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Klaus Mergener

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Founder at CareLedger

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedCareLedger · YC

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About

Klaus Mergener is a gastroenterologist and physician executive whose career spans academic medicine, hospital-based practice, and private practice. He studied medicine in Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Duke, and Harvard, completed an MD/PhD at the Institut Pasteur and the German Cancer Research Center, holds an MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and is board certified in gastroenterology in Germany and the United States as well as in medical and healthcare quality management. A past President of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy who served as Global Head of Medical & Scientific Affairs and CMO at Pentax Medical from 2022 to 2024, he currently practices at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center and Gastro Health, and teaches as an Affiliate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Founder at CareLedgerYC S15

Intro paths

YC

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CareLedger's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at CareLedger

OTOliver Takach
Oliver TakachFounder/CEO
NSNik Swain
Nik SwainFounder/CTO

Experience

  1. Avera HealthStaff Physiciancurrent2021 — presentSioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
  2. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)Past Presidentcurrent2021 — present
  3. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)President2020 — 2021
  4. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)President Elect2019 — 2020Downers Grove, IL
  5. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)Vice President2018 — 2019Downers Grove, IL
  6. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)Vice Chair, Foundation Board of Trustees2015 — 2018Downers Grove
  7. PENTAX MedicalGlobal Head Medical & Scientific Affairs and Chief Medical Officer2022 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
  8. Wenatchee Valley Hospital and ClinicsStaff Physician2020 — 2022Wenatchee Washington
  9. GI RoundtableCo-Founder and Director2010 — 2020Seattle
  10. MultiCare Tacoma General HospitalService Chief, Interventional Endoscopy2011 — 2019
  11. Washington GastroenterologyPartner2003 — 2019
  12. CareLedgerCo-Founder2015 — 2017
  13. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)Member, Governing Board2011 — 2014
  14. Virginia Mason Hospital and Seattle Medical CenterStaff Physician2001 — 2003Seattle, Washington, United States
  15. Johannes Gutenberg University MainzDirector of Endoscopy1998 — 2001Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  16. Duke UniversityResident and Fellow in Gastroenterology1992 — 1998
  17. DKFZ German Cancer Research CenterResearch Fellow1990 — 1992Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Skills & more

EMR14Healthcare50Healthcare Consulting14ICUHealthcare Management46Gastroenterology56Clinical Research82Physicians21Medical Devices8HIPAA2Surgery8Medicine76
+11 moreEHRPublic HealthHospitalsOncologyCancerNonprofitsHealthcare Information TechnologyInternal MedicineBoard CertifiedStrategic PlanningPublic Speaking

Languages German

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Klaus Mergener?
Klaus Mergener is a gastroenterologist and physician executive whose career spans academic medicine, hospital-based practice, and private practice. He studied medicine in Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Duke, and Harvard, completed an MD/PhD at the Institut Pasteur and the German Cancer Research Center, holds an MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and is board certified in gastroenterology in Germany and the United States as well as in medical and healthcare quality management. A past President of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy who served as Global Head of Medical & Scientific Affairs and CMO at Pentax Medical from 2022 to 2024, he currently practices at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center and Gastro Health, and teaches as an Affiliate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Where does Klaus Mergener work?
Klaus Mergener is Founder of CareLedger.
What companies did Klaus Mergener found?
Klaus Mergener founded CareLedger.
Where did Klaus Mergener go to school?
Klaus Mergener studied at Duke University (Gastroenterology Fellowship Program); Duke University (Internal Medicine Residency Program); DKFZ German Cancer Research Center (Molecular Virology).

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Also worked at American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)1

Pichamol JirapinyoCo-founder; Harvard Assistant Professor at Everself

Also worked at PENTAX Medical1

Ojas BuchExecutive Officer at Allurion