Cathleen Kuo
FounderFounder at Opalite Health
Palo Alto, California, United States
FoundedOpalite Health Β· YC
About
Cathleen Kuo is a physician and AI healthcare researcher with over 200 publications who leads Opalite Health, which develops healthcare technology.
Founder at Opalite HealthYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Cathleen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Opalite Health's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Cathleen can intro founders to Opalite Health's investors below.
Opalite Health's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Opalite Health
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Alex MehreganFounder
Experience
- Opalite Health (YC W26)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2024 β present
- Med-DXCo-Founder2023 β 2025
- Foundation CapitalBuild Cohort2024
- BeMo Academic ConsultingAcademic Consultant2023 β 2024
- AI Entrepreneurs at BerkeleyIncubator2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Johns Hopkins Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes LabResearcher2022 β 2024Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- University at Buffalo Neurosurgery (UBNS)Medical Student Researcher2020 β 2024Buffalo, New York, United States
- Tulane UniversitySupplemental Instruction Leader of Calculus-Based Physics2019 β 2020New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Tulane UniversitySupplemental Instructor of Inorganic Chemistry2018 β 2019New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Biotransport LabUndergraduate Researcher2017 β 2020New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Skills & more
R (Programming Language)6Clinical Research9Peer Tutoring8Statistical Data Analysis1
Languages Chinese Β· English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cathleen Kuo?
- Cathleen Kuo is a physician and AI healthcare researcher with over 200 publications who leads Opalite Health, which develops healthcare technology.
- Where does Cathleen Kuo work?
- Cathleen Kuo is Founder of Opalite Health.
- What companies did Cathleen Kuo found?
- Cathleen Kuo founded Opalite Health.
- Where did Cathleen Kuo go to school?
- Cathleen Kuo studied at Y Combinator (W26); Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo (Doctor of Medicine - MD); Tulane University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Neuroscience).
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Shared employers
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