Team
Inventors, operators, and advisors who've been here before.
PreciSept is built by a small team with combined experience in interventional cardiology, medical device development, and commercial operations.
Founders
The founding team
Dr. Ahmad Abdul-Karim
Co-Founder
Board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist (FHRS) with over 30 years of clinical experience. Fellowship-trained at Cleveland Clinic and the University of Vermont Medical Center. Currently practicing at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth, specializing in advanced catheter ablation, cardiac implantable devices, and structural heart procedures. Co-inventor of the PreciSept technology.
Dr. Nassir Marrouche
Co-Founder
Globally recognized cardiac electrophysiologist and researcher. Director of the Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute and founder of the Tulane Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discoveries (TRIAD) center.
Karim Marroush
Co-Founder & Commercial Lead
Serial entrepreneur with a background spanning healthcare, technology, and life-science commercialization. Previously co-founder of ECG Check, the first FDA-cleared smartphone ECG monitor (Cardiac Designs Inc.), and Codingrooms (acquired by Wiley). Leads PreciSept's day-to-day operations, fundraising, strategic partnerships, and commercial planning.
Leadership
Company leadership
Dr. Holger Friedrich
Acting CEO
Decades of experience in interventional cardiology device development, partnerships, and bringing new technologies through European and US regulatory pathways. Based in Germany. Co-founder and CEO of AquaHeart, a novel steam-powered PV ablation system. Board memberships in several life science companies.