Join host Ali Hashemi in conversation with Professor Shafi Ahmed—a pioneering colorectal surgeon, teacher, entrepreneur, and humanitarian—who’s transforming medicine through live-streamed surgeries, augmented reality, and virtual reality. From training 45,000 students worldwide in real time to envisioning a global virtual medical school, Dr. Ahmed shares how he’s pushing the boundaries of clinical practice and education.
01:04 Welcome & Introductions
02:32 Evolving a Surgical Career
07:20 Driving Innovation in the NHS
12:05 Scaling Healthcare & Tackling “Death by Pilot”
20:44 Healthcare’s Biggest Obstacle: Change Management
29:44 Rethinking Medical School
45:01 Live-Streamed Surgeries & Going Viral
56:14 Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality & the Metaverse
1:06:44 Future-Facing Education Models
1:15:03 Entrepreneurship & Lessons Learned
1:20:29 Closing Thoughts