Hamid Tabatabaie

Hamid Tabatabaie is founder, former CEO, and current advisor for lifeIMAGE, the most utilized cloud-based service for exchange of diagnostic imaging information. During his 30-year career in health information technology Hamid has served as the chief executive of 4 successful startups. For the past fifteen years, he has been at the forefront of innovation in medical imaging informatics. Prior to lifeIMAGE, he led AMICAS, a pioneer in use of the web to automate the processes and the business of diagnostic imaging. Following a personal experience as a caregiver frustrated with the inability to share medical records across various healthcare settings, he founded lifeIMAGE to develop a better way for physicians to share patients’ imaging records.

Now, 9 million records containing 2 billion images have been exchanged on lifeIMAGE. Many of the nation’s renowned hospitals and academic medical centers use the network to expedite care, triage referrals, and avoid duplication of unnecessary imaging exams. The network is simultaneously used to share medical images and associated reports with patients.