Meet the
People Behind Novocardia™

Dr. Dan Blumenthal brings a unique combination of business leadership skills and medical expertise to his role as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Blumenthal is a practicing board-certified non-invasive cardiologist and an instructor at Harvard Medical School. He received his MD and MBA degrees from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School and trained in internal medicine and cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Blumenthal is a past recipient of the American Heart Association’s Laennec Young Clinician Award and an accomplished health services and cardiovascular disease outcomes researcher whose previous work has focused on innovations in payment model design, quality improvement in cardiology, and leadership development. He has published over 50 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Blumenthal previously was a member of the founding team at Devoted Health, where he held the roles of Associate Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director for the health plan.

Dr. Julius Torelli ensures patients receive the highest quality care available through innovative clinical programs transforming the practice of cardiology. Certified in both internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, Dr. Torelli spent over 20 years practicing cardiology in the Piedmont area of North Carolina. He also founded the Integrative Cardiology Center in High Point, NC, and served as Chief of Cardiovascular Services at eviCore healthcare, a division of Cigna Inc. He completed his MD at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and his internal medicine residency and fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the Cleveland Clinic.

Geoff is a senior business executive with over 20 years of experience working with physicians and health care companies to build successful partnerships, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, de novo development, and strategic affiliations. His previous roles include Chief Development Officer at Pinnacle Treatment Centers and Reliant Renal Care, as well as Vice President of Corporate Development at DaVita Healthcare Partners and Fresenius Medical Care. Earlier in his career, he played a key role in the development of two integrated delivery systems in the Boston market. Geoff is passionate about expanding access to care and helping physicians have a voice in transforming health care delivery. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College.

Chris is responsible for Novocardia's legal, regulatory, and compliance activities. Chris also oversees the development, staffing, and management of Novocardia’s talent infrastructure. Prior to joining Novocardia, Chris served as a Senior Associate General Counsel at UnitedHealth Group where he provided strategic counseling and legal guidance on regulatory, compliance, transactional and operational matters to executive leadership and senior management across all lines of business. Chris has also worked in private practice, representing both publicly and privately held companies in a variety of matters across healthcare and other industries. He received his JD from Harvard Law School and his undergraduate degree from North Carolina A&T State University.

Jeff leads Novocardia's strategy and execution for the company's data, analytics, and point-of-care solutions. He previously served as Vice President of Analytics at New Century Health, Senior Director of Statistics at FAIR Health, and Senior Statistician at the UCLA Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics. Jeff received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Irvine, an MPH from Columbia University, and a PhD and MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Katherine Evans oversees operations of Novocardia’s clinical programs, including implementing new initiatives, training and managing clinical personnel, and developing case management programs. Dr. Evans is a nurse practitioner with board certifications in geriatrics and hospice & palliative care, as well as experience in inpatient and outpatient cardiology. Prior to Novocardia, she served as national president of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA); Chief Nursing Officer for UnitedHealthcare Retiree Solutions; and Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Georgia State University. A Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, she received her MS in Nursing from Emory University and her DNP from Vanderbilt University.

Michael serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Novocardia and brings extensive experience in health care scaling financial operations for health care companies experiencing significant growth. Before joining Novocardia as CFO, he held several executive leadership positions, including serving as the CFO of ConvenientMD Urgent Care, APDerm, and Claris Vision and Vice President, Finance at Coventry Healthcare. Michael holds an MBA from Bentley University and an undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts.

Brooks leads Novocardia’s operations and drives payer contracting and partnerships. He has a wealth of experience in the areas of value-based care, MSO management, and population health. He established value-based care programs at Cigna in the Commercial, Medicare Advantage, ACA, and Medicaid spaces. He’s also held roles with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Premier Healthcare Alliance, and Emory University. Brooks received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Morehouse College, a Master of Divinity from Emory University, and an MBA from Wake Forest University.

Leading Novocardia’s product & strategy, Aretha brings significant operational experience in product development, strategic communications with multiple stakeholders across the health care continuum, and management of teams and finances. Her prior experience includes being Co-Founder & CEO of ACP Decisions, a non-profit that creates, studies and disseminates a serious illness quality improvement program. She also has legal experience as a Litigation Associate at Morgan Lewis and as a Fellow of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation. Aretha earned a medical degree from Harvard Medical School, attending residency at Mount Auburn Hospital for two years. In addition, she completed her JD at University of Pennsylvania Law School and her undergraduate degree at Harvard College.