StartUp Health NOW Podcast Meet Cognimark: How Andrew Lu Is Reimagining Brain Health with an AI-Powered Neurology Copilot
Dec 2, 2025
Andrew Lu, CEO and co-founder of Cognimark, delves into how AI is transforming dementia care through a personal lens, driven by his grandmother's late Alzheimer’s diagnosis. He discusses integrating AI into clinician workflows to enhance early detection and streamline care coordination. Their innovative technology, rooted in research from Boston University and MIT, aims to ensure proactive brain health during primary care visits. Lu also highlights the importance of collaboration within the StartUp Health community to tackle Alzheimer’s care challenges.
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Personal Family Journey Sparked The Mission
- Andrew Lu describes his grandmother's late-stage Alzheimer's as a motivating personal experience that propelled him into dementia care.
- That family struggle influenced his decision to leave consulting and build Cognomark to help others earlier in the journey.
Care Starts Too Late Without EHR Integration
- Dementia care fails because it starts too late, relies on caregivers, and primary care lacks time and distilled knowledge.
- Integrating AI into EHRs can start risk stratification early and provide actionable neurology insights at point of care.
Embed AI Reports Directly In Clinician Workflow
- Plug diagnostic AI into the EHR to risk-stratify populations and surface top patients for PCP visits.
- Provide clinicians with auto-generated neurology reports, test recommendations, and draft documentation to save time and enable billing.