Jonathan Ng: Doctor to Founder, Car Accident That Changed Everything & True Founder Community - E161

Jonathan Ng is the CEO and Founder of Iterative Scopes, a pioneer in the application of artificial intelligence-based precision medicine to gastroenterology with the aim of establishing a new standard of care for the detection, and ultimately, treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. Iterative Scopes is a startup that spun out of MIT, recently raised $150 million in Series B financing to accelerate development of its core algorithmic innovations.  Jon has spent over 10 years working in various healthcare systems around the world and training at top healthcare institutions such as Massachusetts General Hospital. Through his work and experiences, he has been inspired to bring an appropriately focused application that could potentially eliminate the barriers within healthcare around the world. Prior to his work at Iterative Scopes, Jon has established two large pediatric facilities in Cambodia, as chairman and founder of Children of Cambodia. Children of Cambodia is a philanthropic organization that provides valuable healthcare training programs and establishes advanced pediatric facilities throughout southeast Asia. The foundation has helped establish Cambodia's first neonatal ICUs, pediatric burns units, and pediatric cardiothoracic surgery units at Angkor Hospital for Children. Jon is the Strategic Director and Founder of Optimimed, a medical services startup in Singapore which works in partnership with large public hospitals to deliver optimized healthcare solutions through technological advancements. Jon also serves as a Medical officer in the Ministry of Health Singapore in hopes to transform healthcare delivery in Southeast Asia. Show notes at: https://www.jeremyau.com/blog/jonathan-ng You can find the community discussion for this episode at: https://club.jeremyau.com/c/podcasts/jonathan-ng