The Inventor Who Revolutionized Heart Monitoring | Dr. David Albert, MD - Founder, AliveCor

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Send us Fan Mail What if a device small enough to fit in your pocket could detect a potentially fatal heart rhythm before symptoms even appear? My guest today helped make that possible. Dr. David Albert, MD - Founder of AliveCor, pioneered smartphone ECG technology and transformed how millions of people monitor their hearts. Dr. David Albert, MD is a physician, inventor, and serial entrepreneur whose career has helped define the modern era of digital cardiology and personal health technology. A graduate of Harvard College and Duke University School of Medicine, Dr. Albert has spent more than four decades translating breakthrough ideas into life-saving products. He founded Corazonix in the 1980s, Data Critical in the 1990s - which later became part of GE Healthcare - and ultimately served as Chief Scientist and Chief Clinical Scientist for GE Cardiology before returning to entrepreneurship. In 2010, Dr. Albert founded AliveCor ( ), pioneering the smartphone-based ECG and helping launch one of the earliest and most clinically validated digital health platforms.

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