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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
Klaus went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Klaus can intro founders to CareLedger's investors below.
CareLedger's investors · 2
Co-founders at CareLedger
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.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Duke University mafia368
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Harvard Medical School mafia156
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Heidelberg University mafia41
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Goethe University Frankfurt mafia26
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