The physician and research leaders behind InvivoCure

Long before embarking on clinical research, Dr. Samaan was driven to understand health on a broader scale. That interest in population health across all ages led him to earn his Master of Public Health, followed by his MD from the University of Kentucky and a residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Medical Center. He founded his medical practice, ProgressiveMD, in the San Fernando Valley nearly 15 years ago after completing his cardiology fellowship at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City.

He also served inner-city Los Angeles as Chief Medical Officer and Health Informatics and Innovation Director at the federally funded Clínica Romero, advancing population health through data and technology. Today, he is Co-Founder of InvivoCure and Chair of Medicine at Mission Community Hospital, and has appeared as a medical commentator on CNBC and CNN. His public health work includes helping secure a $1 million CDC grant for school-based health initiatives at the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) in Washington, DC, and earning the Los Angeles Department of Health Services' 2017 Most Innovative Award for a novel telehealth approach to respiratory care.

Andrew Young is Co-Owner and Research Director of InvivoCure, an independent clinical research site conducting Phase I–III industry-sponsored studies in cardiology, pulmonology, and cardiometabolic disease. He oversees research and business operations and works with physician investigators, sponsors, and clinical research organizations to complete multicenter clinical trials. His experience also includes helping commercialize diagnostic assays developed by UCLA medical faculty and supporting point-of-care diagnostic development, and separately, a SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic FDA submission.

Andrew serves on the board of Taking Control of Your Diabetes, a nonprofit that provides education for people with diabetes and continuing medical education for healthcare professionals. His previous leadership roles include turnaround President and CEO of a clinical reference laboratory, President of a professional medical education and point-of-care diagnostics company, and President and Co-Founder of Intellect, a Quality Management software company acquired by private equity. He holds an MBA from UCLA and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and started his career at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.