- More than 40 years of healthcare industry experience
- Founder and CEO of Cardiovascular Resource Solutions
- Healthcare Business Analyst for GE Healthcare
- Founder and Faculty Professor Electrophysiology School of Medicine at Loma Linda University
- Degrees in Cardiovascular Medicine and Finance
Vital Metrix Team
Michael P. Drake
- Over 40 years of experience in Quality Management
- Specializes in FDA and International Regulatory Authorization for medical and dental devices
- Lecturer and trainer on Risk Management, Statistical Process Control and 6 Sigma, and Advanced Design of Experiments
- Experience working for Philips, ADFlex, and Flextronics
Sami Bayyuk, PhD
- Developed the Vital Metrix algorithms and models
- Computational algorithm design and development
- More than 25 years of commercial software and model development experience
- Co-author of more then 20 publications on model development and applications
- PhD in Aerospace Engineering specializing in Computation Fluid Dynamics from the University of Michigan
J. Thomas Heywood, MD
- Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA
- Director, Heart Failure Research and Recovery Program, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA
- Co-Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA
- More than 30 years of focus on heart failure treatment and management
- Internationally recognized expert in heart failure and has authored more than 80 publications
Alton Reich, MS, PE
- Developed the core Vital Metrix technology for the Air Force
- Inventor on more than 12 patents
- 25 years of experience in leading engineering and technology companies
- Author of more than 35 publiciations
- BS in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- MS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute