SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DigiSight Technologies, Inc., a digital health company developing mobile solutions to empower patients and help physicians improve care and clinical outcomes, today announced that Nitin Karandikar has joined the company as vice president of engineering. Mr. Karandikar will be responsible for leading all software development activities for DigiSight, as well as designing and implementing new features and functionalities for the company’s proprietary technologies for ophthalmology.
Mr. Karandikar has more than 25 years of experience in professional software development. Prior to joining DigiSight, Mr. Karandikar was vice president of engineering for DeVero, Inc., where he was instrumental in organizing and leading the team that produced the company’s proprietary cloud-based electronic health records (EHR) system.
He has previously held key roles in software development for multiple health-focused companies, including at Intuit, as director of product development for the company’s Patient Portal solution. Mr. Karandikar also served as vice president of engineering at industry pioneer Epocrates. He was also the principal software architect for FixStream, Inc., a company developing secure cloud-based databases and real-time data analytics.
“I’m thrilled to join DigiSight, and strongly believe in the company’s mission to make a significant impact for patients, physicians and the health care system by reducing costs and improving care for patients with eye conditions,” said Mr. Karandikar.
“Nitin is a valuable addition to the DigiSight team, with a wealth of experience in software development. We are particularly excited about his proven success in cloud-based patient health management, with its security and privacy requirements. His contributions will help DigiSight to continue to grow as the leader in digital health solutions for ophthalmology,” says Doug Foster, president and CEO of DigiSight.
About DigiSight Technologies, Inc.
DigiSight Technologies, Inc., based in San Francisco, Calif., is a digital health company developing mobile solutions that empower patients and help physicians improve care and clinical outcomes. The DigiSight Network, the company’s flagship product for ophthalmologists, is a cloud-based patient management system that unites data from multiple sources in real-time to create a complete, clinically actionable patient profile. Developed by renowned Stanford ophthalmologists and led by a team of health care and technology veterans, DigiSight is backed by blue-chip investors including GE Ventures. For more information, please visit www.digisight.net.
