# David E. Albert, MD

> David E. Albert is an Oklahoma-born physician, engineer, inventor and serial entrepreneur whose long pursuit of portable cardiac technology led to AliveCor. After founding Corazonix and Data Critical, selling the latter to GE and serving as chief scientist of GE Cardiology, he returned to entrepreneurship. A four-minute smartphone ECG demonstration posted just before the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show gave AliveCor its defining public moment. He remains the company's founder and chief medical officer, with 80 issued US patents and more than 100 scientific abstracts and publications credited in his official biography.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Medical Officer at AliveCor
- **Organizations:** AliveCor, InnovAlarm, Lifetone Technology, Corazonix, Data Critical, GE Cardiology
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree, honors, Harvard College, MD; biomedical engineering and cardiovascular research, Duke University School of Medicine
- **Known for:** Founder and chief medical officer of AliveCor., Credited by AliveCor with 80 issued US patents., Author or co-author of more than 100 scientific abstracts and publications, principally in cardiology.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Received his first US patent, for a wrist-based pulse monitor.
- **1985** — Started Corazonix as a University of Oklahoma spinout to commercialize a PC-based high-resolution ECG.
- **1990** — Corazonix was acquired by Arrhythmia Research Technology.
- **1995** — Started Data Critical, a company focused on wireless transmission of clinical data.
- **1999** — Data Critical went public on Nasdaq under the symbol DCCA.
- **2001** — GE Healthcare acquired Data Critical; Albert stayed with GE Cardiology.
- **2004** — Left GE as chief scientist of GE Cardiology and founded InnovAlarm.
- **2009** — Conceived the smartphone ECG with longtime collaborators Bruce Satchwell and Kim Barnett.
- **2010** — Built prototype iPhone ECG cases and posted the demonstration video on December 30.
- **2011** — Co-founded AliveCor to commercialize the smartphone ECG.
- **2012** — AliveCor's iPhone ECG received FDA clearance.
- **2024** — AliveCor received FDA clearance for its handheld Kardia 12L system and related AI technology.
- **2026** — AliveCor expanded Kardia 12L's FDA-cleared determinations and launched the system in Europe after receiving CE marking.

## Achievements

- Founder and chief medical officer of AliveCor.
- Credited by AliveCor with 80 issued US patents.
- Author or co-author of more than 100 scientific abstracts and publications, principally in cardiology.
- Founded Corazonix, which was acquired by Arrhythmia Research Technology.
- Founded Data Critical, took it public and sold it to GE Healthcare in 2001.
- Served as chief scientist of GE Cardiology until 2004.
- Helped establish the personal smartphone ECG category with AliveCor's Kardia technology.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — AliveCor launched KardiaACCESS, a Medicare-covered program, while Albert continued as founder and chief medical officer.
- **2026-04** — AliveCor launched Kardia 12L in Europe after receiving CE marking for the handheld 12-lead system.
- **2026-01** — AliveCor announced FDA clearance for five additional Kardia 12L determinations, bringing the total to 39.

## Links

- Website: https://alivecor.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdavealbert
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/DrDave01
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5Pip8qLfPs

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Last updated: 2026-09-28