Junaid Kalia

Junaid Kalia, MD: Neurologist building healthcare AI.

I lead SaveLife.AI and co-host Signal & Symptoms. My work is making healthcare more predictive, precise and accessible, especially where resources are thin.

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  • Founder & CEOSaveLife.AI
  • Board PresidentInstitute of Health Innovation & Education
  • Co-hostSignal & Symptoms
Junaid Kalia, MD

02About

Trained as a neurologist. Building clinical AI.

I trained in neurocritical care, stroke and epilepsy, ran telestroke programmes, and in 2023 founded SaveLife.AI.

  • Board-Certified Clinical Neurologist
  • Founder & CEO, SaveLife.AI
  • Board President, Institute of Health Innovation & Education
  • Three FDA 510(k) clearances, SaveLife.AI
Trained and worked at
  • Saint Louis University Hospital
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Advocate Aurora Health
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
  • Harvard Medical School

03Journey

From the bedside to building AI.

2024NeuroICH cleared by the FDASaveLife.AI

  1. 2001· Sindh Medical College

    M.B.B.S.

  2. 2010· Saint Louis University Hospital

    Neurology residency

  3. 2014· UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Neurocritical care fellowship

  4. 2016· Advocate Aurora Health

    Neurocritical care, stroke & epilepsy

  5. 2020· VeeOne Health

    Vice President

  6. 2023· SaveLife.AI

    Founded SaveLife.AI

  7. 2024· SaveLife.AI

    NeuroICH cleared by the FDA

04Principles

What the work stands on.

“If anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind.”
The philosophy behind the work

05Work

Building the tools clinicians need.

AizaMD
RadioViewAI
NeuroICH
ConnectAI
AI Suite
AI-RCM

07Writing

Essays on healthcare AI.

10K+Substack subscribers

Substack · 6 min read

Two Shifts, One Direction: Decision-First AI and the Return of Proactive Medicine

Read on Substack

08Podcast

Signal & Symptoms.

A weekly healthcare-AI podcast, every Tuesday, co-hosted with Dr. Harvey Castro and Edward Marx.

Because when AI decisions affect patient care, getting it right isn't optional.

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2 October 2026Healthcare AI in Fall 2026: What Changed and Why It Matters

09Research

Evidence, then everything else.

10Speaking

Talks on AI in clinical care.

  1. 2025Strategizing Cybersecurity in the Age of AIAIMed 2025 (San Diego)
  2. April 2022Digital Clinical Trials - Healthcare Innovation & EntrepreneurshipMERIT (Medical Education, Research, International training and transfer of Technology) webinar
  3. March 2022Role of Artificial Intelligence in Telestroke: An overviewPakistan Society of Neurology Annual Conference
  • 2025Strategizing Cybersecurity in the Age of AI
  • April 2022Digital Clinical Trials - Healthcare Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • March 2022Role of Artificial Intelligence in Telestroke: An overview
  • March 2022Artificial Intelligence In Neurological Diagnosis And Management
  • February 2022Artificial Intelligence in Acute Ischemic Stroke
  • January 2022Data, Automation & Intelligence - Provider Satisfaction to Patient Experience
  • November 2021Machine Learning in Neurology & Healthcare - Trends
  • October 2021Convergence of Virtual Care & Artificial Intelligence
  • August 2021Telehealth & Artificial Intelligence - Digital Front door / Learning healthsystem

Keynotes, panels and teaching on AI in neurology and healthcare.

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