A top executive from the largest medical group in the U.S. has joined the advisory board of the Kazakh startup Cerebra.

The Kazakh MedTech startup Cerebra, which helps doctors diagnose stroke using artificial intelligence, will be advised by the Chief Operating Officer of Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Alexis Espinosa. He has become a member of the advisory board. The new consultant has 26 years of experience in the medical field. Cleveland Clinic ranked second in the world in the Newsweek 2023 list of the best hospitals globally. It is among the top 10 hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. The annual revenue of the medical group exceeds $12 billion.

Dr. Espinosa began working at Cleveland Clinic in 2000 and served as the director of the radiology department there for 11 years. In 2009, he earned a master's degree from Barry University. Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921. It employs more than 77,000 healthcare professionals worldwide. It is a non-profit, multi-specialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and inpatient care with research and education.

Recall that Cerebra was previously recognized as the "Best Innovative Project" by EY Entrepreneur 2021. In 2022, the startup won a prestigious competition from Johnson & Johnson and became the best in the APAC region. It is also included in the top 10 APAC startups list by Medtronic.