New Delhi, March 3 -- Digital healthcare platform Practo has appointed Cijo George as Vice President of Artificial Intelligence, as the company sharpens its AI-led growth strategy across India and overseas markets, including the UAE and the United States.
George will lead Practo's AI charter across the platform, working closely with product, engineering and clinical teams to deepen the application of artificial intelligence in care navigation, provider tools and platform intelligence. He will report to Shashank ND, co-founder and chief executive officer.
The appointment comes at a time when Practo is scaling its domestic operations while expanding its international footprint. The company has been investing in strengthening its technology stack, aiming to integrate AI more deeply into how patients discover and access care, and how providers deliver services with greater accuracy and consistency.
"For the last 17 years, we have been building deep healthcare intelligence across patients, doctors, clinics and outcomes," said Shashank ND, co-founder and CEO, Practo. "AI unlocks the full potential of this data, helping patients get better outcomes and enabling doctors with insights that can genuinely improve care delivery. Cijo brings exceptional depth in building real-world AI platforms, and his belief in using AI to drive meaningful impact strongly resonates with our purpose."
George brings nearly two decades of experience in machine learning, AI platforms and product-led engineering. Prior to joining Practo, he held senior leadership roles at Observe.AI, where he worked on building large-scale, production-grade AI systems for global enterprises. Earlier, he led platform and AI initiatives at Belong.co, focusing on search and personalisation in HR technology, and was part of the advanced technology group at NetApp, working on machine learning and data science approaches for distributed systems. He holds a Master's degree in High Performance Computing from the Indian Institute of Science.
"What drew me to Practo is the opportunity to apply AI in ways that can directly improve how patients experience care and how doctors deliver it," George said. He added that Practo's scale and longitudinal healthcare data across patients and providers create a strong foundation to build AI systems aimed at improving health outcomes at scale.
With the appointment, Practo continues to bolster its leadership bench as it invests in long-term capabilities across AI, platform depth and global expansion. The company operates a care-navigation platform spanning over 2,400 cities globally, connecting users to more than 700,000 doctors and healthcare providers.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from TechCircle.