Doctor-Turned-Entrepreneur Aengus Tran Uses AI to Speed Up Medical Diagnoses
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Zinnia Lee
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Summary
Aengus Tran, a 32-year-old doctor-turned-entrepreneur and CEO of Sydney-based Harrison.ai, left clinical practice to build AI software that provides rapid and accurate diagnoses of X-rays and scans. After a clinical placement in Vietnam revealed the severe strain on understaffed hospitals, Tran pivoted from cardiology to healthcare AI. His company is now targeting the overburdened U.S. healthcare system with AI diagnostic tools designed to assist radiologists and improve patient outcomes.
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Aengus Tran traded medical practice to build AI software that delivers quick and accurate diagnoses of X-rays and scans.
Now, the 32-year-old CEO of Sydney-based Harrison.ai and a 30 Under 30 Asia alum, is targeting America's overstretched healthcare system.
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