MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 25, 2016) - drchrono, the industry leading Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform on the iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and web, announced today that its co-founders Daniel Kivatinos and Michael Nusimow have been honored by their alma mater Stony Brook University as recipients of the second annual 2015 40 Under 40 Award. The 2015 Stony Brook 40 Under 40 award winners were selected for their accomplishments and contributions in industries such as technology, healthcare, finance, sports, science & engineering and many others. The winners will be honored at an event on January 26, 2016 at The Edison Ballroom in New York, NY.
"We are proud to recognize Michael and Daniel as pioneers in entrepreneurship and healthcare. They personify the power of a Stony Brook degree and have a relentless pursuit for excellence that is embodied in the Mission of the University which seeks to make a global impact in changing our world," said Matthew Colson, Executive Director of Alumni Relations, Stony Brook University.
Daniel Kivatinos, COO and co-founder of drchrono states, "It's an honor to be recognized once again by our alma mater Stony Brook University. Michael and I feel a great sense of pride receiving this award and humbled to be included among other talented Stony Brook graduates."
Daniel and Michael are actively involved in helping Stony Brook University. They are committed to working closely with the entrepreneurial students and furthermore helping them learn what it takes to create a successful startup. Michael and Daniel started drchrono in 2009 with the goal to make healthcare simple and innovative with the drchrono EHR and practice management platform for physicians and patients. Michael Nusimow has a B.E. in Computer Engineering & Computer Science from Stony Brook University. Daniel Kivatinos holds an M.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Computer Science & Psychology from Stony Brook University.
"Stony Brook University graduates are ambitious and creative. They're passionately engaged in issues that matter and are pushing the boundaries of knowledge and expectations in their fields. This year's 40 Under Forty honorees represent Stony Brook's most influential and focused young alumni," said Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.
Dexter A. Bailey, senior vice president for University Advancement said honorees are nominated by their peers and selected for their achievements in their fields as well as their leadership and community engagement.
"Now in its second year, our 40 Under Forty program continues to validate that Stony Brook alumni are a driven, imaginative community in the pursuit of innovative ideas and solutions," said Bailey. "We couldn't be more proud of each and every one of them."
More information and a list of the 2015 Stony Brook 40 Under 40 Award recipients are available at www.stonybrook.edu/40under40.
About drchrono
drchrono creates the best EHR and practice management experience for physicians and their patients; the platform was built for iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and web. drchrono has 87,000 physicians signed up and 5.9 million patients to date. They were the first to implement medical speech-to-text, real-time patient eligibility checks and iPad-based medical billing. So far the company has booked 19+ million patient appointments and processed over $1.2 billion dollars in medical billing per year. drchrono is ranked by Inc. 500 as one of the fastest growing private companies in America, listed for two years in a row for 2014 and 2015. Silicon Valley Business Journal designated drchrono as one of the fastest growing private companies and Black Book Rankings voted their EHR the #1 mobile Electronic Health Record 3 years in a row. For more information about drchrono, visit www.drchrono.com