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Devin Singh

Devin Singh is an emergency physician at SickKids and a clinical AI researcher who applies machine learning to patient care and hospital operations. He earned an MSc in computer science at the University of Toronto in 2020 and co-founded Hero AI, whose clinical automation platform was in use at SickKids and IWK Health Centre in 2024. His work includes an ultrasound project for detecting papilledema and a 2025 study that used natural language processing to identify 90% of pediatric injury cases while reducing manual review by 83%. As of October 2026, he is Co-Lead of SickKids AI Service and Research Co-Lead at T-CAIREM, and an assistant professor in Paediatrics and Computer Science at the University of Toronto.

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Timeline

  1. 2020

    A Toronto computer science MSc

    He earns an MSc in computer science at the University of Toronto in 2020.

  2. June 2020

    Launching Hero AI

    Hero AI, a health technology company he co-founds, launches in June 2020 as a clinical automation platform that applies decision logic and AI models to streaming electronic health record data.

  3. 2021

    A Temerty Innovation Grant

    In 2021, T-CAIREM awards his research a Temerty Innovation Grant for a machine-learning project that combines AI with point-of-care ultrasound to detect papilledema in children.

  4. 2024

    Hero AI in two hospitals

    Hero AI is in use at SickKids and IWK Health Centre in Halifax. Its dashboards show emergency department activity, and its alerts can notify clinicians when a high-risk patient is waiting.

  5. 2025

    AI-driven injury reporting

    In 2025, he is corresponding author of a study of 217,173 SickKids emergency department visits; natural language processing models identify 90% of injury cases and reduce manual medical record review from 100% to 17%.

  6. 2025

    An assistant professorship

    In 2025, he is an emergency physician at SickKids, an assistant professor in U of T's Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Division of Computer Science, and co-founder and CEO of Hero AI.

  7. As of October 2026

    SickKids and T-CAIREM roles

    As of October 2026, he is Co-Lead, AI Service at SickKids and Research Co-Lead at T-CAIREM, and an assistant professor in Paediatrics and Computer Science at the University of Toronto.

Career

  1. NowHospital for Sick ChildrenEmergency physician
  2. NowHospital for Sick ChildrenCo-Lead, AI Service
  3. NowUniversity of TorontoResearch Co-Lead
  4. NowUniversity of TorontoAssistant Professor in Paediatrics and Computer Science
  5. From 2020Hero AICo-founder
  6. University of TorontoAssistant Professor
  7. Hero AICEO

Education

  1. 2020University of TorontoMSc in computer science

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  1. ‘We’re improving patient safety’: How one CS grad is using AI to personalize health-care operations web.cs.toronto.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  2. Member Spotlight: Dr. Devin Singh tcairem.utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  3. AI-Driven Injury Reporting in Pediatric Emergency Departments media.jamanetwork.com. Checked 27 October 2026.
  4. Revolutionizing Medicine with AI Innovation: An Interview with Dr. Devin Singh jps.library.utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  5. SickKids Artificial Intelligence sickkids.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  6. Leadership Team tcairem.utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  7. Devin Singh paeds.utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.