Yashoda hosts country’s largest International Conference on AI in Healthcare

Yashoda Hospitals hosted India’s largest AI in Healthcare conference, uniting global experts to discuss how AI can enhance clinical care. Speakers emphasised AI’s role in empowering doctors, improving surgery, and expanding quality healthcare access to rural areas across India

Hyderabad: Yashoda Hospitals hosted the country’s largest International Conference on ‘AI in Healthcare: Revolutionising Care & Enhancing Lives’ at its Hitec City campus here on Saturday, bringing together over 1000 participants from across India and around the world.

In his keynote address, Dr Michael D Howell, Google’s chief clinical officer, highlighted the importance of integrating AI into clinical decision-making with transparency, accountability, and empathy for the clinician-patient relationship. Gorukanti Ravinder Rao, founder & chairman of Yashoda Group of Hospitals, said, “AI is not here to replace doctors—it is here to empower them. AI-powered robots act as extensions of the human hand, filtering out tremors and responding instantly to visual feedback.”

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Dr Pavan Gorukanti, director, Yashoda Hospitals, said, “This conference reflects our aspiration to bridge global innovation with frontline healthcare challenges. AI must serve not just urban hospitals but also reach rural India.” Dr Chinnababu Sunkavalli, robotic surgical oncologist & clinical director at Yashoda Hospitals Hitech City, added that surgery is where one sees some of the most visible, immediate impacts. D Sridhar Babu, Minister for IT & Industries, inaugurated the International Conference.