
About Us
Developing therapies for heart failure.

At Alleviant Medical, we're committed to transforming the future of heart failure care.
Our Mission
To improve the lives of millions of patients suffering from heart failure.
Our team
A collective of multi-disciplinary professionals with extensive experience in the industry, a demonstrated track record and a shared commitment to addressing one of healthcare's greatest unmet needs.



Mary Byron

Jacob Kriegel, MD

Michael McCully
Senior VP, Market & Clinical Development

Sara Vidmar

Tom Pate

Lisa Diehl

Stacia Kraus

Dana Mester

Mark Perkins

Tomasz Berdzik

Eric Fox

Avni Patel

Marlene Ivezaj

Kathy Nix

Tayla Cannon

Nadia Coughlan

Dennis Joseph

Patty Lightcap

Spring McDaniel

Nicole Baker

Bailey Estes

Andreas Kuhl
Director, Therapy Development, EMEA

Marieke Vijge

Maurizio Allegri
Manager, Therapy Development, EMEA

Adrian Klapyta
Manager, Clinical Development, EMEA

Howard Ellis

Rita Cabaco
Clinical Specialist, EMEA

Jen Olson

Nancy Ackley
Senior Manager, Clinical Trials

Erika Sullivan

Zach Meagher

Kiersten Soderman

Jessica Szarkowski

Jessica Herman
Manager, Regulatory

Kelsey Farley

Amy Lyons

Jeanne Bjergo

Hennessey McIlvaine

Lily Mitchell

Drew Gant

Michael Hemati

Kevin Lessard

Suhie Kim

Drew Isaak

Zach Berman

Teresa Metzger

Alexa Wichmann

Jen Guardipee
Newsroom
View all14 January 2025
Alleviant Medical Secures $90 Million Financing to Expand Interventional Heart Failure Pivotal Trial Program
7 January 2025
Novel Heart Failure Technology from Alleviant Medical Gains FDA Approval for New Pivotal Trial and Breakthrough Designation for Significant Patient Population
26 January 2023
Alleviant Medical Closes $75M in Financing; Receives FDA IDE Approval for Pivotal Clinical Trial
20 May 2022
No-implant interatrial shunt device to treat heart failure patients reveals promising multi-center clinical data
17 May 2021
Alleviant Medical Announces Presentation of Clinical Data at American College of Cardiology and EuroPCR Conferences
Patents
This website is provided to satisfy the virtual patent marking provisions of various jurisdictions including the virtual patent marking provisions of the America Invents Act and provide notice under 35 U.S.C. §287 (a). The following list of products and patents may not be all inclusive.
Alleviant’s Products and Services may be covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents:
U.S. Patent No. 11,304,753
U.S. Patent No. 11,612,432
U.S. Patent No. 11,871,987
Alleviant’s Products and Services may be covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents:
U.S. Patent No. 11,304,753
U.S. Patent No. 11,612,432
U.S. Patent No. 11,871,987