About RhythmScience

We’re developing virtual cardiac care pipelines to improve management of hypertension, heart failure, and rhythm management. Why we’re doing it is just as important as how.

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Our Story

At RhythmScience, we are dedicated to revolutionizing cardiac care by empowering clinicians and doctors with the tools they need to harness the power of cardiac data and improve patient care. We understand that physicians and their clinical teams often face challenges in accessing and utilizing cutting-edge devices and the valuable data they provide.

As a result, many patients who could greatly benefit from these advancements are left without the opportunity to do so. Our innovative technology and comprehensive services are designed to bridge this gap, equipping healthcare professionals with advanced tools for data-driven management of cardiac conditions.

Our Team

Staff Medical Advisory Board Advisory Board

Alex Merlukov

Head of Engineering

Courtney Obecny

Head of Marketing and Heart Failure

Dr. Leeor Jaffe, MD

Chief Clinical Innovation Officer

Dr. Matthew Ostrom, MD

Medical Director

Dr. Raj Khandwalla MD, MA, FACC

Science Director

John Lacey

VP Corporate Accounts & Strategic Sales

Kristine Carioggia

Director, Platform Training & Enablement

Molly Haggerty

Director of People Operations

Scott Leick

SVP of Finance and Analytics

Shawn Kumar

Founder & CEO

Tyeler Dean

Vice President of Business Development

Dhanunjaya “DJ” Lakkireddy, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiologist and Medical Director at Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute at HCA Midwest Health

Dr. Ali Valika, MD, FACC

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist at University of Illinois and Advocate Aurora Health

Dr. Gaurav A. Upadhyay, MD, FACC, FHRS

Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Center for Arrhythmia Care, Heart and Vascular Institute, The University of Chicago Medicine

Dr. Matthew Ostrom, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiologist at COR Healthcare Medical Associates, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center and Torrance Memorial Medical Center

Dr. Michael M. Shehata, MD

Professor of Cardiology; Director, Invasive Electrophysiology Laboratory; Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Training Program, Heart Rhythm Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute

Dr. Rajesh Venkataraman, MD, FHRS

Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Houston Methodist DeBakey Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery Associates

Cristina Gutierrez

Health Technology and Medical Device Executive

Robb Gosling

Medical Tech Executive

Scott Ashworth

Commercial Advisors

Proudly backed by

TenOneTen Ventures is a Los Angeles-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs who apply data and technology to disrupt existing industries or create entirely new categories.

Luma Launch is an early-stage fund focused on surfacing the most notable startups and entrepreneurial minds. Launch is the venture arm of Luma.

Established in 1999, OCA Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, investing in enterprise software, consumer software, fintech and digital health.

Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Cedars-Sinai, based in Los Angeles, California. It invests in companies in the healthcare and biomedical technology sectors.

Press On Ventures invests in early-stage technology companies revolutionizing HealthTech and the future of work.

Alan Solitar

★ 1991 ✝ 2020

Our former Chief Architect, Alan Solitar, passed away in August 2020. This is his story.

‍Alan was the son of a physician and pursued creative writing early in his career. After pivoting from writing and earning his degree in Computer Science, Alan became interested in digital health, and RhythmScience was a natural fit. In a short span of time, Alan took the project from pilot phase to full production.

He also battled his own chronic health conditions. Alan spoke frequently of his efforts to change his diet, exercise and other lifestyle habits to improve his health. That experience made him uniquely suited to build the RhythmScience platform. His dedication to his work extended to his personal blog, where he shared insights about software development with others.

We dedicate our work in Alan's memory. His passion lives in the code base, and we will never forget that RhythmScience exists to ultimately serve chronic disease patients like Alan Solitar.

At the end of the day, we are all patients.