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About Hiruˣ
Looking for inspiring speakers to deliver a talk on HealthTech or the Future of Health? Or perhaps you are looking for clinical brand ambassadors?
As practicing clinicians sitting at the intersection of healthcare and technology, we are global HealthTech advocates and clinical ambassadors who support impactful innovations. We strongly believe and advocate that we should all be using technology to complement our clinical practices rather than replace them.
While it is unlikely that technology will completely replace doctors, it is highly likely that doctors who do not embrace technology will be replaced by those who do.
Through our speaking and clinical advisory engagements, we work together on our mission to achieve a collective vision of affordable, accessible, quality technology-enabled but human-led and patient-centric health and care as well as medical and surgical education for all.
Prof. Shafi Ahmed
MBBS, PhD, FRCS (Eng, Ed, Ire), FRCS (Gen Surg), PGDipClinEd, PGDipClinLead, FFSTEd, FFCI, FRSA
Named Top 20 Global Digital Health Influencers
Dr. Zubin J Daruwalla
MBBCh (Hons), BAO (Hons), MRCSI, MCh (Orth), MMed (Orth)
Named One of the Most Influential and Emerging Voices in the Global Health Industry, 2021 & Top 50 Most Influential Voices of Healthcare, 2022
Dr. Rafael Grossmann
MD, FACS
Named One of the Most Influential Voices in Digital Health Globally
SPOTLIGHT ❯❯
THE VIRTUAL SURGEON
Cutting-edge theatre: world’s first virtual reality operation goes live
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When the pandemic hit, Singapore saw a rise in infectious cases in foreign worker dormitories. To curb the spread of the virus and keep workers safe, a single source of data collection to track workers' location within dormitories was needed as well as an integrated telemedicine platform to ensure that foreign workers have continued access to medical care.
Another milestone in the history of Google Glass was made Thursday when Dr. Rafael Grossmann used the device to record a surgery he was performing.
Grossmann, who is in the Google Explorer program and one of the few to already have glass, wrote about the surgery on his personal blog.
He believed that the platform had great potential for use in healthcare, specifically surgery where it could allow for better intra-operative consultations, mentoring, and education.
Ever wonder what it would be like to look after someone in space? Read all about healthcare, pharmacy and how to keep fit in space in this interview between Prof. Shafi Ahmed and veteran Nasa astronaut, Dr. Scott E Parazynski.
What does straddling the clinical and corporate worlds look like? In this interview, hear more about Dr. Zubin Daruwalla and his perspectives in doing just that and putting more care into healthcare.
In a few years, can you expect to see doctors wearing Google Glass, just as readily as you might see them wearing a stethoscope? According to a group of medical professionals and Glass explorers, the answer is yes!
With the constant and exponentially increasing rate of conceptualisation, advent, trialling and implementation of new technologies in the realm of digital health, how do we ensure that patient safety is not compromised?
Can surgeons have “x-ray vision”? By fusing digitally enhanced images directly into the microscope of a surgical device, this might just be the case!
When the pandemic hit, Singapore saw a rise in infectious cases in foreign worker dormitories. To curb the spread of the virus and keep workers safe, a single source of data collection to track workers' location within dormitories was needed as well as an integrated telemedicine platform to ensure that foreign workers have continued access to medical care.
Another milestone in the history of Google Glass was made Thursday when Dr. Rafael Grossmann used the device to record a surgery he was performing.
Grossmann, who is in the Google Explorer program and one of the few to already have glass, wrote about the surgery on his personal blog.
He believed that the platform had great potential for use in healthcare, specifically surgery where it could allow for better intra-operative consultations, mentoring, and education.
Ever wonder what it would be like to look after someone in space? Read all about healthcare, pharmacy and how to keep fit in space in this interview between Prof. Shafi Ahmed and veteran Nasa astronaut, Dr. Scott E Parazynski.
What does straddling the clinical and corporate worlds look like? In this interview, hear more about Dr. Zubin Daruwalla and his perspectives in doing just that and putting more care into healthcare.
In a few years, can you expect to see doctors wearing Google Glass, just as readily as you might see them wearing a stethoscope? According to a group of medical professionals and Glass explorers, the answer is yes!
Testimonials
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"Zubin is an inspiring speaker. He is able to seamlessly connect the dots between history, current global events, and the unraveling of future technologies. The audience usually remains riveted by the unfolding of ideas. Our community and medical fraternity needs Zubin and the one-stop solution he provides to guide and support medical entrepreneurs in navigating the complex medipreneur ecosystem, to get from idea to patient."
Professor Mahesh Choolani, Co-Founder, INEX
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"Dr. Grossmann provides unique and comprehensive insights into technology, medicine and innovation. His hands on and eyes on approach give him a powerful perspective on today's innovations and tomorrow's opportunities. Simply put, he lives in the future and shows us the path to get there!"
John Nosta, World’s Number 1 Digital Health Influencer
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"Shafi is both brilliant as well as a humanitarian! A true inspiration for those who are in the medical and tech arena as well as anyone who wants to make a positive difference in this world!"
Shannon Sagawe, Director, UBS Wealth Management
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"Zubin is a catalyst for healthcare transformation. He is passionate about technology adoption, facilitates to connect the various stakeholders of the healthcare ecosystem and drives change collectively. His presentations have been thought provoking and opened new perspectives and horizons and shaped our digital strategy in the region. His view points are a unique blend of clinical experience, digital knowledge and user perspective."
Aalok Mehta, General Manager, South East Asia, Hillrom
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"Dr. Rafael Grossmann is an invaluable digital health advisor. An experienced clinician with a deep and lasting interest in digital innovation, Rafael is also an outstanding human being. We are humbled to have him on our team."
Denise Silber, Co-Founder, VRforHealth
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"Shafi Ahmed brings a voice of clinical brilliance combined with unmatched vision of the future. His ability to capture what's coming gives us a key advantage for the future. He's a story teller in scrubs whose information might very well save all our lives!"
John Nosta, World’s Number 1 Digital Health Influencer
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"Bringing Singapore's vast potential together from theory to reality requires a strong and independent person and platform to bring disparate stakeholders together and catalyse this process. Zubin has repeatedly demonstrated a unique reach and the expertise to do so."
Dr. Joanne Yoong, Senior Health Economist, NUS & USC and Founder, Research for Impact
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"Rafael is a digital health visionary and enthusiast. Combining real world experience as an expert surgeon and educator with a deep understanding and capability in all forms of technology, Rafael welcomes the chance to embrace and deploy leading edge technology to improve his performance and patient outcomes and will always step forward to share that experience with the world. Its an honour to count on Rafael as an advisor to FundamentalVR."
Richard Vincent, Co-Founder & CEO, FundamentalVR
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"Professor Ahmed is a great example of the kind of pioneer that the NHS has fostered throughout its 70 years, benefiting both patients here and millions of others around the world. By using the power of technology to make contact and share his skills with countless more colleagues and students than could otherwise have been possible, he has personified the reach, inclusivity and innovation of the future NHS and so is a very deserving recipient of this award."
Dr. Neil Churchill, OBE, Director for Experience Participation & Equalities, NHS England
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"Working with Zubin and his team has been an amazing experience - from late night problem solving and brainstorming calls to managing commercial and scaling challenges. Zubin has always been available for the guidance we needed as a startup, especially being in a regulated industry like healthcare."
Dr. Shravan Verma, Founder and CEO, Speedoc
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"Rafael is a futurist who deeply understands the importance of patient care. This rare combination inspires us to imagine what is possible tomorrow and yet reminds us of what is needed today."
Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, BEM, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Founder, Proximie
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"There is absolutely no doubt that Shafi is one of the most charismatic, influential and yet incredibly humble guys in the world of healthcare. Not only is he a brilliant surgeon but his ability, desire and sheer enthusiasm to pass on his skills to others is unlike anything I have ever seen before. His skills as an educator are admired all over the world and the forward-thinking tech that he is pioneering is breath-taking. Never have I witnessed such strength, and his delivery, always with a smile and a twinkle in his eye, is infectious as he virtually transports you into the operating theatre with absolutely no need for you to pick up a scalpel."
Matt Eagles, Patient Advocate
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"What differentiates Zubin and his team is their collective operational and hands-on experience. The advisory support they provide has always been practical rather than just theoretical."
Dr. Sidney Yee, Co-Founder, INEX and CEO, A*STAR’s DxD Hub, Singapore
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"Shafi is an outstanding keynote - one of the very best. I have seen him at countless events, including Wired, Cannes and GIANT, and he has always been the highlight. As such we invited Shafi to present at our prestigious black-tie awards ceremony. The audience, made of healthcare experts, had to be educated as you'd expect from a keynote but also entertained as is necessary at a party. Shafi read the room brilliantly, and captured everyone's attention during his presentation and long into the night."
David Hunt, CEO, Havas Lynx
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"My team first met Dr. Daruwalla as a conference speaker some years ago and we were struck by his knowledge, understanding of the market, and his approachability. Over the last three years we have had numerous interactions with Zubin. He is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to the overall health landscape not only here in Singapore but also in the region and globally. As a practicing clinician, Zubin provides a unique and valuable insight into the healthcare market here. Without exception, feedback from the companies on Zubin's advice and input has been positive. Zubin provided an excellent market analysis and briefing to Noel Gordon, Chair of NHS Digital, Chair of Healthcare UK and non Executive Director of NHS England. As it was Mr. Gordon's first visit to Singapore, Zubin's briefing was an excellent scene setter and was well received."
Rosie Hamer, Former Director, UK Department of International Trade
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"Zubin and his team took the time to get to know Biorithm and craft solutions to each need. This truly distinguishes long term partners from mere service providers."
Amrish Nair, Founder & CEO, Biorithm
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"Zubin is a one-stop solution to support young startups like ours in understanding and navigating the complex HealthTech landscape. His extensive network helps to connect us regionally and globally."
Professor Xing Yi Ling, Founder, Silver Factory Technology
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"Zubin has been a great partner for us since 2019 when we were mobilising and establishing our first regional office in APAC. He continues to be available 24/7 to help us navigate the challenges that can be expected when expanding into a new market and find solutions to enable us to deliver our mission to put an accessible and affordable health service in the hands of every person on Earth."
Olly Finding, Vice President of Commercial APAC, Babylon Health
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"I have always known Zubin to have a genuine enthusiasm and be someone who rolls up his sleeves when it comes to HealthTech. He performs tasks with great focus, tenacity and vigorous communication and has an impressive plethora of strong relationships with global sites and key opinion leaders. Given Zubin has always demonstrated high work ethics, a crystalline attitude of 24/7 help and support, no less than that of a hotline, I highly recommend working with him unrestrictedly."
Professor Theo Kofidis, Founder, Kardia and Head of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Department, National University Health System, Singapore
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"Dr. Daruwalla, being a practicing clinician, not only provides important domain knowledge that significantly facilitates communications and interactions but also a perceptive understanding of challenges faced by public sector healthcare."
Charity Wai, COO, Sengkang General Hospital and Former Deputy Group COO, SingHealth and COO, Singapore National Eye Centre