Our Board
Dr. Arun Chauhan, MD FBCS (UK)
Founder & Group CEO
As the Founder and CEO of Vital Radiology Group, Dr. Chauhan boasts extensive experience in overseeing healthcare services driven by IT. Arun is not only a talented entrepreneur but also a proficient health IT management professional. His career has encompassed various consulting roles, including his position as the Co-Founder and Director of UK-based Xpand Solutions.
Arun has a proven track record of designing and developing web-based applications for healthcare services, e-portals, analytical tools, and innovative audit systems. Additionally, he has effectively managed Teleradiology services in the UK. Combining his expertise as a general physician and health information management specialist, Dr. Chauhan holds the prestigious title of Fellow with the British Computer Society. He is also a member of the UK Council of Health Informatics Professions, the Health Informatics Society of Ireland, and IHE UK.
DR. Ashish Bhagat, MBBS MD, FRCR (UK)
Co-Founder, Medical Director & Chair of Clinical Advisory Board
A general radiologist by profession, Ashish has a special interest in chest imaging, neuro-imaging and musculoskeletal imaging, playing a pivotal role and contributing towards improvement of the healthcare and reporting standards for patients. His experience and work are reflected in the exceptional health service delivery and guidance in clinical matters he provides to Vital Radiology Services UK.
Dr Shrey Viranna
Director
Dr Viranna joined in March 2020 as Chief Executive Officer of I-MED Radiology Network. He is also a Director of Dr Jones & Partners Medical Imaging, I-MED’s joint venture partner in South Australia. Prior to joining I-MED Radiology Network, Shrey was Group CEO of Life Healthcare Group, a South African headquartered healthcare company with a presence in 14 countries across South Africa, Europe, and India.
Dr Viranna trained and practiced as a medical doctor in South Africa, and before joining Life Healthcare Group, he ran the healthcare, behavioural economics-based wellness and credit card businesses for Discovery, an independent South African financial services business. Prior to this, he was a partner at McKinsey & Co where he established and led the healthcare practice in Africa.
Jason Dowden
Director
Jason Dowden commenced as the General Manager of I- TeleRAD in March 2019. He has over 12 years of operational management experience within radiology, having first commenced with I-MED as a Regional Manager in QLD in 2008, and later as the General Manager of Wesley Medical Imaging. Prior to joining I-MED, Jason was employed in various operations management roles within the NHS and private healthcare organisations in the United Kingdom, which followed a brief career in the Ambulance service in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jason has undergraduate qualifications in pre- hospital emergency care, a post graduate diploma in business management and an MBA from Buckinghamshire Business School in the United Kingdom.
Claire Battellino
Director
Clare Battellino joined in August 2012 as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of I-MED Radiology Network.She is also a Director of Dr Jones & Partners Medical Imaging, I-MED’s joint venture partner in South Australia and Annalise.ai, a joint venture between I-MEDand healthcare technology company Harrison.ai.
Prior to joining I-MED Radiology Network, Ms Battellino was the Chief Financial Officer of Photon Group Limited, an ASX- listed marketing services group with businesses in Australia, the UK and the US. Previously Ms Battellino worked in the Investment Banking Group of Macquarie Group.
Maxim Gorbachev
Director
Maxim is Managing Partner at an independent fund management firm Unicorn Capital Partners and Chairman of the Board of directors at medical AI software company Intellogic, digital diagnostic company UNIM and telecardiology company Biotechware. Prior to that Maxim was a director at healthcare investment company Medme Group, lead portfolio management at life-science VC fund RMI Partners and was non-executive director at Miramar Labs (NASDAQ: MRLB), Neothetics (NASDAQ: NEOT), Celtaxsys (USA) and Binx Health (UK). His professional track record also includes work experience at Russian production, investment, and consulting firms.
Maxim obtained MBA degree in 2009 from Vlerick Business School. He has two other master’s degrees: in applied mathematics & computer science from Lomonosov Moscow State University and in finance from the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Maxim also has a professional marketing certificate from The Netherlands Institute of Marketing.