Junaid Bajwa

Dr. Bajwa is the Chief Medical Scientist at Microsoft Research and a practising NHS physician. He was previously the Global Lead for Strategic Alliances and Solutions for the Global Digital Centre of Excellence at Merck Sharp & Dohme, where he helped shape their global digital strategy, and co-founded “VelocityHealth” as Europe’s first prevention focused digital-health accelerator, in partnership with Telefonica.

Previously, Dr. Bajwa worked across primary care, secondary care, and public health settings in addition to acting as a payor, and policy maker within the UK, where he specialized in informatics, digital transformation, and leadership. He has consulted for health care systems across the US, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Europe, in addition to being seconded by the NHS to work with IBM.

Dr. Bajwa completed his MBA at the Imperial College Business School in London and has studied health strategy and quality improvement at both Harvard and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Boston. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at University College London and Visiting Scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health.