Harvey Castro, MD, MBA.

Phantom Space

The advisor role at Phantom Space involves providing strategic guidance and leveraging expertise in areas like AI, healthcare, and technology innovation to support the company’s mission of advancing space commerce. Advisors are expected to collaborate with the leadership team, offering insights that help drive the company's goals of creating efficient, cost-effective space solutions and maintaining a leading edge in technology.

 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞

Ministry of Health (Singapore)

t I am honored to announce my recent appointment as a member of the Health Regulatory Advisory Panel (MOH RAP) at the Singapore Ministry of Health, serving from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026. This role empowers me to contribute to shaping regulatory approaches in healthcare, focusing on innovation, risk management, and the integration of new technologies and care models in a rapidly evolving landscape. With a deep commitment to enhancing healthcare delivery and outcomes, my work with MOH RAP will center on advising on regulatory policy, operations, and transformation, particularly at the intersection of healthcare services, technologies, and professional practices. Additionally, I will engage in international networks to further Singapore’s position and interests in global healthcare regulation. I am eager to leverage this opportunity to make a meaningful impact on locally and globally healthcare systems.

Health Regulatory Advisory Panel (MOH RAP)

Texas Medical Association

I am honored to accept the invitation to serve as a consultant to the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Committee on Health Information Technology as an AI expert, beginning immediately and extending through TexMed 2025. In this role, I will be focusing on advancing and integrating AI applications in healthcare, ensuring physician interests are represented and protected in this rapidly evolving field.

With TMA representing over 55,000 physicians in Texas, my work will involve developing strategies and policies that harness the power of AI to improve patient care and healthcare delivery. I will be collaborating with the committee to address the ethical and practical challenges of AI in healthcare, advocating for best practices, and guiding the implementation of innovative AI solutions that support physicians and enhance healthcare outcomes.

My expertise in AI and healthcare will be invaluable as we work together to navigate the complexities of AI integration, ensuring it serves the needs of both patients and healthcare providers. I look forward to contributing to TMA's mission and driving the AI healthcare revolution forward.

Information Technology Consultant

Aexa Tech

Partner & Medical AI Advisor at Aexa Tech

In this capacity, I work with a forward-thinking team dedicated to integrating cutting-edge AI solutions into healthcare. As part of Aexa Tech’s mission, I:

Develop AI-Enhanced Medical Applications
Oversee the design and implementation of AI-driven tools that aim to improve patient outcomes and streamline clinical workflows.

Collaborate on Holographic & Mixed Reality Projects
Contribute to the development of Aexa Tech’s flagship products such as HoloConnect and HoloWizard, which revolutionize remote consultations, training, and patient engagement through advanced holographic communication.

Bridge AI and Healthcare
Ensure that our innovative solutions meet regulatory standards, adhere to the latest medical guidelines, and effectively address healthcare challenges across diverse specialties.

Lead Strategic Partnerships
Engage with industry partners to expand the adoption of holographic and AI-powered solutions in clinical settings, elevating Aexa Tech’s impact on global healthcare.

Key Achievement:
Spearheaded early prototypes that leverage AI and mixed reality for telemedicine consultations, paving the way for more immersive and efficient patient-care interactions.

Partner & Medical AI Advisor

American Society for AI

Private, invitation-only nonprofit that convenes senior AI leaders twice a year for closed-door, off-the-record summits. Membership is strictly limited and awarded only after nomination, a rigorous Board interview, and majority vote.
 The Society accepts no sponsors or donations and bars press, recordings, or livestreams to preserve candid dialogue.

 Within ASFAI, the title “Distinguished Member” is reserved for select invitees and is referenced in official releases and events.

Twice-annual summits bring together C-suite innovators, policymakers, academics, clinicians, and investors to explore the breakthrough applications, ethics, and policy at the forefront of AI.
 External analysts consistently rank ASFAI the most prestigious AI association in the United States, thanks to its tight gate-keeping model and impact-focused agenda.

Guided by the mission “to create a better world with AI,” the Society equips members with cross-sector insights that translate into responsible, human-centered innovation.

Distinguish member 

The American Journal of Healthcare Strategy

Board Member | The American Journal of Healthcare Strategy (AJHCS)

As a physician-entrepreneur and AI futurist, I guide AJHCS in transforming cutting-edge insights into actionable strategies for health system leaders worldwide. My board work centers on three pillars: governance, innovation, and impact, so that every article, podcast, and policy brief drives measurable improvement in care delivery.

Board Member

Helpp.ai

Helpp.ai revolutionizes healthcare with AI-driven fall prevention and workflow automation, targeting the significant challenge of patient falls—a problem costing US healthcare $34 billion annually. Our platform leverages ambient intelligence to provide early warnings, reducing falls and enhancing patient safety.

Beyond fall prevention, helpp.ai automates healthcare workflows, alleviating practitioner burnout and improving care quality. It adapts to changing patient needs, optimizes care delivery, and supports clinical decision-making with timely insights. This integration of technology into healthcare not only improves patient outcomes but also operational efficiency.

Designed to seamlessly integrate into existing systems, helpp.ai offers a scalable solution for improving patient outcomes and efficiency in hospitals and care facilities. Our technology streamlines clinical decisions, ensures compliance with healthcare standards, and allows healthcare professionals to focus on delivering exceptional care.

Join us in advancing healthcare, where technology and compassion meet to create safer, more efficient care environments. Explore helpp.ai’s potential to transform your healthcare delivery through innovative fall prevention, workflow optimization, and enhanced decision-making. Together, we can anticipate and prevent healthcare challenges, setting new standards of care.

#HelppAI #FallPrevention #HealthcareInnovation #AI #PatientSafety #WorkflowAutomation

Chief Medical AI Officer

OpenAI

I am excited to publicly share the new OpenAI Forum, a place to discuss, learn, and shape AI!

The forum features online and in-person events along with paid activities that directly impact OpenAI models: https://forum.openai.com/

The Forum events include in-person meet-ups highlighting technical talks, dinner mixers at OpenAI, educational webinars and expert roundtable conversations, and plenty of opportunities for members (including OpenAI researchers) to network and cross-pollinate ideas. Forum programming will be co-created by community members and facilitated by OpenAI.

The OpenAI Forum community aims to build an ecosystem of collaborators that help us achieve our mission of building AGI that benefits all of humanity.

OpenAI Forum Member

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Transforming Oncology with AI: As a member of the AI in Precision Oncology Editorial Board, I am at the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence into cancer care. Our journal is the pioneering peer-reviewed platform dedicated to exploiting AI's potential in clinical and precision oncology. From groundbreaking AI algorithms in cancer detection to personalized therapy innovations, we are driving advancements that promise to revolutionize oncology care. Join us in exploring how AI is shaping the future of healthcare, making diagnosis and treatment more precise, personalized, and impactful. 🚀 #AIInHealthcare #PrecisionOncology #FutureOfMedicine

Editorial Board Member

PONS

The Medical Advisory Board of PONS is a team of highly skilled medical professionals who provide expert guidance and advice on the company's products and services. Comprising of experienced physicians, researchers, and specialists, the board plays a vital role in ensuring that the startup's technology is safe, effective, and in compliance with regulatory standards. Leveraging their expertise in various medical domains, the board members work closely with PONS's management to design and develop innovative solutions that can address the most pressing challenges in healthcare today. Their insights and recommendations help PONS to remain at the forefront of medical innovation, delivering cutting-edge products that can improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

Medical Advisory Board of PONS 

ChatGPT Healthcare Advisor • Physician with Executive MBA • AI in Healthcare Author Ex-CEO & Physician, aiding in AI's healthcare integration. Empowering physicians, patients, authoring the AI in healthcare revolution.

Confused on AI implementation? We help 👋 | Top AI Voice | Founder of Everyday AI, a Top 10 Tech Podcast | AI Strategist | AI Consultant | AI Keynote Speaker | Helping companies leverage GenAI

At 2 a.m. in the ER, I rely on seconds; soon I’ll depend on satellites. I’m Dr. Harvey Castro, the physician-futurist fusing AI, clinical data, and orbital sensors to predict illness before symptoms strike.

For 20 years, I treated crisis after it walked through the doors. Today I’m flipping that script: harnessing generative AI, ambient wearables, and space-borne imaging to keep patients out of the ER entirely.

Impact so far
• 40+ emergency departments using AI triage blueprints → 18 % faster door-to-doctor time  
• Tackling the $34 B fall-injury problem as Chief Medical AI Officer at Helpp.ai  
• Advisory work for the Singapore Ministry of Health & Texas Medical Association policy shaping for 21 million citizens  
• 4× TEDx & CES main-stage speaker; research cited in JAMA and MIT Tech Review  
• Co-architecting Phantom Space medical-payload program, turning lunar telemetry into oncology insights.

How can we work together
🔹 Bespoke AI-transformation projects let’s deploy tech that moves your company’s metrics.
🔹 Keynotes & board briefings on orbit-to-operating-room innovation  
🔹 Executive advisory retainers from proof-of-concept to FDA clearance

Ready to explore orbit-to-operating-room innovation?  
DM me here.

Let’s turn satellites, sensors, and software into healthier humans.

Chief Executive Officer

Medical Intelligence Ops, where we are pioneering the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into healthcare. Our physician-led team is committed to transforming patient care and hospital operations through intelligent solutions.

I’m Speaking at MEDICA - Leading International Trade Fair  2025 in #Düsseldorf

One of the biggest global stages in medical innovation and this year, AI is at the center of the conversation.

I’m grateful to be part of three sessions where we’ll explore how AI is reshaping clinical work, connected care, and our shared expectations for safety and trust in modern medicine.

📅 My Sessions at MEDICA 2025

TUESDAY, November 18

🧠 1. Panel — AI & Big Data in Healthcare
🕒 11:15 AM – 11:50 AM CET
Topic: “AI as a Healthcare Companion — How AI Supports Human Expertise and Decision-Making.”
Joining incredible leaders from the German Center for AI and Microsoft to discuss how AI can empower clinicians instead of overwhelm them.

🏆 2. Jury Member — MEDICA Start-Up Competition
🕝 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM CET
Excited to help evaluate groundbreaking digital health solutions pushing medicine forward.

WEDNESDAY, November 19

🎙 3. Keynote — Connected Medical Things
🕐 1:05 PM – 1:20 PM CET
Topic: “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of AI in Healthcare.”
A rapid-fire look at where AI is saving time, saving lives  and where vigilance is still urgently needed.

🌍 Why This Matters

AI in medicine is accelerating faster than our policies, workflows, and comfort levels.
Events like MEDICA give us a chance to slow down, challenge assumptions, and talk honestly about safety, bias, access, and the role of human judgment in an AI-first era.

I’m honored to contribute to this global dialogue and to bring back insights for clinicians, innovators, and leaders navigating this transformation.

If you’ll be in Düsseldorf, I’d love to connect. I am on WhatsApp or IM me here 
If not, I’ll share takeaways from the week here.

#AI #HealthcareInnovation #DigitalHealth #MedTech #DrGPT #ArtificialIntelligence #ConnectedCare #MEDICA2025 #DigitalTwins #HealthEquity #PhantomSpace #MedicalAI

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Using AI to Improve Healthcare: A KAIZUNO-Inspired Leadership Path

(Credit to the authors of #KAIZUNO and special thanks to Murat Aydin  for this powerful framework.)

Improving healthcare with AI isn’t just a technology challenge  it’s a leadership journey. The KAIZUNO system highlights 5 steps that align perfectly with what we must do as clinicians, innovators, and leaders shaping the future of medicine.

Here’s how I apply these steps as DrGPT and how you can use them in your own mission to transform healthcare with AI:

1️⃣ Strive for Success Start with Purpose

AI should exist for one reason: improving patient outcomes and empowering clinicians.
Tip: Identify one clinical pain point and define a simple, meaningful AI goal to address it.

2️⃣ Thrive Through Relationships  Build the Right Ecosystem

AI healthcare transformation requires collaboration — clinicians, technologists, policymakers, patients.
Tip: Form one new partnership this week (a hospital lead, a data scientist, a startup founder). Growth happens in teams.

3️⃣ Embrace Balanced Planning  Think Big, Plan Realistically

Bold vision must meet operational reality.
Tip: Before any AI project, outline the risks, data needs, workflows, and expected ROI. Balance ambition with feasibility.

4️⃣ Pursue Practical Implementation Make AI Useful at the Bedside

Technology only matters when it translates into real clinical value.
Tip: Start with one high-impact use case  documentation, triage, early warning, imaging and measure outcomes.


5️⃣ Secure Sustainable Success  Build Trust and Long-Term Impact

AI adoption isn’t a one-time event; it’s a continuous evolution.
Tip: Collect feedback, share wins, and constantly refine. Transparency builds trust, and trust scales adoption.

🧠 Our Mission

As DrGPT, my goal is simple:
Use AI responsibly to improve healthcare, support clinicians, and enhance patient care worldwide.

KAIZUNO reminds us that sustainable transformation doesn’t require complexity  just disciplined leadership.

Thank you to the KAIZUNO authors for this powerful framework — and special acknowledgment to Murat Aydin  for his leadership and contribution to operational excellence.

Let’s keep building the future of medicine together.
#DrGPT #FutureOfMedicine #HealthcareAI #Leadership #KAIZUNO

Some lines stay with you long after you say them.

In this clip from my #TEDx talk, “How AI, Satellites, and Edge Tech Keep Your Doctor Close,” I share a truth that has haunted me throughout my medical career:

Where you live will determine whether you live.

I’ve seen it at 3 a.m. in rural Texas, where a patient had no cell signal and no way to call for help.

I’ve seen it in communities where the nearest hospital is 70 miles away.

And I’ve seen how everything changes when technology steps in when a simple patch on someone’s chest can reach a satellite… which reaches a medical team… which saves a life.

My mission is simple:
No one should die because help was too far away.
If we can use AI, satellite communication, and edge technology to reach the unreachable, we can change the future of medicine one life, one moment at a time.

If this message resonates, I’d be honored if you watched my full TEDx talk on YouTube link in the comments and shared your thoughts in the comment’s of YouTube please. Your feedback truly means the world to me. ❤️

With gratitude,
Dr. Harvey Castro (“DrGPT”)
TedX Southlake thank you! 
#HealthcareAI #FutureOfMedicine #HealthEquity #DigitalHealth #SavingLives #ProactiveCare #TEDx #TEDxTalk

Every groundbreaking idea starts the same way: with a moment that feels impossible… until it isn’t.

I was looking at an image of Lionel Messi standing in a roaring Barcelona stadium with me..  lights blazing, crowd alive, history in motion.

For a second, it felt like a real moment.

And then it hit me:
Artificial intelligence didn’t just recreate a picture.
It recreated a feeling.

In medicine, this is the crossroads we’re standing in right now.

AI isn’t just producing data.
It’s producing confidence sometimes accurate, sometimes not.
It’s generating clinical recommendations that look polished, persuasive, and intuitive.

But the future of healthcare won’t be shaped by AI that feels real.
It will be shaped by AI that earns trust  through validation, transparency, and true clinical partnership.

Because the next era of medicine isn’t about replacing human judgment.
It’s about elevating it.

And that future belongs to the leaders willing to ask the hard questions:

Are we embracing AI because it’s compelling… or because it’s correct?
Are we adopting what looks advanced… or what truly protects patients?
Are we building tools that imitate insight… or tools that improve it?

Innovation begins when we stop accepting what feels real
and start demanding what is real.

And yes this Messi moment?
It’s an AI picture.

#HealthcareAI #AIinMedicine #DigitalHealth #FutureOfHealthcare #ClinicalAI #MedTech #InnovationLeadership #DrGPT #ThoughtLeadership #AIFuture

Honored to be included in the Top 100 Most Influential Men of 2025. My sincere thanks to everyone who nominated, supported, and uplifted the incredible individuals on this list. Congratulations to all who were recognized your impact matters.

I’m humbled and grateful for this honor.

If you’re new to my work, I’d love for you to follow my journey. My mission is clear: use AI responsibly to improve healthcare, support clinicians, and elevate humanity through innovation and compassion.

I share this vision in my #TEDx talks, which I’ll link in the comments with my fifth talk coming to YouTube this January.

Thank you again for this recognition. Let’s continue building a future where technology serves people, not the other way around.
Special thank you to Sibel Terhaar ! Very honored. 

#DrGPT #AI #HealthcareInnovation #FutureOfMedicine #Leadership #Gratitude

Founder & CEO at LeadershipUp Magazine | Top 50 Most Influential Leaders of 2025 | Founder of Chasing Kindness | Best Selling Author

The Top 100 Most Influential Men of 2025 has officially been announced! 👏🎉🎉

Today, we’re celebrating International Men’s Day by revealing the Top 100 list — selected from over 9,000 nominees.

These are your choices… 💕

But honestly, I’ll admit—I cheated on about five percent of it. 😜
I had to sneak in a few of my personal favorites. I’m only human. 😄

This day is about honoring the men who showed up, stayed strong, supported others, grew, evolved, and kept their character steady even when life pushed hard. ❤️ I adore kind people, yes respect kind men a lot.👏

I can’t tag all 100 names here, but every single one will be listed in the comments, so no one is overlooked.

And yes… I’m fair.
We celebrated Women’s Day this year, and we’ll celebrate again in 2026. Balance always. 💕

Since some of my followers are in Australia and India, we’re posting this early. And those in Europe and the USA will wake up happy 😊

Tag the men who deserve to be seen.
Let the fun begin — big energy, big appreciation, big love.

Happy International Men’s Day, gentlemen. 🙌

#happyinternationalmensday #top100 #men #kindness #motivation #inspiration

I will mention rest on the comments.

Matt Higgins  
Gary Vaynerchuk  
Patrick Schwarzenegger 
Adam Danyal 
Jasmin Alić 
Cory Warfield 
Aidan Kehoe 
Chef Duane Keller 
Sören Müller 
Harvey Castro, MD, MBA. 
Professor Gary Martin FAIM 
Scott Isaacson 
Stanford Routt 
Linus Kujava 

Mark Cuban 
Frank Powers, PMP MBA 
Hollie Price 
Murat Aydin 
David Fessell, MD 
Chris Do 
Bobby Umar 
Pete Schramm 
Hanif Ajari 
Richard DiPilla 
❤️‍🔥 Dennis Pitocco  
Brett Scott Brody 
Dennis Berry 
Bo Porter 

Emmanuel Ugo Enemuoh 
Daymond John 
Pavan Sampath 
Sean Kelly 
Robert Alexander 
Alen Voskanian, MD, MBA, FAAHPM, FACHE 
Kevin Davis 
Matthew Baumgartner, MBA 
Paul L. Gunn Jr 
Mangesh Pawar 
Joseph Irving D'aranjo 
Craig Wasilchak 

The rest will be in comments.

Top 100 Most Influential Men of 2025

Two physicians. One mission.
Pushing the boundaries of what AI can do for human health.

At #MEDICA, I had the chance to connect with Daniel Kraft, MD :one of the most forward-thinking voices in digital health. Our conversation reinforced something I see every day in the ER: no single clinician, researcher, or technologist can shape the future of healthcare alone.

Here’s the insight that hit me hardest:
AI isn’t transformative because it’s powerful.
It’s transformative because it forces us to collaborate in ways medicine never has before.

A few themes that stood out from our discussion:
• AI must augment clinical judgment not replace it.
• Tools that fit workflow will win over tools that simply impress.
• Trust and transparency will define which AI systems actually scale.
• Real breakthroughs happen when tech innovators and frontline clinicians share the table.

Moments like this remind me why AI + healthcare is truly a team sport and why these conversations matter more than ever.

What’s one collaboration or conversation that recently expanded your thinking about the future of medicine?

#FutureOfMedicine #AIFirst #HealthcareInnovation #DigitalHealth #MedTech #DrGPT

The Future of #Medicine Isn’t #AI It’s AI-Empowered Clinicians

Every time I’m on stage from #TEDx to global conferences the same question comes up:

“Will AI replace doctors?”

But at 3 AM in the ER, surrounded by uncertainty and life-or-death decisions, the answer is unmistakably clear:

AI can process data.
Only humans can deliver compassion, judgment, and hope.

At #MEDICA 2025, I’m sharing one core idea:

🧠 AI is the new stethoscope powerful, precise, and useless without human hands to guide it.

Here’s where the real transformation is happening:

• AI as the Master Scribe
Lifting the documentation burden so clinicians can reclaim the patient connection burnout has stolen.

• AI as the Tireless Sentinel
Catching signals we miss at 3 AM after a 12-hour shift because pattern recognition alone isn’t diagnosis.

• AI as the Specialized Consultant
Offering second opinions built on millions of images, while the physician still makes the final call.

But the heart of medicine?

The trust.
The empathy.
The human presence at a patient’s most vulnerable moment.

That stays ours.

AI informs.
Clinicians decide.
Patients trust.

My mission and the mission of #DrGPT is simple:

Build AI that gives clinicians more time for compassion, more clarity in decision-making, and more humanity at the bedside.

That’s the only future of medicine worth building.

Harvey Castro, MD, MBA. (DrGPT)

#DrGPT #AI #HealthcareInnovation #DigitalHealth #Leadership #MEDICA2025 #FutureOfMedicine #Clinicians #HumanCenteredAI

Most people don’t realize their inner life dies long before their body does.
I see it in the ER every week and it’s becoming even more common in the age of AI.

Patients come in because something feels “off.”
Vitals look fine. Labs look fine.
But their inner world?
Completely depleted.

And here’s the part we rarely talk about:

We lose ourselves slowly.

Not in a dramatic moment… but through tiny compromises:
	•	Putting curiosity on the shelf
	•	Letting relationships drift
	•	Ignoring our physical and mental well-being
	•	Running on autopilot instead of self-reflection
	•	Stopping the learning that once made us feel alive

These losses are invisible.
But their impact is not.

When your inner life dims, it affects how you show up for your patients, your team, your family yourself.

The good news?

We can bring it back.
Not with a grand life overhaul, but with small, intentional practices:
	•	Protect your passions like a vital sign
	•	Nurture one relationship today
	•	Prioritize a tiny act of well-being
	•	Reflect for two minutes before bed
	•	Learn something new—even something small

Your inner life is your strongest form of resilience.
Your most underrated source of clarity.
And your most powerful antidote to a world accelerating faster every day.

What’s one small thing that helps keep your inner life alive?

#DrGPT #WellBeing #HealthcareAI #Leadership #Mindset #PhysicianLife

Long international trips always come with the same question:

“Harvey, how do you travel so much… and bounce back so fast?”

After speaking in Barcelona and flying home, I slept barely 5 hours — yet I was fully functional the next morning.
This isn’t genetics… it’s a protocol.

To help everyone who travels, I created a simple infographic outlining the exact steps I follow.
These are science-based habits that reset your circadian rhythm, protect cognition, and reduce inflammation from travel.

🔥 My #JetLag Reset Routine (#DrGPT Protocol)
	•	Lux Light for 10–15 minutes immediately upon waking
	•	5-minute sunlight walk to anchor your brain to the new time zone
	•	No caffeine for the first 90 minutes (prevents the mid-day crash)
	•	High-protein breakfast (30–40g) for stable energy
	•	Hydration + electrolytes
	•	Zone 2 movement later in the day (light, not intense)
	•	Eat meals on the local schedule as soon as possible
	•	Light infrared sauna (120–125°F) gentle, restorative heat that reduces inflammation without adding stress
	•	Nighttime “Circadian Landing Gear”: warm shower → magnesium → no screens → cool room
	•	No alcohol for 24 hours after landing

It’s amazing how quickly your body adapts when you give it the right signals.

Whether you’re traveling for conferences, leadership events, clinical work, or family — your performance is directly tied to your recovery strategy.

If this helps you, feel free to save the infographic and share it with other high performers who live on the move. (Or for your next travel). 

#DrGPT #JetLagReset #LongevityMedicine #PerformanceScience #Healthspan #LeadershipLifestyle #TravelWellness #Biohacking #SleepOptimization #CircadianHealth #BarcelonaToDallas

The messages caught me off guard.
People from villages, megacities, and remote mountain towns all saying the same thing:

“Your TEDx talk made me feel less alone.”

And I’ll be honest on a day like Thanksgiving, those words hit differently.

When I walked onto that #TEDx stage, I carried a lot with me:
Maria, waking up terrified at 3 a.m. with chest pain and no cell service…
the Texas rancher stranded on a dusty road during his stroke…
little Jimmy, gasping for air until a simple hand-drawn “dust monster” finally made him smile…


These stories never leave you.
They shape the way you see the world.
They shift the question from “How do we treat?” to “How do we reach?”

So when the messages started arriving from Brazil, India, South Africa, rural Alaska I realized something:

This isn’t just my mission.
It’s a shared one.
Because no matter where we live, we all want the same thing:
For distance not to decide our destiny.

And this is where my gratitude deepens.

I’m thankful for the chance to work with a team at Phantom Space  
that wakes up every day determined to close that distance.
To build satellites and systems that make healthcare feel close,
even when the nearest hospital is 70 miles away.
To create a world where your doctor may be far but your care is always near.

Being part of this mission, with this company, at this moment in time it means everything.

Today, I’m thankful for:
• The global voices who reached out. You reminded me why this work matters.
• The communities fighting for equitable care.
• The chance to let AI extend human compassion—not replace it.
• A team that believes access is a right, not a luxury.

And maybe most of all,
I’m thankful that we’re writing this future together
not in fear, not in isolation,
but in hope.

If you watched the talk, what part stayed with you?
I’d truly love to hear.
(Link in comments )
#HealthcareAI #AIForGood #EmergencyMedicine #DigitalHealth #Telemedicine
#GlobalHealth #TechForHumanity #AIInnovation #DrGPT #PhantomSpace

Thanks for joining our exclusive live broadcast. Feel free to share your questions and interact with other participants in the chat.

U.S. Department of State

Provide quality primary and preventive medical care to U.S. diplomats and their families, supervise staff, direct health unit operations, and engage with foreign audiences to promote peace and prosperity around the world.

Foreign Service Medical Provider

University of Lynchburg

As Senior Advisor for the University of Lynchburg's Master of Public Health program, I provide strategic guidance to a robust, all-encompassing curriculum designed to enhance health outcomes globally. We empower students with comprehensive skills, including evidence-based practices, policy design, data analysis, and community health tools, emphasizing ethical applications. With experiential learning, students work on real-world problems in internships or community-based projects. We prepare them for the Certified Health Education Specialists exam and offer a community health concentration and online flexibility. Our ultimate goal is to foster capable leaders dedicated to advancing health equity and well-being in diverse communities worldwide.

Facilitated continuing education on global health issues, including social determinants of health, key areas of disease burden, and physician assistants’ role in solving these problems.
• Written Communication: Provided high-quality doctoral-level instruction by delivering asynchronous material to doctoral fellows. Result: 20 Doctor of Medical Science fellows completed rigorous studies in the global health discipline per 12-week term.
• Collaboration: Evaluated and provided recommendations to the course leader by incorporating industry-specific knowledge and expertise. Result: Increased student capacity by 25% by increasing enrollment capacity and course development.

Senior Advisor to the Master of Public Health Program & Adjunct Professor of Global Health

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Subject matter expert on the Veterans Exposure Team-Health Outcomes Military Exposures (VET-HOME). Performs registry evaluations that are critical to understanding and mitigating the health impacts of various military exposures, such as Agent Orange, Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation, Depleted Uranium, Gulf War Illness, Toxic Embedded Fragments, Airborne Hazards, and Open Burn Pits (AHOBPR).

VET-HOME Clinician 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Works as part of a team to research, develop, and implement plans, processes, protocols, and frameworks for managing public health, medical, and health security threats and crises.

Coordinate with DHS, federal inter-agency, state and local, and non-governmental partners to build whole-of-nation resilience to health security threats and other crises such as natural disasters and mass migration. Serves as an expert analyst in the areas of public health emergency preparedness and operational coordination of major medical and health security programs.

Senior Public Health and Medical Planner

Stepping Stones for Global Development

We collaborate with community leaders, healthcare professionals, educators, and organizations to provide sustainable improvements in health and education in resource-scarce communities.

Board Chair

The National Institutes of Health

Provides clinical research concerning vascular thrombosis & Inflammation aims to understand how the immune systems, blood factors, and vascular networks interact and lead to vascular diseases, including inflammatory and clotting conditions.

Selected for matriculation into the 2023 Emerging Leaders Program within the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Associate Investigator

The White House

Executive Medicine to the Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President

Sole Medical Provider for the Vice President and First Lady of the United States for several complex and geopolitically sensitive missions.

Develop, plan, and implement results-driven medical and medical contingency plans to support the President, Vice President, First Family, and Second Family.

•	Planning and Evaluating: Developed and implemented medical contingency plans in 22 states and five countries to support executive-level health security and public health preparedness. Result: Provided comprehensive continuous medical coverage for the President, Vice President, First Lady, and 100-300 members of their staff and support personnel. 

•	Oral Communication: Delivered medical plan presentations to the governmental, non-governmental, and international stakeholders. Result: Created a medical concept of operations for 83 worldwide Presidential and Vice Presidential trips.

•	Policy Analysis and Support: Provided COVID-19 specific recommendations to internal and external stakeholders concerning screening, testing, and diagnosis by assisting in coordinating the organization’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Result: Maximized public health disease surveillance and supported health security policies for 5,500 employees.

•	Partnering: Successfully provided medical supervision, guidance, and mentorship to 39 United States Secret Service Personnel with specialized training in chemical, biological, and radiation mitigation. Result: Partnership strengthening and a 33% increase in support in a mitigation support capacity.

White House Medical Officer

US Army

Serve as the medical supervisor of seven medical personnel and provided oversight and developmental training programs to sustain flight paramedic en route care and austere medical skills.

• Results Driven: Increased access to care for a 700-patient empanelment of U.S. Army aviators and support personnel by training to perform aeromedical duties on various aircraft, allowing for greater flexibility and availability for appointments. Result: 95% or more of all aviation personnel were always ready to deploy. 

• Accountability: Maintained, deployed, and redeployed medical supplies, equipment, and medications throughout the Korean Peninsula by conducting and supervising regular inspections and inventories. Result: Maintained accountability and fiscal responsibility of over $500,000 in medical equipment.

Aeromedical Physician Assistant

Serve as the Medical Readiness Center Officer in Charge and Physician Assistant responsible for the medical readiness of a 4-Star General Headquarters. Provides direct primary care in a hospital-based family medicine clinic and a military health clinic. 

• Project Management: Managed multiple medical projects in the Pacific region by personally training and deploying medics to train foreign militaries. Result: Increased interoperability by training three medics to teach basic first responder to trauma and disaster courses in Indonesia, Bangladesh, and the Philippines in support of the U.S. Army’s Global Peace Operations Initiative Program.  

• Leadership: Directed and provided oversight by multifunctional vaccination to include travel-related vaccinations, while serving as the senior medical officer for the 2016 and 2017 Influenza Campaigns. Result: 100% of all deploying military officers received the appropriate travel-related vaccinations. Over 1800 military personnel and civilians received the influenza vaccine over a 48-hour period at a single mass vaccination site for two consecutive influenza campaigns. 

• Problem Solving: Improved medical readiness by process improvement strategies nested in the policies set by the organization's leadership. Result: Increased the organization's readiness from the U.S Army standard of 85% to 90% without any noted deficiencies during the United States Army Pacific Command Organization Inspection Program.

Physician Assistant

Provides primary care for an empanelment of 650 military personnel, dependents, and retirees, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations. 

• Customer Service: Performed high-quality, patient-centered medical care for an average of 100 weekly patient encounters. Result: Named as the Employee of the month on multiple occasions based on comment cards submitted by patients and maintained a 100% on the Army Provider Level Satisfaction Survey

• Creativity: Improved health literacy by leading a group discussion and an information session on the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus in a multidisciplinary public health outreach program in the Camp Casey South Korea community. Result: Over 80% of diabetics in the community participated in the public health campaign, leading to increased patient compliance with medication regimens and engagement with primary care providers.

Family Medicine Physician Assistant

Former White House Medical Officer | Clinician | Certified Public Health Professional | Tillman Scholar

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are mine alone, apolitical, and do not represent the views of the United States Government, the U.S. Department of State, or the Bureau of Medical Services.

Bernard Toney, Jr., DMSc, MPAS, MPH, CPH, PA-C, is a U.S. Diplomat, Public Health Professional, and 21-year U.S. Army Combat Veteran, working at the nexus of public health, primary care, and preventive medicine. He is currently a Foreign Service Medical Provider at the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Toney was assigned as a White House Medical Officer at the White House Medical Unit from 2018-2022 for the health protection of the President, Vice President, and First Lady of the United States. He is a certified public health professional with 18 years of experience in global health engagement that informs strategic decision-making and policy in several low-middle-income countries across Asia, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific. Bernard is the Senior Advisor for the Master of Public Health Program and adjunct professor of Global Health at the University of Lynchburg, where he has delivered instruction to over 500 students. Dr. Toney earned the Presidential Service Badge in 2020, was named a 2022 Tillman Scholar, and was inducted into The Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health in 2023, and currently serves as the President of the Omega Chapter at The George Washington University. Dr. Toney is a 2024 Harvard Senior Executive Fellows Alum.

Bernard Toney Jr.

The world should know her name.

Sarah Beckstrom, 20
West Virginia National Guard

On November 26th, while standing her post near the White House, Sarah was attacked without warning. 

She wasn’t in a confrontation. She wasn’t seeking danger. She was simply doing her job with quiet integrity and the kind of heart you can’t teach.

She fought through the night.
But on November 27th, she passed away.

An innocent young woman — a daughter, a teammate, a friend — taken far too soon by senseless violence.

To her family: we are holding you close.
To her fellow Soldiers: we grieve with you.
To Sarah: we honor your life, your service, and your love.

Share her name. Share her story. 

#Military #USArmy

U.S. Diplomat 🇺🇸 | Former White House Medical Officer | Harvard Senior Executive Fellows Alum | Tillman Scholar

They carried him home — 
🇺🇸 

Just like they carried so many others.

Lt. Harvey “Buster” Milhorn was finally brought back to his shipmates.

Divers lifted his remains through the water with the same devotion they’ve shown to countless fallen Americans.

84 years ago, the attack on Pearl Harbor took 2,403 American lives and wounded 1,178.

The USS Arizona alone lost 1,177.

68 civilians were killed.

Milhorn was one of them.
And every recovery honors all those who never made it home.

That image of divers fighting the current says something bigger than the moment:
the measure of a life is how far we’re willing to go for someone else.

#PearlHarbor #NeverForget #USNavy #Leadership #Service

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