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Our Team

Faramarz Farhoodi

Faramarz Farhoodi

CEO & Founder Director

AI Nexus Healthcare

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Our Founder, Faramarz Farhoodi is an experienced CEO with more than 3 decades of recognized leadership in business innovation through technology. Mr. Farhoodi has a history of success in turning slow-growth companies and stalled initiatives into successful, profitable & world-class ventures. His proven track record includes creating and delivering novel AI applications in a variety of industries & a specialization in consumer retail and multi-channel eCommerce which included managing Amazon.com's largest commercial account. In addition to his time at Amazon, Mr. Farhoodi has held a variety of C-Level and senior management positions at companies such as Auction.com, IAC, MotoSport(Sequoia company), & Perot Systems/Dell. In his current role as Founder & CEO of AI Nexus Healthcare, Faramarz is focusing on leveraging the power of cognitive artificial intelligence to solve to world's most pressing healthcare challenges. Partnering with leading medical doctors around the world, AI Nexus Healthcare is developing a futuristic suite of applications targeted at both consumers & healthcare professionals.
Peter Pushpraj

Peter Paul Pushparaj

CEO & Founder Director

AI Nexus Healthcare India

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With an accomplished career of over three decades in top-management and driving strategic goals, Peter Pushparaj’s expertise is in the field of building and developing organisations and handling large national and international operations. He has exposure to varied business categories in the national and international markets. With his rich experience in the healthcare industry, Peter Pushparaj drives the AINexus Healthcare business and brand in India and the subcontinent.
Charlie Farhoodi

Charlie Farhoodi

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

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Charlie has 15 years of experience tailoring complex products to client, user & partner needs. Following a career on the trading desk as a portfolio manager, investment strategist and trusted advisor to JPMorgan’s wealthiest Private Bank clients, Charlie has managed FinTech, EdTech, eCommerce & Digital Health product teams in New York, Austin & Chicago. Charlie is responsible for overseeing strategic product direction, including product vision, product innovation, product design, product development & product marketing.
Christopher Southgate

Christopher Southgate

Chief Commercial Officer

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Leveraging more than 30 years of international business experience, Christopher is responsible for commercial strategy, including identifying and building corporate distribution, clinical, government and academic partnerships to meet the strategic objectives of widespread adoption and revenue growth through technology licensing and B2B / B2B2C product distribution.
Mehrtash Azami

Mehrtash A’zami

MSc (Econ.), FCCA, MCSI

Chief Financial Officer

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Mehrtash is a chartered accountant, corporate finance and management consultant with some 40 years of commercial and professional experience. He is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants (FCCA) in the UK, and a Chartered member of CISI (Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment), a global institute in financial regulations and compliance based in London. He has acted as partner or executive director in a number of consulting and commercial companies in his long career. Mehrtash is responsible for the strategic planning, implementation, managing and running of all the finance activities of the company.
Kerri

Kerri Macaulay

Chief Marketing Officer

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Kerri’s marketing career has spanned more than 20 years including her VP director position with multi-national, tier one agency, BBDO for several years. She has been an integral part of creating global brand and communication strategies for many Fortune 500 companies, government organizations and high profile not-for-profit entities. She is responsible for overseeing the planning, development and execution of all marketing, branding and advertising initiatives.

Dr Neil Natkow, DO

Chief Medical Officer

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Dr. Neil Natkow is the Chief Medical Officer of AI Nexus Healthcare and works with Advisory Board members developing algorithms in their specialty areas. Dr. Natkow brings his unique medical background to the company. Board certified in Family Practice his experience spans private practice, academics, and health care management. Having left private practice he accepted a position in Grand Rapids Michigan to oversee training of medical students and residents as well as the ongoing certification of the programs. He accepted an invitation from Michigan State University to join the faculty. Medical academics and academic administration continued to play a significant role with a department chairmanship at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and later at Southeastern University of Health Sciences as both Associate Dean of the Medical School and Vice President for Professional Affairs, with operational responsibility for clinical operations of the Medical, Optometry and Pharmacy schools. He received the “Distinguished Faculty Award” from Nova Southeastern University A 5-year stint as Chief Medical Officer and, later, as CEO of a small teaching (245 beds) redirected Dr Natkow’s interest to healthcare management. At the request of the State of Florida, the hospital was one of three to sponsor the first Medicaid HMO in the State. When the hospital was closed by the ownership company, Natkow and his partner took the company private thus changing the focus of his career. Over the subsequent years, until the present, Dr Natkow has devoted his career to managed care at the most senior levels, serving as CEO or co-CEO of several ventures.

Dr. Masoud Teimory

Chief Medical Officer - Ophthalmology

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Dr. Masoud Teimory is an internationally recognized Eye Surgeon, Health Care Innovator and Photographer. His dedication and leadership for improving patient care has led to a major developments in at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust and the development of the world- class Southlands Eye Care in Shoreham. Dr. Teimory was trained at the Children's Hospital Boston part of Harvard Medical School as well as by leading eye surgeons in Bath, St Paul's Eye Hospital (now part of Royal Liverpool), St George's Hospital, London as well as Senior Registrar and multiple Fellowships from World Renowned Moorfield's Eye Hospital and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida. A pioneer in his field, Dr. Teimory was one of the first trainee Eye Surgeons in 1989 to be introduced to micro-incision cataract surgery by Helen Seward who introduced Phacoemulsification cataract surgery in Britain in the late 80’s.

Dr. Issam Moussa

Chief Medical Officer – Cardiology

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Dr. Moussa oversees the development and implementation of AI Nexus Healthcare's cardiology programs and services and helps advance the development of new technologies for cardiovascular diseases.  Dr. Moussa has held numerous leadership positions in the American Heart Association and the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention. He serves on the leadership council of the Health Innovation Section of the American College of Cardiology and is involved with the section’s digital health and virtual reality initiatives. Dr. Moussa currently serves as medical director of the Heart & Vascular Institute at Carle Health. a Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and Professor of Bioengineering (research) at The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  Dr. Moussa is committed to helping AI Nexus Healthcare advance its mission of providing innovative, high-quality healthcare solutions across the globe and in creating a new generation of smart health and wellness applications powered by cognitive artificial intelligence designed to help shape the future of healthcare.

Dr. Henry Farhoodi, Ph.D

Chief Scientist

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Henry has a Ph.D with extensive experience managing medical & pharmaceutical product development. He spent 7 years researching stem cell and pharmaceutical treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases resulting in Investigational New Drug status approval from the FDA and subsequent clinical trials. He has published articles in high impact scientific journals and developed many new scientific techniques. He led preclinical studies for several major pharmaceutical companies and is an expert in research study design and management. Henry is leading our clinical trial preparations and working with our medical team to develop smart medical diagnostic algorithms.

Neil Berman, CPA

Senior Vice President, US Business Development

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Neil Berman, CPA, has over 13 years of experience in the public and corporate finance industry.  In addition, he has over 35 years of experience in the managed health care industry, as a health plan senior executive with several Fortune 100 Health Insurance Companies and Managed Care Organizations.  Most recently he was Florida Senior Director of Operations and Business Development for Humana.  He has experience with overall management and operations, business development, speciality networks, provider contracting and finance.  Neil will leverage his substantial expertise and business relationships with the managed care organizations and provider community to deliver high-level, cost-effective results to our business partners.

Darius A'Zami

Head of International Legal Affairs

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Darius A’Zami brings extensive experience in international relations and legal affairs to the team and holds a PHD in International Relations and a Graduate Diploma in Law. In addition to overseeing all international legal affiars for AI Nexus Healthcare, Darius currently teaches at one of the top 3 IR schools in China, teaching at Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional (diplomatic) levels. Darius’ work has been published in multiple publications as well he is a seasoned speaker and sought after expert for conferences and summits around the world.

Maria Dench

Head of Strategic Partnerships, UK & Ireland

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Maria is primarily a problem solver and entrepreneur.  A qualified accountant, Maria began her career in financial services and asset management with extensive experience in building and developing innovative business models both in the UK and Switzerland for companies like American Express.  Her most recent role was member of the Board, Head of Compliance and MLRO for a US based asset manager.  Whilst on maternity leave, Maria started investing in property and has since built a multi-million pound portfolio.  Maria is now responsible for identifying and developing strategic corporate and clinical partnerships for AI Nexus.

Domenick Macri

Head of Strategic Partnerships, US

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Domenick started his career in the financial and banking industry in 2000, working for JPMorgan Private Bank for over 12 years, mostly in the trust officer role working with ultra-high net worth clients. In 2013, Domenick moved to Connecticut to join the Dalio Family Office where he worked as a COO overseeing various functions. Domenick returned to Palm Beach County at the end of 2014 to lead the wealth planning team for several RIAs before joining US Bank as their Wealth Planner for the Southeast region. Throughout his career, Domenick has advised high net worth individuals, families, family offices, business owners, corporate executives, endowments, and foundations on simplifying financial complexities through wealth planning and risk management. Domenick is now responsible for identifying and developing strategic corporate and clinical partnerships for AI Nexus.