What You Should Know:
– MDisrupt, a digital health company, has announced a collaboration to onboard professional members of the American Heart Association (AHA) to its expert marketplace.
– The expansion connects companies with cardiologists, neurologists, and multidisciplinary experts spanning clinical, regulatory, commercial, and operational domains in heart and brain health. The collaboration is built on a prior investment in MDisrupt by American Heart Association Ventures™ and its venture incubator, Studio Red.
Embedding Frontline Expertise into Innovation
Cardiovascular and neurological diseases remain among the most urgent global health challenges. Cardiovascular disease causes an estimated 18 million deaths annually, while neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide.
By bringing AHA professional members onto its platform, MDisrupt enables companies to embed frontline clinical perspectives into product development from the earliest stages. This process helps innovators de-risk solutions, meet regulatory standards, and accelerate adoption. Research shows that without meaningful clinician involvement, healthtech innovations often fail to meet user needs or clinical workflows.
How the Expert Marketplace Works
The MDisrupt platform now offers companies access to this specialized expert community. Clients can engage experts for one-on-one consults, fractional roles, or full-time placements. Using MDisrupt’s AI-powered matching engine, clients can find the right AHA professional members based on their subspecialty and experience.
“This model reflects the future of how clinical expertise supports innovation—agile, transparent, and aligned with shared incentives to engage,” said Lisa Suennen, Managing Partner at American Heart Association Ventures. “MDisrupt helps us give Association members a unique opportunity to shape the next generation of healthcare solutions, and deliver on our mission to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.”
