About us

Transforming high acuity care
through data & innovation.

Kirklin Solutions is a multi-national medical database development, management, and data analytics modeling software organization that services large, long-term medical research studies and registries. With over 30 years of experience, we empower healthcare professionals with data capture and analytics that transform care.

By the numbers
30+
Years
9
Registries
26
Countries
330
Hospitals
1,000+
Users
24/7
Coverage
Our purpose

Why we exist.

Mission

Coordinate data collection workflows in high-acuity hospital areas to support quality improvement, risk-adjusted outcomes analysis, and performance evaluation.

Vision

Deliver data to healthcare stakeholders, drawing from their own experiences and those of others, to support informed decision-making about patient care, improve quality, and advance research.

We are dedicated to revolutionizing high acuity care through innovative solutions that streamline data management and empower healthcare providers with actionable insights — delivering predictive, real-time data through an integrated platform that links directly to the EMR.

From ICU software like ORCA to custom registry development and advanced analytics, our suite is tailored to the needs of high acuity centers — so clinicians spend less time navigating disparate databases and more time making informed decisions for their patients.

What we value

Principles that guide every line of code.

01

Clinically grounded

Built for high acuity centers in partnership with the physicians and administrators who rely on the data every day.

02

Actionable by design

Predictive, real-time insight delivered through an integrated platform that links directly to the EMR.

03

Trusted at scale

Three decades of secure data capture, warehousing, and analytics for multi-national research studies and registries.

Our team

The people behind the platform.

James Kirklin, MD

James Kirklin, MD

Chairman & President

Craig Collum, MPH

Craig Collum, MPH

Chief Executive Officer

Ryan Cantor, PhD

Ryan Cantor, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer

Rama Rudraraju, PhD

Rama Rudraraju, PhD

Chief Technology Officer

Eric Bischoff

Eric Bischoff

Chief Information Security Officer

Susanna Naftel, MPH

Susanna Naftel, MPH

Chief Operating Officer

Patricia Potter, BSN, RN

Patricia Potter, BSN, RN

Chief Clinical Officer

Brandon Singletary, PhD, MPH

Brandon Singletary, PhD, MPH

Director of Reporting

John Pennington, MSHI

John Pennington, MSHI

Director of Data Management

Rob Pellow

Rob Pellow

Director of Business Development

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