Dr. Derek Exner
FounderCo-Founder / Chief Medical Officer at HelpWear
Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
FoundedHelpWear · YC
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About
Dr. Derek Exner is a cardiologist and heart rhythm specialist who serves as Chief Medical Officer of HelpWear Inc. and as Executive Director of the IMPACT Clinical Trials Accelerator at the University of Calgary, where he is also a Professor, Associate Dean of Clinical Trials, and Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials. His clinical and research work centers on Cardiac Implantable Electrical Device (CIED) therapy, and he has authored or co-authored more than 300 articles, book chapters, and abstracts. He has served on Canadian and international guidelines committees and is involved with several medical technology start-up companies.
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Experience
- University of CalgaryExecutive Director, IMPACT Clinical Trials Acceleratorcurrent2018 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
- University of CalgaryAssociate Deancurrent2014 — presentCumming School of Medicine
- University of CalgaryProfessorcurrent2000 — present
- HelpWearChief Medical Officercurrent2019 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchCanada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Clinical Trialscurrent2011 — present
- Analytics 4 Life / CorVistaChairman Advisory Boardcurrent2014 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- eMurmurAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentCanada
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dr. Derek Exner?
- Dr. Derek Exner is a cardiologist and heart rhythm specialist who serves as Chief Medical Officer of HelpWear Inc. and as Executive Director of the IMPACT Clinical Trials Accelerator at the University of Calgary, where he is also a Professor, Associate Dean of Clinical Trials, and Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials. His clinical and research work centers on Cardiac Implantable Electrical Device (CIED) therapy, and he has authored or co-authored more than 300 articles, book chapters, and abstracts. He has served on Canadian and international guidelines committees and is involved with several medical technology start-up companies.
- Where does Dr. Derek Exner work?
- Dr. Derek Exner is Co-Founder / Chief Medical Officer of HelpWear.
- What companies did Dr. Derek Exner found?
- Dr. Derek Exner founded HelpWear.
- Where did Dr. Derek Exner go to school?
- Dr. Derek Exner studied at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Master's degree, Public Health); University of Saskatchewan (Doctor of Medicine - MD); University of Saskatchewan (Bachelor of Science - BS, Medicine).
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