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title: "Dr. Naveen Kumar R - Senior Staff Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Dr. Naveen Kumar R, Senior Staff Engineer - Surgical AI based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes cursor, hugging face, and openai. Explore public work links including github and orcid.org."
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# Dr\. Naveen Kumar R on Tal

## Headline

Senior Staff Engineer \- Surgical AI

## About

As a dedicated and versatile professional, I bring a unique blend of clinical expertise and technical acumen to the table\. With an MBBS degree and five years of service as a clinician in the Indian Navy, I have honed my skills in patient care and medical practice\. My journey didn't stop there; I furthered my education with an MMST, transitioning into the role of a physician engineer\. My diverse skill set includes proficiency in Python programming, data management, computer vision and AI model development, with a particular focus on data\-centric AI approaches\. This combination of clinical and technical knowledge allows me to understand and address complex healthcare problems, driving innovative solutions from ideation to discovery\. Currently, I am working on developing AI solutions using surgical video data, aiming to enhance surgical outcomes and improve patient care through advanced technology\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

cursor

hugging face

openai

githubcopilot

ChatGPT

Microsoft Copilot

## Work experience

Senior Staff Engineer at Stryker, Mar 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Staff Engineer \- Clinical Development at Stryker, May 2022 \- Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Intern at Stryker, May 2021 \- Apr 2022 · 1 yr, India

Medical Officer at BC Roy technology hospital, IIT Kharagpur, Jul 2019 \- Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos, India

Surg Lt Cdr at Indian Naval Hospitals \(Indian Navy\), Nov 2012 \- Oct 2017 · 5 yrs, Commissioned as SSC Officer

## Education

Masters in Medical Science and Technology, \-\-, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery \- MBBS, Medicine, Madras Medical College \(MMC\)

## Public links

- github: https://github\.com/Newman\-88
- orcid\.org: https://orcid\.org/0000\-0002\-6846\-5934

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