Our mission is simple: LiveLong

We aim to help people to live long by eliminating preventable deaths caused by heart attacks, lung cancer and other medical conditions. We will accomplish this by partnering with you to first identify your health risks and warning signs, then empowering you to make the best decisions for yourself, based on the latest scientific data. And we make it as easy as possible for you.

Today in the United States, heart attack and lung cancer are the number 1 and number 2 killers for both men and women. Sadly, fatal heart attacks and lung cancer have no symptoms until too late. About half of fatal heart attack victims die within an hour. By the time lung cancer victims experience symptoms, the cancer has already spread, and is too late to usually fatal.

At HeartLung, we’re pioneering a future that tips the scale in favor of life—in favor of you. We’re preparing for the millions of Americans and many more worldwide who can benefit from early detection of preventable fatal diseases.

Our History

HeartLung was founded by Dr. Morteza Naghavi, an innovative physician researcher and entrepreneur with interests in preventive cardiology and medical technology. Our team of industry-leading physicians are dedicated to increasing people's life starting with taking out America’s most deadly silent killers: heart disease and lung cancer.

Backed By Leading Physicians & Scientists

Morteza Naghavi, MD

Physician Inventor and Founder of HeartLung Technologies
President of SHAPE (Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication)

Founder of Endothelix Inc.

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David Yankelevitz, MD

Pioneer in lung cancer screening. Professor of radiology at Mount Sinai Hospital, NY. Cofounder of International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP).

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Anthony Reeves, PhD

Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell. Leader in automated lung & cardiac CT.

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Claudia Henschke, MD, PhD

Pioneer in lung cancer screening. Professor of radiology at Mount Sinai Hospital, NY. Cofounder of International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP).

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Javier Zulueta, MD

Professor of pulmonology at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Medical Center. Member of the American Thoracic Society and American Respiratory.

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J. Robert Headrick JR., MD

Chief of Thoracic Surgery at CHI Memorial in Chattanooga. He also serves as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.

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Sion Roy, MD

Director of Inpatient Cardiac CT, as well as Associate Program Director of the Cardiology Fellowship.

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Dong Li, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine. Emory University School of Medicine. Emory University Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee (LOAC). Core Faculty Members, Socio-ecological and Behavioral Science for Equity. Georgia Center for Diabetes Translation Research.

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Stanley Kleis, MD, PhD

Professor (Emeritus) of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston.

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Suzanne Ball, RN

Medical writer with decades of experience as a nurse educator. She has written for the RN Magazine. HeartLung advisor and contributes contents for health coaching and educating the consumers.

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Seth Lirette, PhD

Assistant professor of data science and radiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Co-founder and CEO of Fulcrum, a leading biostatistics and data science consulting firm.

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Adam Dougherty, MD, MPH

Emergency physician at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento. Residency at the University of California, Davis. Board-certified in emergency medicine and is a member of the HeartLung advisory team.

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