Michael Wang

Founder & Chief Clinical Officer

Inspiren

Michael Wang is the founder of Inspiren, an award-winning healthcare technology company. Inspiren’s flagship solution, AUGi (Augmented Intelligence), has received an Edison Award, Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Award for Artificial Intelligence, and Time Magazine’s Best Inventions.

Wang held numerous roles as a clinician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and has vast clinical experience in cardiothoracic surgery and direct patient care. From his observations at the bedside, he assembled a team to create AUGi, a hybrid sensing wall-mounted AI that improves patient safety and clinical outcome.

He is the author of the Amazon best selling book, “The Nurse’s Guide to Innovation,” and his articles on clinician led innovation have been published widely.

For his pioneering work and inventions in both healthcare and hospitality industries, he has been recognized internationally having received the inaugural innovation award from The American Nurses Association, Fast Company’s Linda Tischler Award for Design, and Emory University 40 under 40.

He graduated from Oxford College, Emory University, and holds advanced degrees from Columbia University.