Michael Byrne

Dr. Michael Byrne is a clinical professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of British Columbia and director of the Interventional Endoscopy Fellowship program at Vancouver General Hospital. He is also CEO of Satisfai Health, a company that aims to deliver precision endoscopy to gastroenterology using artificial intelligence and allied technologies. 

Dr. Byrne is a graduate of both Cambridge and Liverpool Universities, and trained in advanced endoscopy at Duke University. He holds a doctorate degree from Cambridge University for his molecular science bench research work on helicobacter pylori and cyclooxygenase. He has presented at many international conferences and is frequently described as one of the pioneers in bringing AI to gastroenterology and endoscopy. Dr. Byrne has published over 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals, over 200 abstracts, and is the lead editor for a Wiley textbook entitled AI in Clinical Medicine.