Shiv Rao
Shiv Rao, MD is a healthcare executive and entrepreneur who co-founded Abridge, a company that uses AI to improve patient care.
Last updated 13 Nov 2026 · Named in 10 answers across 4 engines
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The engines agree that Rao is a cardiologist and the co-founder and CEO of Abridge, an ambient AI company that turns clinician-patient conversations into structured documentation for the health record. Copilot adds that he still sees patients one week per month and cites a reported drop in burnout and a valuation figure. Perplexity adds the detail that Abridge expanded into revenue cycle work. All five engines name him. The pages cited most are hlth.com, abridge.com, pittmed.pitt.edu and healthevolution.com, with Fortune, Observer and TIME also cited by individual engines.
- ChatGPTNamed in 1 answers
Describes Shiv Rao as a cardiologist and entrepreneur who founded Abridge in 2018, an AI system that generates clinical documentation from patient conversations.
Known for- Founding Abridge in 2018
- Ambient AI clinical documentation
- Reducing clinician documentation burden
- GeminiNamed in 2 answers
Says Rao is the founder and CEO of Abridge and a practicing cardiologist at UPMC, building technology that serves clinicians.
Known for- Founding and leading Abridge
- Cutting clinician documentation time
- Conversational intelligence platform
- Google AI ModeNamed in 3 answers
Says Rao co-founded Abridge in 2018 with Zach Lipton, remains a UPMC cardiologist and earlier led UPMC venture investing.
Known for- Co-founding Abridge
- Ambient AI scribing at scale
- Reducing clinician burnout
- PerplexityNot named
Says Rao is a cardiologist and founder and CEO of Abridge, combining clinical, health-system investing and founder perspectives to build EHR-integrated AI.
Known for- Building Abridge
- EHR-integrated clinical conversation AI
- Health-system-centered approach
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- CopilotNamed in 4 answers
Says Rao is a practicing cardiologist and founder of Abridge, which turns doctor-patient conversations into structured notes to reduce burnout.
Known for- Founding Abridge in 2018
- Reducing physician burnout
- Structured notes from conversations
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- 1Top AI Healthcare Voices in 2026: The People Actually Shaping AI in Medicineoffcall.com11 citations
- 238 hospital and health system AI leaders to know | 2026beckershospitalreview.com7 citations
- 3The 20 AI Healthcare & Clinical CEOs You Need to Know in 2026theaiinsider.tech4 citations
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