E94: Trailblazing the way for Doctorpreneurs - Dr Avi Mehra (Co-founder Doctorpreneurs & IBM)
In this week’s episode Avi shares his incredible story as a doctor willing to embrace change and follow his passions. We talk about his career transitions from the NHS to industry roles such as Clinical Fellow to the NHS National Medical Director, Bupa’s Clinical Lead for Digital Health and IBM Watson Health.
We discover the founding story of ’Doctorprenuers’, the reality of entrepreneurship and if it really is something we should all pursue, why he believes every clinician should complete foundation training and the power of mentorship. Avi touches upon the life of a clinician in startups, consultancy, corporations, and his new role as Associate partner in IBM’s Global Business Services division.
Dr Avi Mehra is an Associate Partner for Healthcare and Life Sciences at IBM and Co-Founder of Doctorpreneurs. In 2014, he joined Bupa as a Clinical Fellow to the NHS National Medical Director, after which he was appointed as Bupa’s Clinical Lead for Digital Health. In 2016, Avi joined IBM’s newly formed healthcare technology and AI business unit, IBM Watson Health, where he held multiple global leadership roles before recently taking on a new role as an Associate Partner in IBM’s Global Business Services division.
Avi is also a Fellow at the Faculty of Clinical Informatics, advisor/mentor to digital health startups and mentor on the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme.
LinkedIn: Dr Avi Mehra
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