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About Us
A Simple Story About A Mission For Better Health
Confident there must be a better way to connect providers and patients, and driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, the founders of Gal3n have created an inspired, elegantly simple platform for patients, providers and caregivers to communicate and share vital health information through its next-generation, advanced telehealth system.
Our Mission
At Gal3n, our health services cover a wide array of areas ranging from nursing homes and medical centers to a variety of hospitality and employer markets.
Our Vision
At Gal3n, our health services cover a wide array of areas ranging from nursing homes and medical centers to a variety of hospitality and employer markets.
The people behind Gal3n
The Gal3n management team comprises experienced entrepreneurs and industry professionals who bring a wealth of expertise to this growing company. They foster a strong organizational culture and are dedicated to enhancing people's lives by expanding access to quality healthcare.
Dr. Melvin A. Martinez-Castrillon
Co-founder and CEO
A successful invasive and clinical cardiologist and leading cardiovascular researcher in Congestive heart failure, Dr. Martinez has been practicing cardiovascular medicine in South Florida since 2003 and at the forefront of cardiac innovations. Data-driven, analytic, evidence based with extensive experience developing, leading, and managing high-performing, diverse teams around cardiovascular health treatment initiatives and protocols to improve outcomes, cost containment and ease of service delivery within multispecialty clinic systems.
Dr. Martinez has helped to develop treatment protocols for Congestive heart failure and peripheral-vascular disease for several multi-specialty clinics advising on cardiovascular disease management while improving those systems bottom lines while advocating and keeping in line with specialty treatment guidelines.
Chris Chowquan
Co-Founder and CIO
Leading information technology teams for full-risk, integrated care delivery networks such as Humana Healthcare, Continucare, MetCare, and CAC Medical Centers, Chris played a pivotal role in ensuring data security, maintaining business continuity, and delivering innovative solutions to over 120 remote healthcare facilities across the United States.
With an entrepreneurial spirit, Chris founded Healthchat in 2015, a global telehealth platform connecting medical centers, providers, and patients. He actively participates in South Florida's entrepreneurial community and frequently shares insights as a speaker on topics ranging from start-ups to healthcare business and education.
Bringing a distinctive technical perspective to Gal3n, Chris holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with a focus on information technology from Florida Atlantic University.
Brian Wallace
Co-Founder and CTO
Brian founded Effective Consulting LLC in Miami, FL 20 years ago as a full-spectrum IT Consultancy and Managed Service Provider. Over these last 2 decades, he has built a team of engineers and honed their technical skillsets through continuous training as well as his leadership on many large-scale deployment projects for both US-based & global clients. Presently the company provides network design services & end-to-end support for over 100 firms around the globe.
As CEO of the company, Brian brings a successful, agile entrepreneurial perspective to the team, with a thorough understanding of business operations and streamlining of service delivery. From his lead engineering role on earlier projects he also carries many years of technical expertise in both systems and network design.
He was born and raised in Miami, and has been involved with technology from very young, landing an internship at Burger King World Headquarters’ nascent Online Division, while still in high-school.
Carlos Carus
Chief Operating Officer
Carlos Carus is a healthcare operations and clinical research leader with over 15 years of experience modernizing how care is delivered and accessed. As Chief Operating Officer at Gal3n Health, he is advancing telehealth through FDA-approved diagnostic peripherals and HIPAA-compliant platforms that enable real-time remote physical exams from virtually any setting, including hospitals, homes, clinics, and maritime environments. His mission is to decentralize healthcare by combining clinical precision with advanced technology to deliver “Remote Real Medicine” anytime, anywhere.
Before Gal3n, Carlos served as COO at Miami Clinical Research, leading cross-functional operations, optimizing workflows, and driving innovation that improved productivity and revenue while strengthening compliance. Earlier, he was a shareholder at Ideal Clinical Research Inc, managing FDA-regulated IND, NDA, and 505(b)(2) studies, and held leadership roles at Ricoh USA focused on process optimization. He holds degrees from Florida International University and Miami Dade College and is fluent in English and Spanish.
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