Dr Shashikant Sharma
Healthcare Leader, Author & Healthcare AI Advisor • Dr. Shashikant Sharma (Independent)
India •
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About
I don't speak about hospitals from the outside. I've commissioned a 1,899-bed hospital, moved a fully functioning one to a new campus without stopping patient care, and run operations, quality, and procurement for an 800-bed tertiary centre. When I talk about AI, accreditation, or hospital design, it comes from having lived with the consequences of those decisions. What you get: An operator's lens on AI. I help audiences separate the AI that will improve patient flow, quality, and costs from the AI that will stall at the pilot stage. I'm trained in AI product management at BITS Pilani, so I speak the language of both clinicians and builders. India-specific depth. CDSCO, DPDP, NABH, NQAS, ABDM: I cover the regulatory and accreditation realities that generic AI talks skip. As an NQAS National Assessor, I see how hospitals are actually evaluated. Content backed by published work. I co-authored a CRC Press textbook on hospital planning, and a book on AI in Indian healthcare is due in 2027. Every talk rests on frameworks, not slogans. Talks tailored to the room. I've taught postgraduate students, mentored IndiaAI startups, led multinational teams for the UN, and spoken at TEDx. I adjust depth and examples for hospital CEOs, founders, policymakers, or students. Practical takeaways. Attendees leave with checklists, decision filters, and real case lessons they can use the following week.
Speaking Topics
Signature Programs (5)
Most hospital AI projects stall after the pilot stage. Drawing on two decades of running hospital operations, this programme gives leaders a practical filter for deciding which AI investments will improve patient flow, quality, and costs, and which will quietly fail. It combines real operational cases with a structured framework for planning AI adoption.
Key Takeaways
- An 8-layer framework for planning hospital AI architecture
- A readiness checklist to run before any AI pilot
- Common failure patterns and how to avoid them
Audience
Hospital CEOs, medical directors, health-tech founders, healthcare investors
Format
Duration
60-minute keynote, or 3-hour workshop
Delivery
The inside story of commissioning a 1,899-bed greenfield hospital and moving a fully functioning hospital into it without stopping patient care. Includes lessons from planning a 1,000-bed COVID surge hospital and a 600-bed greenfield project, covering everything from facility handover to patient migration.
Key Takeaways
- A step-by-step commissioning sequence, from handover to patient migration
- Checklists for department validation and equipment integration
- Principles for planning surge capacity in a crisis
Audience
Hospital project teams, infrastructure developers, healthcare architects, hospital administration and MBA students
Format
Duration
45-minute keynote, or 3-hour masterclass
Delivery
What founders and product teams need to know before putting AI into Indian hospitals. Covers CDSCO rules for Software as a Medical Device, the DPDP Act and Rules 2025, ABDM interoperability, and how NABH and NQAS assessors evaluate technology inside a hospital.
Key Takeaways
- A regulatory pathway map for AI as a medical device
- A DPDP compliance checklist for handling health data
- How to sell into accredited hospitals
Audience
Health-tech startups, product managers, compliance teams, incubators and accelerators
Format
Duration
Half-day workshop (4 hours), or full-day workshop
Delivery
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