What Eon is All About
Defy. Defeat. Repeat.
The Eon Mission
Data is the lifeblood of healthcare. When it can’t circulate properly the system breaks down. Eon is passionately dedicated to revolutionizing the way healthcare data is gathered, curated, and shared among caregivers to ensure the right data reaches the right people at the right time, every time. And for a very good reason: It’s often a matter of life or death.
Our Core Beliefs
Commitment to Patients
We believe in a patient's right to the right data at the right time.Honesty
We believe in honesty. We stand by our word.Focus
We believe time is precious. We believe time is everything.Responsibility
We believe that caregivers deserve more time to focus on the patient.Passion
We believe in less feel-good fluff and more information to drive our movement.Innovation
We believe in constantly raising the bar.Efficiency
We believe in working smarter not harder.How Eon’s Journey Began
In 2014, Dr. Aki diagnosed a patient with stage IV lung cancer who was the same age as him. At the time there were no care coordination systems in place. It broke Dr. Aki’s heart to think of how many patients could be diagnosed earlier if only there were a smarter, more efficient way to collect, curate, and distribute relevant data to caregivers and patients.
Determined to create sea change in complex patient management, Dr. Aki and his team got to work. The result was EonDirect which has since become the market leader in improving patient care and lowering costs for users across the country.
Today, Eon’s mission is to use advanced technology to improve complex patient management of every kind. By collaborating with caregivers, hospitals, and hospital systems, Eon is raising the bar on patient care across the board, saving time, money, and most importantly lives. Together we can defy disease.
Eon’s Experts in Action
Meet the Management Team
Dr. Akrum (Aki) Alzubaidi
Founder and Co-CEO
Dr. Akrum (Aki) Alzubaidi, Founder and Co-CEO
An Interventional Pulmonologist, Aki has dedicated his career to pulmonary nodule management. With a background in human genetics and oncology research, Aki realized the path to disruptive change happens with innovation + action. Aki is on a mission to close the gap between technological ability and healthcare implementation.
Christine Spraker, Co-CEO
Christine, with more than 16 years of industry experience, tenaciously seeks improved outcomes for nodule and lung cancer patients. A domain expert, and personally touched by lung cancer loss, Christine strives to impact patient lives, and the providers who serve them, with improved technology and tools. For Christine, sea change means survivorship and improved workflows for already stretched providers.
Dr. Akrum (Aki) Alzubaidi, Founder and Co-CEO
An Interventional Pulmonologist, Aki has dedicated his career to pulmonary nodule management. With a background in human genetics and oncology research, Aki realized the path to disruptive change happens with innovation + action. Aki is on a mission to close the gap between technological ability and healthcare implementation.
Christine Spraker, Co-CEO
Christine, with more than 16 years of industry experience, tenaciously seeks improved outcomes for nodule and lung cancer patients. A domain expert, and personally touched by lung cancer loss, Christine strives to impact patient lives, and the providers who serve them, with improved technology and tools. For Christine, sea change means survivorship and improved workflows for already stretched providers.
Dr. Erika Schneider, Ph.D., CSO
Dr. Erika joined Eon from the Cleveland Clinic after more than 13 years, where she was on staff in the Imaging Institute. She has extensive experience building the foundation of evidence-based screening programs, including working with GE in the ’90s to build the imaging systems that are the basis for today’s modern MRI as well as breast imaging, as well as the care pathways still used today for early detection of breast cancer.
Dr. Scott Skibo, Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Skibo’s passion for early detection of lung cancer led him to build breakthrough incidental pulmonary nodule and lung cancer programs that earned national recognition. As Eon’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Skibo leverages technological innovation to optimize patient outcomes on a large scale in the field of lung cancer, as well as other oncology and chronic disease states.
Muneeb Ali, CTO
As a software engineer, Muneeb has more than 7 years of industry experience in software development and deployment. For Muneeb, shifting healthtech change means innovating and replacing outdated traditional processes with digital solutions.
Dr. Erika Schneider, Ph.D., CSO
Dr. Erika joined Eon from the Cleveland Clinic after more than 13 years, where she was on staff in the Imaging Institute. She has extensive experience building the foundation of evidence-based screening programs, including working with GE in the ’90s to build the imaging systems that are the basis for today’s modern MRI as well as breast imaging, as well as the care pathways still used today for early detection of breast cancer.
Natalia Rodnova, Lead Data Scientist
A transplant from Wall Street, Natalia brings 20 years of Quantitative Modeling experience into the Medical domain. With a special interest in Computational Linguistics and Knowledge representation, she is passionate about creating AI solutions that improve patient outcomes and is dedicated to building the best models in the industry.
Dr. Scott Skibo, Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Skibo’s passion for early detection of lung cancer led him to build breakthrough incidental pulmonary nodule and lung cancer programs that earned national recognition. As Eon’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Skibo leverages technological innovation to optimize patient outcomes on a large scale in the field of lung cancer, as well as other oncology and chronic disease states.
Natalia Rodnova, Director of Data Science
A transplant from Wall Street, Natalia brings 20 years of Quantitative Modeling experience into the Medical domain. With a special interest in Computational Linguistics and Knowledge representation, she is passionate about creating AI solutions that improve patient outcomes and is dedicated to building the best models in the industry.
Colby Leftwich, VP, Customer Success
With 20 years of experience, Colby has participated in some of the most dynamic shifts in healthcare IT. From adoption of cloud-based solutions to health information exchanges, Colby has worked with leading EHR vendors to implement new technology. Colby specializes in software and technical implementations, integration and interoperability, and customer strategic planning. Colby yearns for the sea of change that will allow clinicians access to meaningful data that streamlines care, saves lives, and improves the patient experience.
Lisa Heck, Controller
Lisa, a New York native, has never been one to follow the “old way” of doing things. With a stretch at Deloitte, providing a solid foundation in finance and consulting, she went to work at private companies in publishing, manufacturing then the last 10 years in Information Technology. She is determined to see Eon into their mission of Defying Disease.
Colby Leftwich, VP, Customer Success
With 20 years of experience, Colby has participated in some of the most dynamic shifts in healthcare IT. From adoption of cloud-based solutions to health information exchanges, Colby has worked with leading EHR vendors to implement new technology. Colby specializes in software and technical implementations, integration and interoperability, and customer strategic planning. Colby yearns for the sea of change that will allow clinicians access to meaningful data that streamlines care, saves lives, and improves the patient experience.
Lisa Heck, Controller
Lisa, a New York native, has never been one to follow the “old way” of doing things. With a stretch at Deloitte, providing a solid foundation in finance and consulting, she went to work at private companies in publishing, manufacturing then the last 10 years in Information Technology. She is determined to see Eon into their mission of Defying Disease.
George Conrades
“I have known the leadership team at EON since inception. Dr Aki, the founder of Eon, was my wife’s pulmonary physician and he shared his early vision with me. Christine quickly became his go-to-market partner and together they have built a best-in-class digital healthcare company—driving innovative solutions in an industry desperate for effectiveness and efficiency.”