005: Digital health academia and a portfolio career, with Dr Saira Ghafur. 💡👩🏽‍⚕️

Dr Saira Ghafur is lead for Digital Health at Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation and also a practising Consultant Respiratory Physician. She manages a portfolio career spanning policy, academia, frontline medicine alongside being a founder of two startups. Saira discusses her work on healthcare cybersecurity, evidence generation in digital health and the value of healthcare data in the NHS. She provides tips for managing a wide-ranging portfolio career, provides advice for startups looking to develop clinical partnerships and has tips for those looking to publish research in the digital health sector. Saira’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saira-ghafur-943a1b1b/ Get in touch with Fiona: https://twitter.com/dr_fiona Get in touch with Crista Galli Ventures: https://twitter.com/CristaGalliVC https://www.linkedin.com/company/crista-galli-ventures/