A medical startup developing automatic note-taking technology powered by generative artificial intelligence has appointed its first chief clinical officer to oversee the company's broader mission of helping to prevent professional burnout in the medical field.
Dr. Tina Shah joins Abridge AI Inc. following her service in federal health policy where she became the first director of clinician wellbeing for the Department of Veterans Affairs. She has also served as a senior advisor to the U.S. surgeon general in addition to her work as a practicing pulmonary and critical care physician.
"I’m excited to join a brilliant team who is as passionate as I am about solving clinician burnout," Dr. Shah said in a prepared statement. "I am one of those doctors who burned out and almost left the profession. After I saw how Abridge is eliminating time spent documenting in a major way, I jumped at the opportunity to join the team. We are hearing daily from clinicians who use Abridge that they are completing their notes before the day ends, are more present with their patients, and wake up excited about going to work."
At Abridge, Dr. Shah will oversee strategy formation behind solutions that address burnout in the medical field at the health system and policy levels.
About 40 people work at Abridge who are developing AI-powered software that can record, analyze and summarize patient-doctor conversations in real time, cutting down on the need for doctors to do their own notetaking. The company raised a $13 million Series A funding round in August 2022, earning it the distinction as one of the Pittsburgh Inno Fire Awards "Top Funding Rounds" winners.
