Sean Ahrens
Co-founder, Designer, Developer Crohnology
Media
Social
Biography
Sean is the designer and developer of Crohnology.com, a social health network for patients with Crohn's & Colitis. Crohnology lets patients share and learn what treatments work for others, track their health, and meet others near them. Sean runs the SF Bay Area Crohn's & Colitis Meetup Group (sfibd.org) and is a frequent counselor at Crohn's & Colitis summer camps where he mentors youth with IBD. Sean blogs about Crohn's & Colitis and patient-centered health tech at blog.crohnology.com and tweets at @Crohnology.
Prior to Crohnology, Sean cofounded and was lead developer of YC-funded MessageParty. Sean studied Computer Science and Business at UC Berkeley, and has led software design and development at startups including 1000Memories, Votizen, and Halogen Network.
Sean is also a private pilot and a touring cyclist.
Prior to Crohnology, Sean cofounded and was lead developer of YC-funded MessageParty. Sean studied Computer Science and Business at UC Berkeley, and has led software design and development at startups including 1000Memories, Votizen, and Halogen Network.
Sean is also a private pilot and a touring cyclist.
Industry Expertise
Consumer Services
Research
Health and Wellness
Computer Software
Design
Media - Online
Areas of Expertise
Self Tracking
Entrepreneurship
Patient Communities
Consumer Internet
Patient-Centered Health
Quantied Self
Education
UC Berkeley
Computer Science, Business
2009
Event Appearances
Title
Medicine 2.0 Stanford, CA
Title
Quantified Self 2011 Mountain View, CA
Sample Talks
Self-Tracking Pig Whipworm Inoculation as a Treatment for Crohn's Disease
How my experience as a patient with Crohn's Disease fueled my desire to build Crohnology.com
How Healthcare Organizations can work together on Patient-Centered Web Communities
Availability
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