Rohit Singla

About

I am a physician-engineer working to change how doctors diagnose and treat disease using AI. I hold an MD/PhD, MASc in Biomedical Engineering, and BASc in Computer Engineering, all from the University of British Columbia. I now practice as a Family Medicine Resident at Lions Gate Hospital while continuing research as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Electrical and Computer Engineering at UBC.

The dual perspective of engineering and patient care shapes everything I do, from how I design studies to what I choose to build. My doctoral work developed machine learning methods for non-invasive ultrasound diagnostics in kidney disease. That same drive to bridge disciplines led me to found one of Canada's earliest hands-on AI workshop programs for medical trainees, and to co-lead the development of Canada's first AI medical curriculum.

Outside of academia, I work as a freelance consultant in biotech and health-tech, advising firms on scientific strategy and performing technology due diligence for venture capital. I completed the Pre-Amp Fellowship at Amplitude Ventures and have consulted for firms including Bloom Burton & Co. I previously co-founded Epiloid Biotechnology, a startup using brain organoid screening to de-risk epileptic drug development.

I have received over $325,000 in awards and scholarships, including Canada's top-ranked Vanier Scholarship and the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award. As co-investigator, I have contributed to over $1.4M in grant funding from CIHR, NSERC, and MITACS. I review for over 30 journals including NeurIPS, MICCAI, and IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging.

$1.4M+
Grant funding
$325K+
Awards & scholarships
18
Peer-reviewed publications
40+
Conference presentations
10+
Students mentored

Industry and Consulting

I served as Venture Scout for UBC's SBME Innovates, identifying and evaluating early-stage health technology companies for the university's innovation pipeline. I consult for biotech and health-tech companies on scientific strategy, indication prioritization, landscape analysis, and technology due diligence. I have done this work through firms like Bloom Burton & Co., SeraGene Therapeutics, Amplitude Ventures, and others.

Previously, I co-founded Epiloid Biotechnology (2021-2023), a startup using brain organoid phenotypic screening to de-risk epileptic drug development. I am also an alumnus of the NYC Founders Fellowship at Primary Ventures.

Research

My research spans AI-enabled ultrasound diagnostics for nephrology and transplantation, computer vision and physics in medical imaging, augmented reality and image-guided surgery, and AI in medical education. I founded UBC Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, led one of Canada's earliest hands-on AI workshops for medical students, and have co-authored multiple national studies on how to teach AI effectively to future physicians.

AI-Enabled Ultrasound Diagnostics

Computer Vision and Physics in Medical Imaging

Augmented Reality and Image-Guided Surgery

AI in Medical Education

Translational Clinical Research

For a complete list, see my Google Scholar.

Education

Residency in Family Medicine, Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver 2025 - now

MD/PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia 2018 - 2025

MASc in Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia 2015 - 2017

BASc in Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia 2010 - 2015

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Connect

I am always open to new collaborations, whether in research, industry, or consulting. If you are working on something at the intersection of AI, medical imaging, healthcare technology, or clinical medicine, I would like to hear about it. I also provide mentorship to trainees on select occasion. Reach out at rohit [at] rsingla [dot] ca.