Rachel D.

Artificial Intelligence Ph.D. + Physician | Startup Advising | Custom AI/ML Solutions

Top 1% Expert-Vetted Freelancer. I am a physician entrepreneur with a PhD in Computer Science (AI & Machine Learning). Prior to becoming a consultant, I spent 7 years as the Founder and CEO of an AI startup. I advise organizations across industry and academia on leveraging AI, from integrating AI agents to training custom deep learning models on proprietary data.

• After a 30-minute to 1-hour initial meeting, I'll craft a clearly written report outlining a unique AI strategy for your project, taking into account both technical and business considerations.
• For long-term engagements, I implement AI solutions end-to-end. I’ve built cutting-edge AI for 2D images, 3D images, video, audio, text, omics data, and more.
• One of my specialties is customizing AI for proprietary datasets and niche use cases.

Book a 30-minute consultation with me to get immediate answers about your AI project:

• How can you leverage AI in your organization?
• What kind of AI do you need to solve a particular problem?
• What modeling strategy should you use? Do you need generative AI (AI agents or LLMs/LVLMs) or a different type of customized deep learning model?
• Do you need custom data? If so, how should you collect and annotate data? How much data will you need?
• How should you design your evals or measure performance?

Specialties:

Healthcare AI: I am an expert in healthcare AI, with a unique background that blends clinical understanding from my MD, deep technical expertise from my AI PhD, and business experience. I have completed AI engagements across radiology, dermatology, cardiology, mental health, family medicine, surgery, dentistry, physical therapy, women’s health, pediatrics, nutrition, neurology, and more. I have created datasets and custom models for diverse forms of biomedical data including x-rays, CTs, MRIs, clinical photographs, patient videos, medical audio, medical notes, EHR data, insurance claims, and omics data. I understand clinical workflows and the unique stakeholder landscape of healthcare, which informs my technical work and business advising in this space.

Advising Entrepreneurs: Before focusing on AI consulting, I spent seven years as the founder of a health AI startup. I led my previous company from concept to deployed B2B SaaS product serving medical practices. Our AI history-taking assistant and AI scribe saved clinicians 2+ hours daily. I managed engineering teams of 5-10 (60+ contributors), secured two U.S. patents, and raised competitive grant funding. I enjoy working with entrepreneurs and discussing pitch decks, fundraising, customer discovery, designing an MVP, and evaluating the ROI of an AI product.