Overview
Dr. Akrum Al-Zubaidi is the founder and chief executive officer at Eon, a health tech company focused on improving early cancer diagnosis using artificial intelligence [1][2]. Al-Zubaidi holds a bachelor's degree in biology from James Madison University [11], a degree in human and medical genetics from Medical College of Virginia [10], and a Doctor of Medicine from Touro University California [9]. Prior to founding Eon in 2015, Al-Zubaidi served as founder and director of The Lung Center at Valley View Hospital from 2012 to 2016 [7] and founded Matrix Analytics, Inc., serving as its chief medical officer from 2014 to 2018 [6]. Al-Zubaidi also held the position of assistant professor of interventional pulmonary medicine at National Jewish Health from 2016 to 2021 [5].
Profile introduction
Dr. Akrum Al-Zubaidi ("Dr. Aki”) is the founder and CEO of Eon, a leading health tech company focused on giving patients more tomorrows. As a practicing interventional pulmonologist, Dr. Aki lost a young patient, Ben, to stage-four lung cancer because earlier incidental findings had been missed. Driven by a desire to give Ben and others better cancer outcomes, Dr. Al-Zubaidi founded Eon in 2015 to give patients more tomorrows by improving early cancer diagnosis using an AI-powered, human supported solution. Dr. Al-Zubaidi is a graduate of James Madison University in Virginia and the Medical…
Career history
- Founder and Chief Executive OfficerMay 2018 to presentEon
- Founder and Co-CEOMay 2018 to Apr 2022Eon
- Assistant Professor, Interventional Pulmonary MedicineJun 2016 to Dec 2021National Jewish Health
- Founder & Chief Medical OfficerAug 2014 to May 2018Matrix Analytics, Inc.
- Founder and Director, The Lung Center2012 to Jun 2016Valley View Hospital
- AffiliateJan 2015 to Jul 2015National Jewish Health
Education
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)2003 - 2007Touro University California
Bachelor’s Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences1997 - 2001James Madison University
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