Caresyntax CEO and leadership

I'm an entrepreneur and investor in automation and AI in healthcare , having co-founded several ventures, and now leading a group that launches or acquires, and then actively builds new companies.

My main current role is the Founder and Executive Chairman of caresyntax, a global and rapidly growing data and AI company focusing on decreasing clinical and financial risk of surgical procedures through automation and AI. Caresyntax's clients are health systems, multinational insurers and medical device vendors. Caresyntax solutions are present in over 7,000 operating rooms around the world, including USA, Europe and Japan.

I consider myself a\'global\' pioneer in the healthcare AI space, building teams and products to address problems in various key markets ; also far outside typical clusters of innovation, like SF or Boston: for example Berlin, Istanbul, Tokyo and Sydney. This has been an exhilarating journey, as you get to truly understand that human health and advances in improving it are a universal priority that supercedes politics or any other short-term societal priorities ... wherever you are.

I am personally very organically rooted in taking on the challenges of solving healthcare problems through my physician-heavy family and upbringing , but have a deep technical and business foundation with degrees from Carnegie Mellon and Harvard Business School.

Michael S. Woods MD, MMM, a board certified, fellowship trained surgeon, is a creative, progressive leader with global experience who has helped design, build and implement successful, innovative digital patient safety solutions with a focus on making caregivers’ lives simpler and care delivery easier in complex healthcare environments. His experience crosses multiple aspects of healthcare, from practicing clinician to administration as a Chief Medical Officer, to the global healthcare industry, where he was a Global Medical Leader with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Research Foundation, Novartis’ Director of Medical Affairs for North America, and the Clinical Vice President at Pascal Metrics, a federally-certified Patient Safety Organization. He obtained his medical degree and surgical training at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, completing a liver-pancreatic surgery fellowship at Virginia Mason in Seattle, and received his Master of Medical Management at the University of Southern California.

Technology leader in the healthcare industry with extensive software product engineering experience in healthcare payer, provider, and life sciences market segments. Proven track record of driving business value and sustaining business growth through impactful software product innovation and transformation. Expert in building high-performance engineering team that delivers measureable business result using agile process. Strong ability to set product and technology vision, plan and execute product roadmap. Proven success in turning around troubled or failing software product development projects.

KEY COMPETENCIES



• Technology and architecture strategy

• Business objective alignment

• Transformational leadership

• Product innovation

• Legacy migrations

• Product visioning

• High performance team building

• Agile and DevOp adoption

• Cloud Computing

• Project Management

• Coaching and Mentoring

• Strategic planning and execution

I'm an entrepreneur and investor in automation and AI in healthcare , having co-founded several ventures, and now leading a group that launches or acquires, and then actively builds new companies.

My main current role is the Founder and Executive Chairman of caresyntax, a global and rapidly growing data and AI company focusing on decreasing clinical and financial risk of surgical procedures through automation and AI. Caresyntax's clients are health systems, multinational insurers and medical device vendors. Caresyntax solutions are present in over 7,000 operating rooms around the world, including USA, Europe and Japan.

I consider myself a\'global\' pioneer in the healthcare AI space, building teams and products to address problems in various key markets ; also far outside typical clusters of innovation, like SF or Boston: for example Berlin, Istanbul, Tokyo and Sydney. This has been an exhilarating journey, as you get to truly understand that human health and advances in improving it are a universal priority that supercedes politics or any other short-term societal priorities ... wherever you are.

I am personally very organically rooted in taking on the challenges of solving healthcare problems through my physician-heavy family and upbringing , but have a deep technical and business foundation with degrees from Carnegie Mellon and Harvard Business School.

Michael S. Woods MD, MMM, a board certified, fellowship trained surgeon, is a creative, progressive leader with global experience who has helped design, build and implement successful, innovative digital patient safety solutions with a focus on making caregivers’ lives simpler and care delivery easier in complex healthcare environments. His experience crosses multiple aspects of healthcare, from practicing clinician to administration as a Chief Medical Officer, to the global healthcare industry, where he was a Global Medical Leader with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Research Foundation, Novartis’ Director of Medical Affairs for North America, and the Clinical Vice President at Pascal Metrics, a federally-certified Patient Safety Organization. He obtained his medical degree and surgical training at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, completing a liver-pancreatic surgery fellowship at Virginia Mason in Seattle, and received his Master of Medical Management at the University of Southern California.

I'm an entrepreneur and investor in automation and AI in healthcare , having co-founded several ventures, and now leading a group that launches or acquires, and then actively builds new companies.

My main current role is the Founder and Executive Chairman of caresyntax, a global and rapidly growing data and AI company focusing on decreasing clinical and financial risk of surgical procedures through automation and AI. Caresyntax's clients are health systems, multinational insurers and medical device vendors. Caresyntax solutions are present in over 7,000 operating rooms around the world, including USA, Europe and Japan.

I consider myself a\'global\' pioneer in the healthcare AI space, building teams and products to address problems in various key markets ; also far outside typical clusters of innovation, like SF or Boston: for example Berlin, Istanbul, Tokyo and Sydney. This has been an exhilarating journey, as you get to truly understand that human health and advances in improving it are a universal priority that supercedes politics or any other short-term societal priorities ... wherever you are.

I am personally very organically rooted in taking on the challenges of solving healthcare problems through my physician-heavy family and upbringing , but have a deep technical and business foundation with degrees from Carnegie Mellon and Harvard Business School.

Paul Summerside is a Member Board Of Directors at caresyntax and Chief Medical Officer at caresyntax and is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He has worked as Chief Medical Officer at BayCare Medical Group, Dir:Sports Edicine & Wellness at Aurora Baycare Medical Center, and Board Chairperson at BayCare Clinic. Paul works or has worked as President at SUMMERLEIGH ASSOCIATES, President at Unified School District of De Pere, and Member Board of Directors at ZQuest Foundry Investment and Consulting. He studied at University of Southern California between 2007 and 2008, University of Iowa between 1981 and 1985, and St. Olaf College between 1976 and 1980.