Jas Chahal

Orthopaedic surgeon; co-founder, Therapia

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Jas Chahal is an orthopaedic sports-medicine surgeon at Women's College Hospital and an associate professor at the University of Toronto, and head team surgeon for Toronto FC. He co-founded Therapia, an in-home physiotherapy platform. At HealthTO in 2016 he argued that the future of healthcare is in the home and urged founders to build on their unfair advantage.

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Jas Chahal of Therapia presents Spotlight on Healthcare Innovation - A Surgeon's Perspective

HealthTO · October 2016

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In their words

we really believe that the future of healthcare is in the home and we're taking small steps

TechTO HealthTO, Oct 2016 · watch at 6:19 ↗

you got to realize your your unfair advantage. What is it that you're naturally good at? And for me, that's medicine. It's healthcare.

TechTO HealthTO, Oct 2016 · watch at 2:24 ↗

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Quick answers

Who is Jas Chahal?

An orthopaedic sports-medicine surgeon at Women's College Hospital and University of Toronto associate professor, head team surgeon for Toronto FC, and a co-founder of the in-home physiotherapy platform Therapia.

What did he speak about at TechTO?

How technology is changing surgery and healthcare, and why he believes the future of care is delivered in the home.

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