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#digihealth #startup ➡️ high quality #healthcareforall Indians 🇮🇳 💪🏾

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#pocus course run for medical students @KhalifaUni with our two senior residents Dr Sara and Dr Yousuf

🙏🏾 Dr Zakia and her team for the kind invitation

Training the next generation of POCUS Jedis #abudhabi #uae

@DoHSocial @EchoNous_Inc

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Honored to speak today at @KhalifaUni seminar on #AI in Health Systems, Business & Society!

Sharing insights from our work here in #uae and from our ongoing research in RenAIssance Lab on AI-powered clinical solutions

#HealthcareAI #DigitalHealth #AIinHealthcare #Innovation @ad@adia_lab @mbzuai @ASNKidney @ISNkidneycare

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Monthly #pocus training day @SSMCIMResidency @SSMCAbuDhabi now established for last 6 months

Led and delivered by Dr Sara K, our senior resident with our Chief Residents, Dr Maryam and Dr Mohammed- without me present to drive it !

It’s taken 7 years of efforts for this program to take roots and develop a momentum of its own

Thank you @kosmos_echonous for your support for helping this happen 🙏🏾

#pocus assisted physical examination should be standard of care in all hospitalized patients ✊🏾

@DoHSocial @RCPhysicians @acgme @ACGMEI @ISNkidneycare @ASNKidney @ERAkidney

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Thank you @OracleHealth for sharing the work we pioneered here in #uae 🙏🏾

Using #EHR to drive reliability and improve financial performance

Grateful for this journey. My experience over the past 7 years has reinforced one core belief: a physician who cannot embrace digital tools, data-driven decision-making, and #AI will struggle to create real-world impact.

This conviction also drives our healthcare focussed AI research lab with Dr Simsekler @KhalifaUni and Dr Yaqub from @mbzuai where clinical insight, technology, and data come together to improve patient care, continuously elevate healthcare services, and ensure responsible financial stewardship.

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Thank you @OracleHealth for sharing our work here in #uae 🙏🏾

Grateful for this journey. My experience over the past 7 years has reinforced one core belief: a physician who cannot embrace digital tools, data-driven decision-making, and #AI will struggle to create real-world impact.

This conviction also drives our healthcare focussed AI research lab with Dr Simsekler @KhalifaUni and Dr Yaqub from @mbzuai where clinical insight, technology, and data come together to improve patient care, continuously elevate healthcare services, and ensure responsible financial stewardship.

@ISNkidneycare @ASNKidney @ERAkidney @OpenAI @GoogleHealth @GoogleDeepMind

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🙏🏾 @OracleHealth for recognizing the digital transformation we have led in the #UAE at @SEHAHealth @SSMCAbuDhabi.

This progress reflects the collective efforts of like-minded colleagues across our organization, in close collaboration with our academic partners at @KhalifaUni and @mbzuai.

Together, this work has also laid the scientific and operational foundations for ongoing initiatives within our Research Lab 👇🏾

https://t.co/j0lQ1gGUkN

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Thank you @JeremyTeoLab @NYUADResearch @NYUAbuDhabi for this kind invitation to speak about the need for academic medical centers and role clinician scientists to bring ideas and innovations to practice

Shared insights from seven years of building and nurturing a this ecosystem here in #AbuDhabi — a journey of #CulturalTransformation.

@KhalifaUni @mbzuai @adia_lab @UAEU_NEWS @gulfmedicaluniv

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The rising burden of cardio-renal-metabolic disease demands a unified policy response.

Insulin resistance, inflammation & oxidative stress intersect across heart, kidney & metabolic health.
It’s time for integrated prevention frameworks.

#HealthPolicy #Circulatoryhealth #PublicHealth #ESIM2025 @WHO #kidneyhealth #renalcare

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A proud educator’s moment 🌟

At the AI Future Summit, three of our learners — Dr. Sara Al Khameri, Dr. Nuha Abou Khater & Moustafa Abdelwanis — presented a project we’ve shaped over 7 years in #abudhabi

Their growth and ownership reflect the thriving healthcare ecosystem we’re building in Abu Dhabi 🌱

#FutureOfHealthcare #HealthcareInnovation #UAE #AI #pocus #MedEd

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More pictures

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#redmoon

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Red Moon 🌕

@Celestron 🤝@Apple iPhone

@AstronomyCenter @NASA @apod

#redmoon #LunarEclipse2025

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From Silos to Systems: Rethinking Circulatory Health

Circulatory health is the next big frontier in public health, and its time for a new model

We rarely see kidney disease, heart disease, diabetes, or hypertension in isolation. They overlap, yet health systems still treat them separately. That siloed approach is failing patients.

For the past seven years in the #UAE, I’ve been testing and refining new ways of caring for these patients using healthcare informatics, digital tools, bedside ultrasound (POCUS), and now #AI. It’s been a journey of refining, failing, and improving, but the thesis is clear:

👉 Circulatory health needs a new model of care.

Not one that waits until disease shows up, but one that can see across domains, predict risks, and intervene earlier.

This echoes what the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health has been calling for: Their position paper "The Road to UHC'' is worth a read. ( @worldheartfed 🤝 @ISNkidneycare @IntDiabetesFed 🤝 @WorldStrokeOrg 🤝@ISHBP 🤝 many more

➡️ https://t.co/N2ICfTn5kN

#AbuDhabi, with its digital maturity and ability to embrace new ideas, offers a unique sandbox to develop such intelligent healthcare systems, a digital-first, tech-enabled “operating system for health” that can be scaled globally.

I’ll be sharing more on this at the @ESIM_Society this September in Dubai.

For Registration: https://t.co/N1ZHDkm5vf

📅September 27-28, 2025 I @rafflesdubai , #UAE
More info: https://t.co/CF1jlJlm07

More importantly, I’d love to connect with clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and innovators who are passionate about building integrated circulatory health strategies.

Because this is where healthcare systems must go if we want to make a real difference for people

#CirculatoryHealth #DigitalHealth #Innovation #AIhealth #Healthsytems #engineering #renalcare #kidneycare @UaeEma @adia_lab

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Redesign Care Delivery, Digital First, and Tech-enabled

The future of nephrology isn't just about better treatments; it's about fundamentally reimagining how we deliver care.

Seven years ago, I had a career-defining moment while spearheading ESRD digitalization at SEHA - Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. The traditional renal care model we've inherited just isn't working. Not for patients, not for healthcare systems, not for anyone.
That realization sent me down an unexpected path.

Last week, I presented at the Indian Society of Nephrology - Southern Chapter Annual Congress in Vijayawada, using the landmark study by Chinta Rama Krishna, Bogdan Milojkovic, MD, et al. on point-of-care testing and digital health technology for renal screening.
Study ➡️ https://t.co/iwFeAditlv

What I've Learned Building Digital SOPs Over 7 Years

Most healthcare "innovations" fail because we digitize broken processes. Instead, we rebuilt from scratch:
a. Reliable protocols eliminating clinical variability
b. Scalable systems that don't collapse under volume
c. Efficient workflows maximizing resources without compromising care

The Validation Moment
Being recognized not just as "another good nephrologist" but as a systems thinker and healthcare innovator was life-affirming—validation of 7 years pioneering work in #UAE healthcare.
More on our work ➡️ https://t.co/wFqYez9wzv

The Reality Check
I trained under elite nephrologists worldwide—that remains my calling card. But learning to speak both medicine and technology has opened doors to real-world impact.
To fellow clinicians: The coming years will separate adapters from non-adapters. Clinical expertise gets you to the table, but tech navigation determines your influence.

The Uncomfortable Truth
If clinicians don't lead healthcare transformation, someone without clinical insight will. Technological gains only translate to patient impact when clinicians drive change.

This shift changed my career narrative. While clinical training provided the foundation, my tech adoption reputation opened doors to system-wide influence and collaboration on real-world impact initiatives.

Looking forward to collaborating with like-minded colleagues driving patient care forward—our patients deserve better.

What's your experience with physician-led digital transformation?
#DigitalHealth #Nephrology #HealthcareInnovation #ClinicalLeadership #HealthTech #UAE

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Redesigning Renal Care: Digital-First and Tech-Enabled

Grateful to the Indian Society of Nephrology (Southern Chapter) for the kind invitation to deliver a plenary session on this topic, which is on everyone's mind. My sincere thanks to Dr. Chinta Rama Krishna and Dr. Venkat Sainaresh Vellanki for nominating me. There is no greater honor in medicine than the endorsement of one’s peers 🙏 .

Session Objectives:
a. Thriving in a Rapidly Evolving Tech Landscape
b. Humans + Machines: Integrating Multimodal Big Data into Clinical Practice
c. AI in Precision Nephrology: From Promise to Practice
d. Engineering High-Reliability Organizations: Sustainable & Resilient by Design
c. Value at Scale: How Nephrologists Can Lead the Next Wave in Healthcare Delivery

India’s healthcare system is at a pivotal crossroads. With sovereign and private equity funds like @Temasek , @Khazanah_MY , @Mubadala , @KKR_Co , @generalatlantic , among others making significant investments in healthcare infrastructure, the ecosystem is evolving rapidly.

In this new landscape, nephrologists and other clinicians must adopt a #DigitalFirst mindset, not just in patient care, but in how we design best practices, measure outcomes, and scale operations.

Because ➡️
“It’s not just that you can’t improve what you can’t measure - you can’t reward what you can’t measure.”

This philosophy has shaped much of my work at @SEHAHealth @SSMCAbuDhabi and in the broader #UAEhealthcare system.

I was also pleased to see the focus on #POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasound) in the program's opening session. Just as ultrasound is indispensable to cardiology, obstetrics, emergency medicine, and critical care, it must become a core skill in nephrology to remain relevant and effective. It validates the work we've been doing to embed POCUS across specialties in the UAE.

Let’s Collaborate
I am particularly looking forward to engaging with fellow nephrologists to drive innovations in renal care across India. I also welcome partnerships with like-minded leaders from academia, industry, and regulatory bodies to co-create solutions that improve clinical outcomes, patient experience, and system-wide resilience.

Let’s build a future where technology empowers nephrologists to lead with greater precision, scalability, and purpose.

@ISNkidneycare @ASNKidney @ERAkidney
#DigitalHealth #Nephrology #AIinHealthcare #POCUS #PrecisionMedicine #HealthSystemsInnovation #IndiaHealthcare #RenalCare #LeadershipInMedicine #digitalhealth #healthsystemengineering

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UAE POCUS Journey - 7 Years in the Making
What started with a borrowed ultrasound machine in @SKMCAbuDhabi dialysis unit has become a movement across UAE healthcare.

The Challenge: Point of Care Ultrasound (#POCUS) wasn't mainstream in medical subspecialities, esp #nephrology, despite being well established in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine for decades.

My early success reducing hospitalizations for dialysis patients related to fluid overload and vascular access was limited - I couldn't institutionalize it working alone.

The Breakthrough: Joining @SSMCAbuDhabi , I launched a training program with the support of Deanne Kashiwagi, Tahir Mehmood, and Hatem Soliman Aboumarie via an @kosmos_echonous research grant.

We became the first Middle East facility with an “AI POCUS Academy”.
https://t.co/5X97h457xP

The Movement: Something exciting is happening now - Multiple POCUS-trained physicians are now in UAE. This last few weeks alone, I've participated in courses at:
A. SEHA Tawam Hospital -Dr Naren Raj
B. Al Zahra Pvt. Hospital Dubai by Dr. Rachna Sahityani & AbdolGhader Pakniyat,
C Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (Dr. Waqar Gaba, Yousef Alabrach, Emad Khater swalha

The Emirates Society of Internal Medicine now endorses this approach, thanks to Dr.Abdulla Sultan Almarzooqi.

The Vision: POCUS-assisted physical examination should be standard care for undifferentiated shortness of breath and shock - unifying the language between Emergency Medicine 📷 Internal Medicine ( esp Nephrology) 📷 Critical Care.

Unlike my digital transformation work in Nephrology, which required convincing a CEO ,Dr. Gareth Goodier, contributing to the Kidney transplant program growth in the UAE, which involved working with a well-established program at SEHA Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

This required aligning with a community of advocates @NephroP @EchoSoliman @ArgaizR @ASARUC1 , across institutions and many others championing this in their practices.

Now @DubaiHealth and Dr Rasha Bahumaid have started a Master's Program for POCUS, leading certification - a big win for the #UAE Healthcare Ecosystem

Key lesson: Sometimes systemic healthcare change requires patience and grassroots advocacy, not just top-down decisions.

Most satisfying project of my career - seeing gradual adoption has been life-affirming, also that I have trained some passionate people who will lead this program long term

Check this article we wrote in
📷 WHX Insights https://t.co/xPjCJXBG3Y...
#HealthcareInnovation #medicaleducation #kidneycare #renalcare @doh_social @ISNkidneycare @ASNKidney @ERAkidney

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Big thanks to @Himansh91159311 & @Opguru for having me 🙌

We talked about how to thrive in this fast-changing world — and it’s not just about tech.

Think:
⚡ Agility
📚 Lifelong learning
🧠 Social smarts
🚀 Having an aspirational goal

Would love to hear your take too👇
🎥 https://t.co/hvK1uZgHFE

#CareerGrowth #MindsetMatters #FutureReady

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“Transforming Healthcare: The Role of Clinical AI in Advancing Patient Care, User Experience and Operational Excellence”

Sharing our experience of bringing incremental change over last 7 years in #uaehealthcare #uae

@OracleHealth Dubai 2025 with Dr Yasir from @Oracle , Mr Khalid from @M42Health and Dr Mujtaba from @BurjeelHoldings @burjeelhospital

@KhalifaUni @mbzuai

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Thank you 🙏🏾 @GEVernova for this kind invitation to present about #kidneyhealth and #kidneydisease on account of @worldkidneyday

Prevention is key, if you are adult get screened for kidney disease

#worldkidneyday

@ISNkidneycare @ASNKidney @ERAkidney @adia_lab @KhalifaUni @UAEU_NEWS @DoHSocial @mohapuae @WHO @GEHealthCare @MoHFW_INDIA

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Interdisciplinary #pocus workshop led by Dr Naren from @STMCSEHA

Anesthesiologist 🤝 critical care 🤝 cardiologist 🤝nephrology 🤝emergency medicine 🤝 surgery with #POCUS

Unless we create this cross disciplinary collaboration and unify the language with POCUS we won’t make much difference

These was my hard and painful learning of my own efforts over last 7 years, but when joined forces with other disciplines, was a force multiplier 🫡

@ASDINNews @ASNKidney @ISNeducation @POCUSIAPN @POCUSJournal @ThinkingCC @EchoSoliman @ArgaizR @NephroP @ERAkidney @isn_india @ISNkidneycare