Former VP PeriOperative Services, UCSF
Former Assoc. Deputy Physician in Chief, MSK
Harvard · Rochester MD · Stanford
Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
A physician who became
the patient.
One Saturday morning, I woke up and my heart was racing. I'm an orthopedic surgeon with 35 years of experience. I knew what atrial fibrillation was — I just never expected to be the one with it.
I couldn't get into urgent care. I was second-guessing myself about whether I really needed the emergency room. So I turned to AI and asked.
"Go to the emergency room now. Do not wait."
— Claude AI, that Saturday morningIt was right. I was in AFib. Over the weeks that followed, I used AI to analyze my own CPAP data, research four complex treatment options, and walk into every specialist appointment prepared — asking sharper questions and understanding the trade-offs in ways I couldn't have without it.
My doctors made every decision. But AI made me a better patient. And I realized: I'm a physician. I had advantages most people don't have. What about everyone else facing a diagnosis alone?
This platform — Salus AI — is my answer to that question. Not a replacement for your doctor — I believe deeply in that relationship. A health coach that helps you show up prepared, understand your own data, and advocate for yourself when the stakes are high.