Meet the dedicated Professionals making preventive care
a reality
There will come a time when heart disease no longer steals years from the people we love.
Kento exists to bring that future closer by turning heart care from something episodic into a continuous presence, so we see the whole picture and protect what matters most when it matters most.
Kento Leadership
Max Leca
Co-Founder & CEO
Scaled Dialogue’s operations from 0 to IPO, building one of North America’s largest virtual care organizations and leading 1,000+ clinicians. Led fast-paced commercial growth across Europe and Canada, with deep expertise running high-growth healthcare businesses internationally.
Max Leca
Co-Founder & CEO
Scaled Dialogue’s operations from 0 to IPO, building one of North America’s largest virtual care organizations and leading 1,000+ clinicians. Led fast-paced commercial growth across Europe and Canada, with deep expertise running high-growth healthcare businesses internationally.
Max Leca
Co-Founder & CEO
Scaled Dialogue’s operations from 0 to IPO, building one of North America’s largest virtual care organizations and leading 1,000+ clinicians. Led fast-paced commercial growth across Europe and Canada, with deep expertise running high-growth healthcare businesses internationally.
Mike Furino
Co-Founder & COO
Former McKesson M&A leader with extensive experience structuring, financing, and scaling healthcare businesses. Built Dialogue’s financial, legal, and back-office engine from early stage to IPO. Recognized for driving strong economics, disciplined execution, and complex operational scale in healthcare environments.
Mike Furino
Co-Founder & COO
Former McKesson M&A leader with extensive experience structuring, financing, and scaling healthcare businesses. Built Dialogue’s financial, legal, and back-office engine from early stage to IPO. Recognized for driving strong economics, disciplined execution, and complex operational scale in healthcare environments.
Mike Furino
Co-Founder & COO
Former McKesson M&A leader with extensive experience structuring, financing, and scaling healthcare businesses. Built Dialogue’s financial, legal, and back-office engine from early stage to IPO. Recognized for driving strong economics, disciplined execution, and complex operational scale in healthcare environments.
Julien Martel, MD
Head of AI
Physician and repeat AI founder with deep experience designing and deploying clinical-grade intelligence systems. Former CMO at Dialogue, where he built large-scale clinical programs and medical governance. Known for uniting clinical rigor with advanced AI development at operational scale.
Julien Martel, MD
Head of AI
Physician and repeat AI founder with deep experience designing and deploying clinical-grade intelligence systems. Former CMO at Dialogue, where he built large-scale clinical programs and medical governance. Known for uniting clinical rigor with advanced AI development at operational scale.
Julien Martel, MD
Head of AI
Physician and repeat AI founder with deep experience designing and deploying clinical-grade intelligence systems. Former CMO at Dialogue, where he built large-scale clinical programs and medical governance. Known for uniting clinical rigor with advanced AI development at operational scale.
Louis-Philippe Noël
VP of AI
Mila graduate and engineering leader focused on bridging the gap between state-of-the-art AI research and scalable, production-ready software. Former Director of Engineering at Dialogue (the largest virtual care platform in Canada), where he also led applied research and innovation efforts during a critical growth phase. Combines the process rigor of Industrial Engineering with deep technical expertise in LLMs and MLOps to build AI-enabled healthcare products.
Louis-Philippe Noël
VP of AI
Mila graduate and engineering leader focused on bridging the gap between state-of-the-art AI research and scalable, production-ready software. Former Director of Engineering at Dialogue (the largest virtual care platform in Canada), where he also led applied research and innovation efforts during a critical growth phase. Combines the process rigor of Industrial Engineering with deep technical expertise in LLMs and MLOps to build AI-enabled healthcare products.
Louis-Philippe Noël
VP of AI
Mila graduate and engineering leader focused on bridging the gap between state-of-the-art AI research and scalable, production-ready software. Former Director of Engineering at Dialogue (the largest virtual care platform in Canada), where he also led applied research and innovation efforts during a critical growth phase. Combines the process rigor of Industrial Engineering with deep technical expertise in LLMs and MLOps to build AI-enabled healthcare products.
Kelsey Paarmann
Cardiac Rehab Program Manager
Certified CEP and CCRP with experience at Mayo Clinic and multiple health systems. Secretary of MNACVPR and contributor to AACVPR committees. Holds a Master’s in Clinical Exercise Physiology and has led evidence-based cardiac rehab programs focused on sustained outcomes and patient transformation.
Kelsey Paarmann
Cardiac Rehab Program Manager
Certified CEP and CCRP with experience at Mayo Clinic and multiple health systems. Secretary of MNACVPR and contributor to AACVPR committees. Holds a Master’s in Clinical Exercise Physiology and has led evidence-based cardiac rehab programs focused on sustained outcomes and patient transformation.
Kelsey Paarmann
Cardiac Rehab Program Manager
Certified CEP and CCRP with experience at Mayo Clinic and multiple health systems. Secretary of MNACVPR and contributor to AACVPR committees. Holds a Master’s in Clinical Exercise Physiology and has led evidence-based cardiac rehab programs focused on sustained outcomes and patient transformation.
Brian Potter, MD
Medical Director
Cardiac ICU director with decades of high-acuity cardiovascular experience. Leads multidisciplinary critical-care teams and is recognized for expertise in clinical quality, patient safety, and system-level cardiology standards. Brings deep frontline insight into complex cardiac care delivery.
Brian Potter, MD
Medical Director
Cardiac ICU director with decades of high-acuity cardiovascular experience. Leads multidisciplinary critical-care teams and is recognized for expertise in clinical quality, patient safety, and system-level cardiology standards. Brings deep frontline insight into complex cardiac care delivery.
Brian Potter, MD
Medical Director
Cardiac ICU director with decades of high-acuity cardiovascular experience. Leads multidisciplinary critical-care teams and is recognized for expertise in clinical quality, patient safety, and system-level cardiology standards. Brings deep frontline insight into complex cardiac care delivery.
Jaclyn Rappaport
VP, Partnerships & Regulatory
Healthcare operator with a track record leading large teams and multimillion-dollar portfolios across the U.S. and Canada. Specialized in health-system strategy, digital health implementation, enterprise change management, and regulatory navigation. Brings system-level operational expertise to complex healthcare environments.
Jaclyn Rappaport
VP, Partnerships & Regulatory
Healthcare operator with a track record leading large teams and multimillion-dollar portfolios across the U.S. and Canada. Specialized in health-system strategy, digital health implementation, enterprise change management, and regulatory navigation. Brings system-level operational expertise to complex healthcare environments.
Jaclyn Rappaport
VP, Partnerships & Regulatory
Healthcare operator with a track record leading large teams and multimillion-dollar portfolios across the U.S. and Canada. Specialized in health-system strategy, digital health implementation, enterprise change management, and regulatory navigation. Brings system-level operational expertise to complex healthcare environments.
Scientific Advisory Board
Laura Cohen, MD, MPP
Preventive Cardiologist
Dr. Cohen is a general cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital with a particular expertise in medication management programs for patients with heart failure. She graduated from Harvard Medical School where she holds a faculty appointment. She is involved in numerous research and programmatic endeavors to improve nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle factors for cardiac patients, which has led to further interest in digital health programs.
Laura Cohen, MD, MPP
Preventive Cardiologist
Dr. Cohen is a general cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital with a particular expertise in medication management programs for patients with heart failure. She graduated from Harvard Medical School where she holds a faculty appointment. She is involved in numerous research and programmatic endeavors to improve nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle factors for cardiac patients, which has led to further interest in digital health programs.
Laura Cohen, MD, MPP
Preventive Cardiologist
Dr. Cohen is a general cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital with a particular expertise in medication management programs for patients with heart failure. She graduated from Harvard Medical School where she holds a faculty appointment. She is involved in numerous research and programmatic endeavors to improve nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle factors for cardiac patients, which has led to further interest in digital health programs.
Steven Keteyian, PhD
Director, Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Keteyian is a leading figure in remote cardiac rehabilitation programs, recognized for his innovative work in the field. Additionally, he served as the Editor-In-Chief for The American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Journal.
Steven Keteyian, PhD
Director, Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Keteyian is a leading figure in remote cardiac rehabilitation programs, recognized for his innovative work in the field. Additionally, he served as the Editor-In-Chief for The American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Journal.
Steven Keteyian, PhD
Director, Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Keteyian is a leading figure in remote cardiac rehabilitation programs, recognized for his innovative work in the field. Additionally, he served as the Editor-In-Chief for The American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Journal.
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MBA
Chair of Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Lopez-Jimenez is also a Professor of Medicine at Mayo College of Medicine, and the Co-Director of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology at Mayo Clinic. He is also the Chair of the International Committee for the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MBA
Chair of Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Lopez-Jimenez is also a Professor of Medicine at Mayo College of Medicine, and the Co-Director of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology at Mayo Clinic. He is also the Chair of the International Committee for the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MBA
Chair of Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Lopez-Jimenez is also a Professor of Medicine at Mayo College of Medicine, and the Co-Director of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology at Mayo Clinic. He is also the Chair of the International Committee for the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH
Section Chief, Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Rodriguez holds multiple administrative appointments, including Director of Population Health at Stanford Medicine, and has received numerous awards for her clinical research and teaching excellence. In addition to her clinical practice, she is an Associate Editor for the NEJM.
Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH
Section Chief, Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Rodriguez holds multiple administrative appointments, including Director of Population Health at Stanford Medicine, and has received numerous awards for her clinical research and teaching excellence. In addition to her clinical practice, she is an Associate Editor for the NEJM.
Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH
Section Chief, Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Rodriguez holds multiple administrative appointments, including Director of Population Health at Stanford Medicine, and has received numerous awards for her clinical research and teaching excellence. In addition to her clinical practice, she is an Associate Editor for the NEJM.