Dr. Ravi Rasalingam

Ravi Rasalingam is a current MIT Catalyst Fellow, Entrepreneur in residence and cardiologist at the Boston Veterans Affairs Medical center. Originally from New Zealand, where he completed a degree in Medicine, he trained in Cardiology in the United States and was a faculty member in the Division of Cardiology at Washington University in St. Louis for 7 years.

As a clinical expert and educator in echocardiography and advanced cardiac imaging he has lectured in the area of novel uses of ultrasound to evaluate advanced heart failure therapies in several different national forums.  His main area of research focus is in the area of health technology and the role of innovation to disrupt current health practices.

He is participating in two Catalyst phase 2 projects and has been the recipient of a Veterans Affairs Seed award to further develop a novel treatment for obstructive sleep apnea.