Sandeep Konam
About Sandeep Konam
Sandeep Konam is a co-founder of Abridge, where he focuses on integrating generative AI with electronic health records to improve medical conversations. He has held various academic and industry roles, including guest lecturer positions and contributions to AI research in healthcare.
Work at Abridge
Sandeep Konam serves as Co-Founder at Abridge, a company focused on enhancing patient care by streamlining the documentation process for healthcare providers. Since 2018, he has played a pivotal role in integrating generative AI with electronic health records (EHRs) to improve medical conversations. One of his key contributions includes the development of an app designed to support large health systems, specifically aimed at improving the efficiency of medical note-taking.
Education and Expertise
Sandeep Konam earned a Master of Science (MS) in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied from 2015 to 2017. His academic background includes significant research experience, including roles as a Research Assistant in both the Robust Adaptive Systems Lab and the CORAL Robot Lab at Carnegie Mellon University. This foundation in robotics and research has informed his work in healthcare technology and AI.
Background
Sandeep Konam has a diverse professional background that includes various teaching and research roles. He served as a Guest Lecturer at Stanford University for one month in 2021 and at Carnegie Mellon University for one month in 2020. Additionally, he was a Guest Lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh from 2020 to 2022. His early research experience includes an undergraduate thesis at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, from 2014 to 2015.
Professional Experience
Before co-founding Abridge, Sandeep Konam held the position of Senior Product Manager at UPMC Enterprises from 2017 to 2018. He also participated as a GSoC Contributor in the Google Summer of Code program in 2015. His extensive experience in product management and software development has contributed to his expertise in healthcare technology.
Research Contributions
Sandeep Konam has co-authored several research publications focusing on natural language processing (NLP) in healthcare. His works include 'Extracting Appointment Spans from Medical Conversations' and 'Towards Fairness in Classifying Medical Conversations into SOAP Sections.' He has presented at various workshops and conferences, contributing to advancements in AI applications within medical settings.