Dr. Rushi Parikh is an interventional cardiologist and Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Cardiology at UCLA Health. He is the Clinical Director of the UCLA Biodesign Program and serves as the Co-Assistant Director of the UCLA Interventional Cardiology Research Program. As Clinical Director of UCLA Biodesign, he serves as the PI for several industry-sponsored fellowship education training grants. Beyond Biodesign, Dr. Parikh has strong ties to medical technology innovation and entrepreneurship. He is the lead inventor and principal advisor for Stallion Cardio, an early-stage interventional cardiology innovation platform company. In addition, he serves as an active advisor to other early-stage health care technology start-ups.