Chennai · Healthcare · Building in public

Healthcare is more than treatment. It's about what happens before, during and after.

Building healthcare ventures, technology and systems that help hospitals grow and help patients navigate better.

Abdul Lathif, Founder & CEO of HealthMaven, seated in a studio portrait

Experience

21+ yrs

in healthcare

Trained

4,000+

doctors & professionals

Abdul Lathif · Founder & CEO · HealthMaven

(02) - About

Abdul Lathif

Abdul Lathif in a blue suit, hands steepled

“Healthcare is not just about treating patients. It's about understanding the gaps and building what's missing.”

Founder. Strategist. Healthcare builder from Chennai.

For over two decades, Abdul has worked across healthcare, technology, and the people who make healthcare happen.

From building healthcare ventures to working closely with doctors, hospitals, and healthcare professionals, his journey has always been driven by one question: how can healthcare work better for everyone involved?

Today, through HealthMaven Consultancy, he builds ideas, partnerships, and technology around patient experience, healthcare intelligence, and better healthcare delivery.

This is a running record of what he's built, what he's learned, and what he's working on next.

21+

Years of healthcare experience

4,000+

Doctors & professionals trained

3 Lakh+

Kilometres travelled

10+

Healthcare partnerships

What he works on

In motion

Technology & AI /Business Strategy /Patient Acquisition /Doctor Engagement /Hospital Partnerships /Data & Analytics /Technology & AI /Business Strategy /Patient Acquisition /Doctor Engagement /Hospital Partnerships /Data & Analytics /
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(03) - Ventures & platforms

Things he built to solve healthcare gaps.

“Every venture started with a healthcare gap worth solving - and a decision to build what was missing.”

01

2022 - Present · Healthcare

HealthMaven Consultancy

Founder & CEO

Healthcare consulting and strategic partnerships focused on working with hospitals, creating growth opportunities, and building practical solutions across the healthcare ecosystem.

02

2024 - Present · AI

SIM

Founder

An AI-powered surgery conversion platform designed to help single-specialty hospitals improve patient acquisition, engagement, and conversion.

03

2025 - Present · Patient engagement

DotCare

Founder

A patient-focused platform connecting people with the right doctors and healthcare teams, making it easier to navigate care and find the right support.

Soon

04

2025 - Present · AI / Diagnostics

DotLabs

Founder

An AI-powered healthcare platform designed to analyse pathology reports and turn complex diagnostic information into meaningful insights.

Soon

05

2026 - Present · AI / Account management

AIM

Founder

An AI-powered account management platform designed to reduce account-related workload and help doctors simplify the business side of their work.

(04) - Journey & influence

From optometrist to healthcare technology transformation.

From learning healthcare on the ground to building ideas, exploring technology, sharing knowledge, and connecting with people across the industry.

01

30+ stages · Speaker

Business. Strategy. AI.

Invited to speak across 30+ stages on business strategies, emerging ideas, artificial intelligence, healthcare technology, and the changing world of healthcare.

02

15+ forums · Charter member / Key speaker

National & International Forums

Part of 15+ national and international business and professional forums, contributing as a charter member and key speaker while connecting with leaders across industries.

03

Continuous learning · Self-transformation

Always Becoming

A journey shaped by continuous learning, new experiences, challenges, and the constant pursuit of becoming a better version of oneself.

04

Healthcare conferences · Moderator

Bringing Voices Together

Moderated healthcare conferences and conversations, bringing doctors, healthcare leaders, entrepreneurs, and technology experts together to share ideas and perspectives.

05

Co-author

How a Common Man Can Transform

A reflection on self-transformation - discovering potential, overcoming challenges, learning through experience, and becoming the person you choose to become.

Book ↗

06

5,000+ connections · India & global

People Along the Journey

Connected with 5,000+ people throughout the journey - professionals, entrepreneurs, leaders, innovators, and individuals from different walks of life across India and around the globe.

(05) - Experience & perspectives

7,670+ days.
1,825+ days.
Still building.

Thousands of experiences, conversations, challenges, and lessons that continue to shape the way Abdul thinks, builds, and moves forward.

“Experience gives you answers. The journey keeps giving you better questions.”

01

21+ years · Industry

What the Industry Taught Me

Reflections from more than two decades of seeing healthcare from different sides - the people, the gaps, the opportunities, and the realities behind the industry.

02

5+ years · Business

What Building Taught Me

Lessons from starting businesses, taking ideas forward, facing setbacks, adapting to reality, and continuing to build.

03

AI · Technology · Future

What Technology Is Teaching Me

Thoughts on artificial intelligence, technology, and how emerging tools can create meaningful change when applied to real-world problems.

04

People · Experiences · Learning

What People Taught Me

Lessons gathered through thousands of conversations, relationships, collaborations, failures, successes, and experiences along the journey.

The book

Reel
vs Real

Can transform.

Abdul Lathif · Co-author

(06) - The book

Reel vs Real. Can transform.

~ Abdul Lathif · Co-author

“A journey of self-transformation, written from experience - not perfection.”

Everyone starts somewhere. With doubts. With limitations. With questions about what comes next.

The journey is about learning from experiences, facing challenges, discovering your potential, and becoming a better version of yourself.

This book explores that transformation - the choices, struggles, lessons, and experiences that shape an ordinary person into someone capable of creating extraordinary change.

For anyone who believes they can become more than where they started.

(07) - Work with me

One conversation. One clear direction.

For hospitals, healthcare leaders, doctors, and organisations looking to solve a specific challenge or explore a new opportunity.

₹6,000

Strategy call · 60 minutes · Zoom

Selective intake

What's covered

  • -Understanding the key problem
  • -Business & growth challenges
  • -Patient acquisition & conversion
  • -Doctor engagement & partnerships
  • -AI & technology opportunities
  • -Practical ideas and possible next steps

What to expect

  • -60 minutes via Zoom
  • -Prep questionnaire 24 hours before
  • -Full session recording provided
  • -Follow-up within 48 hours
  • -Available across all Indian time zones
Abdul Lathif smiling, phone in hand

Healthcare is becoming more collaborative and intelligence-driven. And I'm building within it, together.