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
Computer Software
Design
Media - Online
Consumer Services
Research
Health and Wellness
Areas of Expertise
Patient-Centered Health
Quantied Self
Self Tracking
Entrepreneurship
Patient Communities
Consumer Internet
Education
UC Berkeley
Computer Science, Business
2009
Event Appearances
Title
Medicine 2.0 Stanford, CA
Title
Quantified Self 2011 Mountain View, CA
Sample Talks
How Healthcare Organizations can work together on Patient-Centered Web Communities
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
Availability
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