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Healthcare AI keynote speaker Harvey Castro, MD
DR GPT™ · English and Spanish
Harvey Castro, MD, known as DR GPT™, is a board-certified emergency physician and healthcare AI keynote speaker. He helps hospital leaders, medical conferences and clinical teams make informed decisions about AI, with talks in English and Spanish.
Board-certified emergency physician. Five TEDx talks. Author of more than 45 books, including AI in Emergency Medicine (Wiley). Ranked #3 on the Thinkers360 Top 50 Thought Leaders and Influencers on AI (2026).
In February 2024, Harvey Castro and Brooks Wood published Apple Vision Healthcare Pioneers, a book on Apple Vision Pro and spatial computing in healthcare. The book put his work in front of CES, and it led to a speaking slot at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. On January 7, 2025, he was a panelist on "How Businesses are Using Spatial Computing to Drive Measurable Results," part of the CES XR and Spatial Computing track.
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Three signature keynotes, grounded in real clinical practice
"Left the audience feeling energized, very engaging and he's a pioneer in this space."
"It was amazing! The amount of engagement we got, the kind of responses we got from the audience was great."
"A very rare kind of person, maybe a one in the world kind of person." - Michael Gorton, founder of Teladoc
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01 · SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
Accountable Intelligence: Who decides, and who answers
For boards and executive teams assessing oversight and responsibility. Examine which decisions remain with people, who reviews an AI recommendation and how accountability is assigned before deployment.
02 · SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
AI That Survives the Workflow: From demo to durable adoption
For health system leaders assessing AI pilots. Examine workflow, trust, safety, governance, incentives and measurement before deciding whether to expand, change or stop a proposed use.
03 · SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
SAFE AI: A physician-led framework
For clinicians and medical conferences. Drawing on the SAFE AI TEDxBabsonCollege talk, discuss risk, clinician involvement, monitoring and human oversight when considering AI in care.
Compare healthcare AI speaking topics
| Availability | Topic | Audience | Discussion takeaway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signature | Accountable Intelligence | Hospital boards and executive teams | Identify which AI decisions remain with people, who owns oversight and how accountability is assigned. |
| Signature | AI That Survives the Workflow | Health system and clinical leaders evaluating pilots | Examine workflow, trust, safety, governance, incentives and measurement before wider adoption. |
| Signature | SAFE AI | Clinicians, medical conferences and safety leaders | Discuss risk, clinician involvement, patient protection, monitoring and human oversight. |
| On request | The Human Advantage | Clinical and executive leadership audiences | Explore judgment, empathy, communication and trust as AI changes clinical work. |
| On request | Before the Emergency | Audiences focused on predictive medicine and preventive care | Examine opportunities and limitations of AI, biosensors and monitoring without assuming proven clinical benefit. |
| On request | Healthcare at the Edge | Leaders exploring rural access, distributed care and space health | Discuss care when expertise, connectivity or infrastructure is limited, including the responsibilities of human review. |
Sessions are educational and adapted to the audience. They do not provide individual medical advice or guarantee clinical outcomes. Ask about English, Spanish or bilingual delivery, format and availability through the existing booking form.
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Latin America & Spain
Harvey Castro, MD, MBA (DR GPT™) delivers bilingual (English/Spanish) healthcare-AI keynotes for planners across Latin America and Spain. Educational and futurist, grounded in emergency-medicine practice.
Proof: Hapvida Healthcare Brazil AI and Healthcare (São Paulo). Spanish-language landing: Conferencista IA en salud.
Europe
Available for invited healthcare-AI keynotes across the UK and Europe. Topics: clinical AI in high-stakes care, from pilot to workflow, and the physician’s role in responsible adoption.
Language options: Explore topics and formats in English or Spanish. Spanish speaking page.
Asia & Middle East
Healthcare AI keynotes for hospital leaders, clinicians and conference audiences in Asia and the Middle East. Discuss your audience, event format and preferred dates.
Planning your event: Share your location, audience and learning goals when requesting availability.
Africa
Available for selected Africa health-innovation stages with an educational focus on clinical AI and frontline care.
Planning your event: Include your event date, city and audience so the conversation starts with your needs.
También disponible en español →Conferencista IA en salud (LatAm y España)
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Harvey Castro, MD, MBA, known as DR GPT™, delivers practical, credible, human-centered keynotes for medical conferences, executive teams, boards, and pharma leaders.
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Two minutes on stage. Four events, two languages, and an unscripted introduction from the founder of Teladoc.
events
Event and education archive
November 27, 2026
Virtual, Munich, Germany
NIM November 2026 Virtual Symposium
November 11, 2026
Orlando, Florida
AIMed 2026
November 2, 2026
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco, 10:20 AM WEST (3:20 AM CT)
AI-MEDX 2026, The Great AI-MEDX Debate: Dr. GPT vs. Dr. Human
October 25, 2026
Atlanta, Georgia
Mingo Summits Atlanta 2026
October 23, 2026
Virtual
NIHIA Fall 2026 Webinar Series: AI in Healthcare for HIM Professionals
October 20, 2026
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Speaking Engagement
October 13, 2026
Virtual, CHOC (now part of Rady Children's Health), 4:00 PM CT
2026 Mi4/MIS Monthly Meeting
October 9, 2026
New York, New York
NYC AI and Healthcare Conference 2026
October 1, 2026
SMU, Dallas, Texas, 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM CT
SMU AI in Healthcare
September 24, 2026
Sphere Rocket Virtual Assistants, 11511 Luna Rd Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75234, 5:00 to 8:00 PM CT
Founders & Builders Forum | Responsible AI Growth & Innovation
September 15, 2026
Westin Dallas Southlake, Southlake, Texas
Siemens Healthineers Customer Event, Closing Keynote
July 30, 2026
Richardson, Texas
AI x Policy Summit 2026, Healthcare Innovation and MedTech Panel
July 14, 2026
Stanford Medicine
Stanford HAILS Certificate, Healthcare AI Leadership and Strategy
June 12, 2026
Lisbon, Portugal
International Forum of Dermatology (IFD) 2026, Pierre Fabre
June 8, 2026
Boston, Massachusetts
Digital Health and AI Innovation Summit (DHAI) 2026, Mainstage Keynote and Panel
June 4, 2026
Stanford, California
Stanford AI in Life Sciences Symposium 2026, attended
June 3, 2026
Stanford, California
Stanford RAISE Health Symposium 2026, attended
May 14, 2026
Peoria, Illinois
OSF HealthCare Innovation Showcase, Keynote
February 23, 2026
Clearwater, Florida
AAPA Executive Leadership Conference
February 13, 2026
Virtual
The Soul of a Physician Innovator with Harvey Castro, MD, MBA
November 17, 2025
Düsseldorf, Germany
Digital Twins Talk at Medica Innovation Forum 2025 11/17-11/20/2025
November 11, 2025
Miami, Florida
Keynote Speaker Miami 11/11
November 10, 2025
San Diego
AI med 2025 11/10-11/12
November 9, 2025
Frontier Flight Museum, Dallas TX
TEDxSouthlake 2025, Frontier Flight Museum, Dallas TX
November 5, 2025
Tampa, FL
Executive Roundtable Private event
November 4, 2025
Miami
Miami Dade College AI and Healthcare Presentation, Dr. Harvey Castro
November 4, 2025
Digital Clinical Executive Forum UK, 10am to noon
October 21, 2025
San Francisco
San Francisco Private AI event 10/21-22
October 19, 2025
Choctaw Casino & Resort , Durant, OK
CISO/Executive Leadership Forum Oct 19-20
October 18, 2025
Dallas Texas
Collaborative Advancements in Research and Medical Education (CARE) Conference October 18, 2025, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.
October 16, 2025
San Antonio
Velocity Texas San Antonio 10/16/2025
October 14, 2025
Nashville TN
Transforming Healthcare Emerging Technologies 10/14-15 Nashville, TN
October 8, 2025
San Diego
2025 PAEA Conference Keynote Speaker Oct. 8-11
September 29, 2025
Marrakech Morocco
Marrakech Morocco VC private event keynote speaker 9/29-30
September 27, 2025
Fogelson Auditorium, Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas 8200 Walnut Hill Lane
The Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer 9-12:15
September 22, 2025
Singapore
Singapore AI and Healthcare Speaker Sept 22 & 23
September 18, 2025
Ohio
Licking Memorial Health Systems Speaker
September 11, 2025
Dallas Texas
AOSH Cooper Clinic 9-11 to 9-13
September 8, 2025
Dubai
WHX Tech Dubai World Trade Centre Sept 8- 11 2025
August 31, 2025
FIP Copenhagen 2025 Aug 31- Sept 3
August 12, 2025
Sao Paulo
Hapvida Healthcare Brazil AI and Healthcare
August 8, 2025
San Francisco
InnovatorMD World Congress Keynote
July 10, 2025
Dallas Texas
APPNA Convention 2025 Thursday, July 10th, 2025 Dallas, TX 2025
June 26, 2025
Boston
AI Private event June 26 to June 29
June 20, 2025
Charlotte, NC
Atrium Health
June 10, 2025
Long Beach Convention Center
How Businesses Are Using VR Training to Drive Measurable Business Results, Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2025
June 5, 2025
Houston Texas
Dr Harvey Castro / DR GPT™ Speaks at Healthcare Leadership Quorum 6 5 2025
June 1, 2025
Paris
HIMSS
May 12, 2025
Dallas
Texas Regional HIMSS Conference 2025 SPEAKER May 12-14
April 27, 2025
Berlin Germany
German Society of Dermatology 2025 Berlin Munich Germany April 27- May 8
April 25, 2025
Yuma Arizona
Dr. Harvey Castro TedX AWC
April 12, 2025
South Padre Island Texas
Keynote Speaker Annual Rio Grande Valley Medical Education
April 11, 2025
Austin Texas
Speaker, 2025 Baylor Scott & White Cardiology Digital Health Forum, Central Texas Partnership in Technology
April 7, 2025
Fort Worth, Texas
Keynote Speaker: Generative AI, Longevity & Venture: Emerging Opportunities 2pm
March 30, 2025
San Diego
NextMed Health Speaker 3/30-4/2/2025
March 29, 2025
Boston
TEDxBabsonCollege 2025: The Ripple Effect
March 26, 2025
Southlake, Texas
AI Healthcare Summit - March 26
March 19, 2025
Singapore
AI Health World Summit March 19-21, 2025
March 7, 2025
California
The American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (ABAIM) Speaker
March 5, 2025
Louisville, KY
The Future of Healthcare Utilizing AI
March 5, 2025
Louisville, KY
Urgent Care Connect Keynote Speaker
March 3, 2025
Las Vegas, Nevada
HIMSS Global Health Conference March 3-6, 2025
February 15, 2025
West Lafayette, IN
TEDxPurdueU: Parallax
January 9, 2025
San Francisco, CA
InnovatorMD Global Summit 2025: AI in Healthcare, Revolutionizing Patient Care and Beyond
January 7, 2025
Las Vegas
CES 2025 Panelist: How Businesses Are Using Spatial Computing to Drive Measurable Results
November 29, 2024
Taiwan
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital ( TBA)
November 20, 2024
Blue Bell PA
Icons World Children's Day Celebration Conference
November 17, 2024
Orlando, Florida
AI-Med Conference Speaker 11/17-11/19
November 13, 2024
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Harvey Castro & Medical Students Capstone session - UNTHSC Nov 13, 2024
November 13, 2024
Fort Worth, Texas
UNTHSC Medical School Capstone session Nov 13, 2024
October 26, 2024
Warrenton, Va
TedX Talk Harvey Castro
October 14, 2024
Singapore
Core scientific conference 2024 (Oct 14, 15)
October 11, 2024
800 Moffett Boulevard Mountain View, CA
Ageless Evolution Longevity Summit 2024
October 8, 2024
Bloomington, Minnesota
Smart Horizons HealthTech Symposium 2024
October 3, 2024
Arlington Texas
BioNTX at the 2024 iC³ Life Science & Healthcare Innovation Summit
September 19, 2024
Dallas Texas
North Texas District Export Council 2024 Global Business Forum: Innovations in Global Trade
September 6, 2024
Plano Events Center, (Dallas, Tx)
North Texas Information Systems Security Association Annual Conference Keynote Speaker
September 1, 2024
Cape Town, South Africa
The International Pharmaceutical Federation (3 Days)
August 14, 2024
MGM Las Vegas
Closing The Deal With AI
August 13, 2024
MGM Las Vegas
Revolutionizing Healthcare with AI Today and Tomorrow
August 12, 2024
Las Vegas, NV
Ai 4 Conference 8/12-8/15
July 18, 2024
Pennsylvania
Annual Pulmonary and Cardiac Conference
July 12, 2024
San Francisco, California
InnovatorMD World Congress 2024
June 10, 2024
Portland, Oregon
ASHP Pharmacy Futures 2024 Keynote Speaker Closing AI Conference
June 9, 2024
Portland, Oregon
ASHP Pharmacy Futures 2024 Keynote Speaker
May 15, 2024
Dallas Texas
HIMSS DFW Tx Regional Conference
May 4, 2024
San Diego, California
Healthcare Burnout Symposium Keynote Speaker
May 3, 2024
Dallas, Texas
TexMed Texas Medical Association Keynote Speaker
April 20, 2024
London, UK
Royal Society of Medicine Speaker
April 19, 2024
Houston, Texas
Ai for Healthcare Leaders
April 16, 2024
AI for Every Clinic, Doctor, Device Speaker
April 10, 2024
Boston, Texas
AI & Healthcare Speaker Private Event
Cape Town, South Africa