We are surgeons, data scientists, and AI engineers who are passionate about addressing unmet challenges in healthcare by utilizing the latest technology with proven scientific approaches.

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Patrick Cheng
CEO
Patrick Cheng is Biomedical Engineer turned entrepreneur. Before starting eKare, Patrick was Technology Commercialization Officer at the Sheikh Zayed Institute (SZI) for Pediatric Surgical Innovation. Prior to that, he conducted R&D in the field of minimally invasive and image‐guide surgery. Patrick received MBA from Georgetown University, MS in Biomedical Engineering with focus on medical imaging and image analysis from the University of Iowa, and BS in Biomedical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Patrick Cheng
Chief Executive Officer

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Kyle Wu
CMO
Dr. Kyle Wu is a physician entrepreneur with a special interest in medtech. Dr. Wu received surgical training at the Georgetown University Hospital. He later joined the prestigious Innovation Fellowship at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC where he spearheaded the project that ultimately paved way to the founding of eKare Inc. Dr. Wu received MD/MBA degrees from Columbia University and BS in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He has numerous peer‐reviewed publications in the fields of optics, imaging, and robotic surgery.
Kyle Wu
Chief Medical Officer

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Özgür Güler
CTO
Özgür Güler is an imaging scientist specializing in 3D wound imaging and computer vision. Prior to eKare, he was a researcher at the Sheikh Zayed Institute (SZI) for Pediatric Surgical Innovation in Washington DC, where he developed the segmentation and classification algorithms that laid the groundwork of the eKare inSight system. Dr. Güler received his PhD from the Medical University Innsbruck in Austria with focus on image‐guided diagnosis and therapy, MS in Computer Science with focus on image‐guided surgery and BS in Computer Science from Leopold‐Franzens University Innsbruck.
Özgür Güler
Chief Technology Officer

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Brian McManus
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As the Director of Clinical Research Operations, Brian McManus in invested in working with others to collect the cleanest data possible for clinical trials. Prior to joining the eKare team, Brian spent nearly 15 years administering research studies across the US and Europe. During this time, he also managed a wound imaging core lab for a multitude of studies with a focus of streamlining data collection processes.
Brian McManus
Director, Clinical Operations

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Anthony Pinto
Anthony Pinto is a customer success leader focused on the customer journey – from the sales process through implementation and post install success. Prior to joining eKare in 2017, Anthony spent 9 years with SigmaCare (now MatrixCare), creating and building their customer success organization that focused on both retention and growth in the EHR space. He was responsible for year over year retention rates near 98%, contributing to significant value creation and the eventual sale of the company. Anthony is a graduate of American University, with a BA in Criminal Justice.
Anthony Pinto
VP, Business Development

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EMMANUEL WILSON
DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS
Emmanuel Wilson is a Biomedical Engineer by training with a keen focus on customer support and logistics since joining eKare in 2016. Prior to this, he was at the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at the National Children’s Hospital as a staff scientist, where he developed and tested tools for minimally invasive surgery and computer-assisted interventions. Emmanuel received his MS in Biomedical Engineering from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.