahnemann University Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Covalesky serves as the director of the nuclear cardiology program at the Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia.
Gary S. Mintz, M.D.
Gary S. Mintz, MD, is a Senior Medical Advisor at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF in NYC) and a Director of Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT). He is the author of approximately 1000 peer reviewed articles, 60 book chapters, 4 books, and 850 abstracts concerning various aspects of clinical cardiology, cardiac ultrasound, hemodynamics, cardiac radiology and coronary arteriography, interventional cardiology, and (especially) intravascular imaging and physiology.
Daniel McCormick, D.O., FACC, FSCAI
Daniel McCormick, D.O., FACC, FSCAI attended Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and a residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center before completing a fellowship in cardiology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dr McCormick has been practicing interventional cardiology for nearly 50 years.