Professor of Medicine
Stanford University
Stanford University
Hillsborough, California
Dr. Turakhia is an internationally recognized cardiac electrophysiologist, researcher, executive, and leader in digital health and heart rhythm care. He is Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer at iRhythm Technologies, Inc, a publicly traded cardiovascular diagnostics and digital health company. He is Professor of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Trained in computer science, medicine, biostatistics, and research, he brings over 20 years of experience in patient care, outcomes research and trials, data science and artificial intelligence, medical device regulation, and the creation and commercialization of digital health products. At Stanford, he was the Co-Founder and Director of the Stanford Center for Digital Health. He has led several large-scale trials of digital health tools and wearables for heart disease, including as co-principal investigator of the landmark Apple Heart Study. For 14 years, he served as Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, where he developed a best-in-class arrhythmia care program and where he continues to treat patients with arrhythmia procedures. In academic and industry roles, he has led teams to build and commercialize software-enabled remote patient monitoring platforms and electronic health record AI-guided knowledge extraction tools, most recently with 100Plus (acquired by Connect America) and Evidently (co-founder). Dr. Turakhia has authored over 300 publications and has received over $50 million in research funding as PI. Over the last 20 years, he has had several dozen leadership and clinical practice guideline author roles in HRS, AHA, ACC, EHRA, and ESC.
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