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Jay Shah
Chief Medical Officer, Aktiia S.A.
- HealthTech
- Wearables
- 📍Boston, MA
Jay is a seasoned physician leader with over 15 years of progressive and diverse experiences in the medical field and is currently helping Aktiia improve hypertension diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment as the Chief Medical Officer.
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LET'S TALK ABOUT HYPERTENSION (which affects nearly 1 in 2 American adults)
Jay is a seasoned physician leader with over 15 years of progressive and diverse experience in the medical field. He has worked in various academic, clinical, and teaching environments, as well as building medical businesses and service lines.
As the Chief Medical Officer of Aktiia, he is part of a transformative company that empowers providers and patients to greatly improve the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of hypertension.
Hypertension affects nearly 1 in 2 American adults and over 1 billion people globally.
BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Jay Shah
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, AKTIIA S.A.
- 📍Boston, MA
- HealthTech
- Wearables
Jay is a seasoned physician leader with over 15 years of progressive and diverse experiences in the medical field and is currently helping Aktiia improve hypertension diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment as the Chief Medical Officer.
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT HYPERTENSION (which affects nearly 1 in 2 American adults)
Jay is a seasoned physician leader with over 15 years of progressive and diverse experience in the medical field. He has worked in various academic, clinical, and teaching environments, as well as building medical businesses and service lines.
As the Chief Medical Officer of Aktiia, he is part of a transformative company that empowers providers and patients to greatly improve the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of hypertension.
Hypertension affects nearly 1 in 2 American adults and over 1 billion people globally.
Timeline
Jan 2022 - Present
Aktiia
Chief Medical Officer
Strategic and operational leadership across Commercial, Regulatory, Product, and Research functions.

Nov 2019 - Present
Mayo Clinic
Senior Associate Consultant, Division of Cardiac Subspecialties, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Built a comprehensive program of care for thoracic aortic diseases, built relationships with referring providers and aligned community non-profit organizations, refreshed the triage and intake process, and built a national network of surgeons for our patients.

Dec 2012 - Nov 2019
The Portland Clinic
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Department
Executive Board
Led transformative process of the organization over a 5-year period with innovative and disruptive approaches and thought process, and set a different standard for board engagement. Often characterized by peers as a “change agent.”

Dec 2016 - Present
Independent Investor/Advisor/Consultant
Invested in seed rounds through late-stage pre-IPO rounds in 17 companies such as SpaceX, 23 & Me, DocuSign, and NowRx.
Advisory Board /Consulting at MicroSalt, I-Ally, Innovega, and Elucid Bioimaging. ASU MedTech Accelerator Program Mentor at Mayo Clinic.
Ask me
| How to automate and leverage blood pressure data. |
| Why tracking your blood pressure is so important to your health. |
| About the technology behind Aktiia's wearable blood pressure monitoring devices |
| How have wearables changed the healthcare industry and where are things headed? |
| What exactly does a Chief Medical Officer do? |
| What does Aktiia have in store for the future? |
| How can physicians lead digital transformation of healthcare? |