“Sahar always impresses me with her special mix of intelligence, sensitivity, kindness, ability to listen, availability to help, disciplined organized approach, skill to provide thoughtful and respectful feedback, and overriding passion to impact patient outcomes. Her deep appreciation of the healthcare ecosystem as experienced through her lens as a physician provides a powerful and unique complementary dimension to her broad and impressive academic research in medical healthcare systems management and healthcare design domains. Healthcare is in dire need of leaders like Sahar, who are equipped with rich clinical and operational experience and a skillset to translate science into meaningful operational excellence on the ground, by helping to reengineer, redesign and transform the way we deliver care in the future.”

“Dr. Hashmi is an amazing person to work with. She is very kind, patient, and polite and dedicated time to help us even on the weekends. She is a leader, well-versed, dedicated, well spoken, and intelligent. Sahar helped me with my multi-million dollar project at CITI bank and her contribution and guidance had a huge impact in its success. I am very impressed with her business, research and teaching skills.”

“I hired Dr.Hashmi as a consultant on a System Dynamics project about education after her graduation from MIT. I enjoyed working with her and her consulting services were very helpful for our project. Sahar has a pleasant attitude and brought valuable insights on using Artificial Intelligence as a tool to be used in our System Dynamics project, shedding light on areas not discussed previously. What I admire most about her consultancy services is that she is clear about the process to be undergone and keeps you informed and up to date about it. She is passionate about the work she does which clearly shows off in her deliverables. I am very pleased to have hired her and look forward to possible future opportunities to work with her again. Hence, I highly recommend her consultancy services.”

“I have known Dr. Sahar Hashmi for almost a decade now. She is an impactful leader with high emotional intelligence and empathy. I am very impressed with her multiple skill sets (data scientist, medical doctor, AI and digital transformation expert and smart systems design and implementation expert) that allows her to give very unique insights on the current operations in the clinic/hospital and develop creative & innovative designs on any topic related to digital health, artificial intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare and its management. She taught a course on AI applications and technology innovations at Harvard as an Instructor that became popular amongst the graduate students during the time of the pandemic. I am not surprised by her success with her consulting firm Magna GenAI Consulting LLC as it further showcases her ability to make a positive impact in the fields of business, medicine and academia. I am working with Magna GenAI Consulting LLC on a project related to precision medicine and digital health, transformation of the care delivery system and the business model of the healthcare industry (impact of DTC or B2C model on consumers in the genetic testing market). I am confident that Magna GenAI Consulting LLC will have a positive impact on the care delivery systems globally.”

“I am honored to write about Dr. Sahar Hashmi’s advising with my startup venture. Dr. Hashmi has been an invaluable advisor to our startup which leverages AI to tackle the accumulation of stress in life that can eventually lead to mental health conditions in our society. I reached out to Dr. Hashmi based on her expertise in the AI and healthcare space. From the beginning, I was impressed by her enthusiasm, creativity, and perception. She immediately identified key areas we could reframe in our pitch that subsequently landed well with both customers and a recent startup competition at Harvard. We were ultimately awarded funding as a result! She followed this initial conversation up with a 2-hour product, design, and AI/ML data feedback session. She gave us tangible feedback on our alpha product with the discussion leading to new directions we’re eager to explore with experimentation. She told me in our first call that she’s very selective with whom she works. If she doesn’t think it’s a good idea, she’ll pass. I’m honored that she took so much time to work with us. We look forward to continuing working with her and her consulting firm, Magna GenAI, in the coming months to help with AI strategy, product development, healthcare integration, and go-to-market. I am also eager to see her impact on the broader field of Generative AI-ChatGPT, healthcare, and blockchain. I highly recommend reaching out if you’re a startup founder or investor in the space! :)”

“Harvard Innovation Labs is an amazing place for startup ventures. It’s an incubator where you experience working with a variety of startup ventures all under one roof. While working here, I realized one of the most important aspects of a startup venture is to be able to convince a Venture Capitalist (VC) that the startup is worth investing in. When I came across Dr. Sahar Hashmi for her advice on a startup venture, I realized she brings a very unique and insightful aspect to startups in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), digital health and healthcare in general. Furthermore, it is very natural for her, given her vast experience. Dr. Hashmi’s experience with VCs and Angel investors to evaluate a startup makes her an expert advisor with insights on what VCs are looking for in startups. On top of her consulting experience she is an expert of topics like AI, data analytics, digital health and design along with knowledge and experience as a physician. It’s very rare to come across an expert advisor with multiple skills like Dr. Hashmi. I am very impressed with Dr. Hashmi’s achievements and look forward to engaging her in more collaborations.”

“I am a first-year MBA student at Harvard Business School. I recently attended Dr. Sahar Hashmi’s workshop on generative AI, where I learned about the practical applications and challenges of integrating generative AI across various sectors, including healthcare, technology, and consulting. Dr. Hashmi emphasized essential skills and concepts needed to maintain a competitive edge in job applications in the era of generative AI. What stood out to me the most was her interaction with students before, during, and after the workshop, as she effortlessly demystified complex concepts. I also enjoyed the student working sessions, where teams applied her concepts to companies such as NVIDIA, Open AI, Microsoft, hospitals/clinics, EMR systems, and consulting firms like McKinsey and Deloitte. These discussions made it a fun and engaging learning experience. Her background as an MD with a PhD and her consulting expertise significantly enhanced her ability to impart knowledge and insights about the challenges of integrating AI into businesses and the rapid transformation occurring within industries due to AI. With AI technologies rapidly evolving and new ones emerging in the market, such practical and up-to-date AI workshops are invaluable in keeping us informed and helping us find the most suitable AI solutions for our businesses. Thank you for an excellent AI in business workshop!”

“I recently had the privilege of participating in a fully customized workshop led by Dr. Sahar Hashmi on artificial intelligence in the ICU and infectious diseases, with an additional comprehensive segment on AI in marketing in the era of large language models. This experience exceeded all expectations and stands out as the most insightful and impactful AI session I have attended to date. It was unquestionably a worthwhile investment—a truly exceptional AI “booster” session that not only enabled meaningful application of AI within my clinical domain, but also deepened my understanding of large language models and the role of AI agents across healthcare systems and strategic marketing.

By way of background, I am an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of North Dakota with over 35 years of academic experience and currently serve as Medical Director at Sanford Health. These roles provide firsthand insight into the operational, cultural, and clinical challenges that new technologies can introduce within complex healthcare organizations. I lead ICU-focused initiatives at my institution and oversee medical education platforms where I develop specialized content for ICU physicians. From this vantage point, I am well positioned to assess the value, rigor, and practicality of AI education in clinical settings.

Dr. Hashmi possesses a rare and extraordinary combination of deep academic rigor and real-world strategic insight. Her ability to distill complex AI concepts into clear, actionable, and clinically relevant knowledge is exceptional. She delivered current and nuanced perspectives on agentic AI, first within marketing and then tailored specifically to ICU and infectious disease contexts, clearly demonstrating not only the technical foundations but also the direct implications for patient care, clinical workflows, content generation, and organizational decision-making.

What truly distinguishes Dr. Hashmi is her unparalleled ability to bridge academia and industry—a quality seldom found among AI experts. With credentials that include an MD, a PhD in AI and Data Analytics, and a master’s degree in Systems Design, she brings a level of intellectual depth, breadth, and applied understanding that is truly uncommon. She does not merely teach AI; she operationalizes it in ways that are immediately relevant, scalable, and impactful.

I offer my highest recommendation for Dr. Sahar Hashmi and wish her continued success as a leader in artificial intelligence. Her work at the intersection of healthcare, AI, business strategy, systems design, and data science—and her vision for developing and leading an AI Center of Excellence—position her as a uniquely influential and indispensable force within the AI ecosystem.”