About
About Modum Health
As we age, we naturally lose muscle. This loss of muscle, termed, sarcopenia, affects a very large percentage of the adult population world-wide. When not addressed, sarcopenia has detrimental effects to health, acting as a strong independent risk factor for death.
The Modum platform is designed to quantifiably improve the user’s muscle health. Our team has been working with orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, muscle physiologists, and data scientists to develop a platform that helps users improve their muscle health with timely in-app feedback.
Leadership
Prashant Kanhere — Co-Founder & CEO
A serial entrepreneur with a track record of bringing innovative hardware and software products to market. Prashant has founded and co-founded multiple companies in fintecch, consumer electronics and computing, building world-class teams across US, Europe, and Asia. He previously founded Zayante, Inc., which was acquired by Apple, and held senior roles at Apple, Verifone and PayRange. He holds an MSEE from Stony Brook University.
Dr. Robin Kamal — Co-Founder and Consulting Medical Officer
A board-certified orthopedic surgeon and physician leader with deep experience in accountable care and health system innovation. Rob serves as Medical Director of Accountable Care at Stanford Health Care, where he leads multidisciplinary teams, shapes care delivery models, and drives measurable improvements in patient outcomes and system performance.
Advisory Board
Thomas Vail, MD
Professor and Chair Emeritus of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCSF, where he founded and served as inaugural Medical Director of the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute. Dr. Vail trained at Duke in Mechanical Engineering and Medicine, and is internationally recognized as a leader in hip and knee surgery, having published several hundred scientific articles and holding multiple orthopedic device patents. He is past President of the Knee Society and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Josh DeFonzo
A health technology executive with extensive experience developing disruptive technology and creating new markets across surgical robotics, implants, diagnostics, and capital equipment. He served as President of Robotics at Johnson & Johnson and is the Founder & CEO of Mendaera, Inc. Josh brings deep expertise in product development, clinical trial design, business model discovery, and go-to-market execution for early-stage health technology ventures.
Karthik Suresh
Co-founded DoubleO AI, an agentic AI orchestration platform for enterprise workflows, acquired by ZoomInfo, where he now leads Agentic AI. Previously founded Ignition, acquired by Klue. Earlier career includes product leadership at Meta (Portal, Search) and quantitative trading at Morgan Stanley and Knight Capital. He holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University (CS) and London Business School (MBA).
