PitchER Competition - Innovator Meetup

Meet the Innovators at ACEP26!

Connect with the trailblazing physician-entrepreneurs who are actively transforming emergency medicine at ACEP 26! Attendees will have the opportunity to meet these pioneering minds in person during the Innovator Meetup + PitchER event on Tuesday, October 6, from 2:30 PM to 5:15 PM CT. Find them in the Exhibit Hall's AI Innovation Zone and Expert Theater area, where these and other breakthrough medical technologies will be on display!

David Gordon, MD

AltruMed’s DOVE—an FDA Breakthrough-designated wearable device that detects early signs of opioid overdose to alert bystanders and emergency responders—was co-founded by Yale emergency medicine resident David Gordon, MD. The technology protects individuals who use opioids alone, providing a critical lifeline during emergencies.

David Crabb, MD

ABPM-CI Rovi is an AI-powered autonomous robot built by Rovex Technologies to tow stretchers, wheelchairs, and beds to eliminate hospital transport bottlenecks. Emergency physician and clinical informaticist David Crabb, MD, ABPM-CI, founded the company to prevent care stalls and reduce transporter injuries.

Min jung “Kathy” Chae, MD, MSc

CyrenCare transforms waiting-room time into care time by enabling patients to complete multilingual intake questions on their own devices. Co-founded by emergency physician Min jung “Kathy” Chae, MD, MSc, the platform generates clinician-ready, EHR-integrated triage reports to reduce crowding and language barriers.

William Dixon, MD, MS.Ed

Capacity Health is an AI-powered operating system for emergency care that pairs real-time diagnostic intelligence with task routing to anticipate delays before they occur. Founded by Stanford emergency physician William Dixon, MD, MS.Ed, the platform helps clinical care teams operate efficiently at the top of their licenses.

Kevin Spencer, MD, P.Eng., CCFP(EM)

Ring Rescue’s patented, FDA-registered devices safely remove stuck rings from swollen fingers using a non-cutting compression tool and specialized electric cutter. Emergency physician and mechanical engineer Kevin Spencer, MD, P.Eng., CCFP(EM), co-founded the company to address a common emergency encountered thousands of times monthly.

Graham Walker, MD & Joseph Habboushe, MD, MBA

MDCalc is a trusted clinical decision support platform that provides millions of global clinicians with hundreds of evidence-based calculators and risk scores. Emergency physicians Graham Walker, MD, and Joseph Habboushe, MD, MBA, co-founded the platform, which features guideline content developed alongside ACEP.

Tehreem Rehman, MD, MPH, MBA

CarePathIQ provides frontline teams with an agentic AI architecture to deploy evidence-graded, consensus-reviewed care pathways directly into EHR workflows. Emergency physician and clinical informaticist Tehreem Rehman, MD, MPH, MBA, founded the platform to ensure clinicians maintain control over the AI tools entering their clinical care.

lizabeth Clayborne, MD, MA, FACEP

NasaClip is an FDA-registered, hands-free nosebleed rescue device designed to deliver sustained nasal compression both in and out of hospital settings. Emergency physician and bioethicist Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, MA, FACEP, invented the portable device to modernize nosebleed care and prevent unnecessary emergency department visits.

Alexis Bromley, MD, MBS

InDeazy is the first integrated device to unify incision, evacuation, and drainage into a single sterile instrument for abscess care. Created by emergency physician Alexis Bromley, MD, MBS, founder of Bromley Bio Med, the instrument cuts procedure times from up to an hour to under ten minutes.