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Our team

Elite AI expertise + pediatric & emergency insight

Built by researchers and clinicians who understand both sides of the problem: the science and the bedside.

Founding team

Samuel Lefcourt

Samuel Lefcourt, PhD

Co-Founder, CEO & CTO

PhD in Computer Science from the Johns Hopkins Radiology AI Lab and Institute for Assured Autonomy (2026). His research, published in Q1 medical AI journals, develops diagnostic AI systems that outperform the state of the art. He has worked on safety-critical AI since age 16, including nuclear detection and space defense, and is Co-Chair of the Space ISAC AI/ML community. He finished high school at 12, an M.S. at 18 and a PhD at 23.

Johns Hopkins RAILSafety-critical AIPediatric imaging AI
Yolanda Lefcourt

Yolanda Lefcourt

Co-Founder & COO

Cross-industry strategist with a background in business strategy at Mobil Oil and in real estate, structuring and negotiating complex transactions in highly regulated industries. As COO, she directs all non-technical execution: operations, commercialization strategy and enterprise partnerships. She turns technical breakthroughs into durable business outcomes and brings in specialized expertise across her industry networks.

OperationsCommercializationPurdue
Clinical advisors

Guided by frontline clinicians

Carlton Watson, MD

Carlton Watson, MD

Clinical Advisor · Emergency Medicine

Emergency medicine physician and fellowship-trained neurocritical care specialist at North Shore University Hospital (Northwell Health). His clinical interests center on collaborative approaches to acute neurologic emergencies and AI-driven systems that improve physician efficiency and patient safety. He advises on ED triage workflows so PedXR fits how emergency teams actually work. He has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented research at national meetings.