Hi, I'm Vishnu.

I'm a physician & software developer passionate about innovation at the intersection of medicine and technology.

About Me

I combine my expertise as a practicing physician, software engineer, and technology architect to create transformative solutions in healthcare and research.

As the Technology Architect for Stanford Medicine Catalyst, the flagship innovation program of the Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford Health Care, I design, develop, and implement solutions spanning digital health, AI, genomics, diagnostics, and therapeutics, including AI-driven platforms focusing on Parkinson's disease, chronic cardiovascular disease, and precision pharmacogenomics.

In my role as Lead Architect for Digital Health at the Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign, I created open-source frameworks for building digital health applications, including Stanford Spezi, which have been adopted by leading institutions and companies worldwide. I also co-founded Stanford Biodesign Digital Health, a group of engineers, designers, researchers, and physicians who are passionate about using technology to improve healthcare.

At Stanford, I teach CS342/MED253: Building for Digital Health, an innovative course that brings together computer science, engineering, and medical students to develop real-world digital health solutions for Stanford Medicine and industry partners.

Early in my career, I pioneered work in clinical AI applications, particularly in developing conversational agents and extracting insights from unstructured health data. I co-founded a TechStars-backed startup, developed internationally deployed COVID-19 solutions, and contributed to the IEEE's first family of international mobile health data standards. I also continue to practice as a board-certified primary care physician.

Projects

Recent Work

Stanford Spezi
Stanford Spezi

Open-source, modular ecosystem for developing digital health applications across multiple platforms.

LifeSpace
LifeSpace

Life-space mapping to study the impact of environmental conditions on health.

Prior Work

Viranos
Viranos

Platform for studying the long-term effects of COVID-19 with mobile health data and electronic health record integration.

Supported by Google Cloud's COVID-19 Hackathon Fund.

Localing
Localing  馃嚞馃嚙

Hyperlocal marketplace platform to help small businesses in the UK survive and recover from the economic shutdown.

Supported by the University of Cambridge Judge Business School 路 Accelerate Cambridge programme.

Alla Tillsammans
Alla Tillsammans  馃嚫馃嚜

Organizing assistance for isolated populations during COVID-19 and preventing social seclusion.

Community-powered platform in collaboration with non-profits in Sweden.

Machbarschaft
Machbarschaft  馃嚛馃嚜

AI assistant hotline to help millions in Germany obtain essentials safely during the pandemic.

Winner of the German federal government's #WirVsVirus competition.

Story
Story

Helps patients create a visual symptom timeline to share with their doctors.

Developed for a digital health startup.

Carescribe
Carescribe

Frustration-free patient intake with automatically generated clinical documentation.

Developed for an Otolaryngology practice.

Stablematch
Stablematch

Simulation of the algorithm that matches medical school graduates with residency training programs in the US.

Featured on NPR Planet Money, Doximity DocNews, Medium Top Stories, and Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight.

Navi
Navi

System for incident commanders to monitor the safety of emergency responders using wearable sensors.

Winning Solution for the NIST TechToProtect Challenge NYC 2019.

Whitecoat
Whitecoat

Conversational AI that assists with triage and documentation for urgent care and telehealth encounters.

Developed for an urgent care clinic.

Off the Record
Off the Record

App that helps adolescents bring up sensitive health issues with their doctors using self-destructing messaging.

Developed for the Innovate NewYork-Presbyterian Pediatric App Challenge.

Hermes
Hermes Assistant

Voice assistant that answers questions about patients based on electronic health record data.

Winner of the 2013 AthenaHealth MDP Hackathon.

Prioritas
Prioritas

Sorts radiology reports based on urgency using a machine learning classifier.

Winner of the 2013 Brigham & Women's Innovation Hub Hackathon.

ReginaG
ReginaG

Chatbot that helps teens practice dealing with cyberbullies in a safe environment.

Winner of the #HackHarassment prize sponsored by Intel.

Critical Results
Critical Results

Smartwatch app for physicians that displays customized notifications for critical lab results.

First healthcare app developed for the Pebble smartwatch.

Contact

Please feel free to e-mail me at [email protected].