Aalpen Patel, MD, MBA, is Founder and CEO of Kaspyan Group, a stealth-mode technology company building AI-driven tools at the intersection of healthcare and family caregiving. He is the former Chief Clinical and Innovation Officer at MedQuest Imaging (MedQuest), one of the nation's leading outpatient imaging providers, where he oversaw all clinical practices, including innovation in product development and care delivery.

Before MedQuest, Aalpen held roles at Geisinger, including Chair of the Department of Radiology, Medical Director for Artificial Intelligence, and Medical Director for the 3D Imaging and Printing Laboratory. He also led radiology informatics efforts at the institution. Before Geisinger, he was on the faculty at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and served as Specialty Director for the Penn Medicine Simulation Center.

Aalpen received his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology and worked at IBM before pivoting to healthcare and earning a Doctor of Medicine degree from Rutgers University's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. His postgraduate work includes training at renowned institutions, including the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Temple University Hospital, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is triple board-certified in diagnostic radiology, vascular and interventional radiology, and clinical informatics.

A respected voice in the integration of technology and healthcare, Aalpen is a fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology and a sought-after speaker with more than 100 publications. He serves as Associate Editor of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence (Pattern Recognition).