About Us

MyMedicalHistoryOnline.com was founded by John C. Mazurek after he become increasingly aware of the fragmentation of his personal medical records and the potential problems stemming from having critical details of test results stored at his doctor's office as well as at 2 different hospital systems.  After discussing the issue with his family (one daughter is a nurse, the other a doctor), and having the harrowing experience of almost being given a medication to which he is allergic at a recent emergency department visit, he realized that the solution was to give patients more control of, and access to, their medical records in a form that would be easy and quick to give to other health care providers. John received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Illinois, his Masters at Northeastern Illinois University and attended Loyola University working towards his PhD.

 

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Melissa Swartz, RN, is John's daughter and co-founder of MyMedicalHistoryOnline.com.  Melissa's personal experience in battling Hodgkin's Lymphoma, during which she has undergone 6 months of chemotherapy, multiple biopsies, and a seemingly uncountable number of imaging studies, provides her with a keen insight into the challenges of dealing with multiple medical records.  A particular event, in which she almost received a medication potentially dangerous to her condition, led to her belief in the concept of patient-maintained medical records as a safer alternative.

Melissa is an Intensive Care Registered Nurse currently living in Ohio.  Born and raised in Chicago, Melissa received her B.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Dayton before deciding to return to school to become an RN. 

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Erik Kulstad, MD, is John's son-in-law and a co-founder of MyMedicalHistoryOnline.com. Dr. Kulstad became interested in enhancing patients' access to medical records during his work as an emergency physician in a busy Chicago-area hospital. Regarding his experiences, he says "I think all physicians in this environment have been frustrated by a general lack of access to medical records causing uncertainty in treatment, delays in care, and redundant or repetitive testing. The fact that we're still relying on primitive or proprietary technology is very concerning, and existing efforts to solve the problem haven't been particularly encouraging. The idea of putting patients in greater control of their own records is one that I hope will significantly improve the overall state of healthcare."

Dr. Kulstad received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Maryland, a Masters of Science degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Houston, and his M.D. from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He is currently an Attending Physician as well as the Research Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Advocate Christ Medical Center and holds the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Dr. Kulstad is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.   

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