KarthikĀ Sarma
Co-founder And Chief Technology Officer at California Medical Association
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolKarthik V. Sarma is a physician-scientist and technology leader shaping the future of medical AI and simulation. As Co-founder and CTO of SimX, which grew into a market-leading professional-grade medical simulation platform and was acquired by Madison Medical in 2024, he led technology and operations, shaped product and business strategy, founded the VALOR simulation research program, and served as a Principal Investigator on more than $20M in extramural grants to advance virtual medical training. He currently serves as RRTP Psychiatrist and Medical AI Scientist at UCSF Health, where he combines acute psychiatry practice with AI-enabled mental health research and digital health initiatives. With a PhD in Bioengineering (Medical Imaging & Informatics) from UCLA, an MD from UCLA, and a BS in Computer Science from Caltech, he spans medicine, AI, and engineering to turn ambitious clinical ideas into scalable solutions. He has led and influenced medical policy and technology standards through California Medical Association leadership roles and other medical organizations in California. Based in San Francisco, he continues to explore next-generation AI and XR applications in healthcare and medical education.
15 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at California Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Medicine - MD, Doctor of Medicine - MD at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLADoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering (Medical Imaging & Informatics), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering (Medical Imaging & Informatics) at University of California, Los Angeles
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Github Skills (60)
python9
gpu9
deep-learning8
reaction8
machine-learning8
facebook8
elastix8
neural-network7
numpy7
neural-networks7
luks7
tensorflow7
image-registration7
dta7
beancount7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ksarma/2021PhDThesis
May 2021 - Jul 2021
UCLA Thesis LaTeX style
Contributions:54 pushes in 1 month
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SimX-Inc/VR-Backpack-Tools
Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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