The Radiology Giant – Kees Wesdorp on How DeepHealth & RadNet Are Reshaping Medicine
APR 1, 202664 MIN
The Radiology Giant – Kees Wesdorp on How DeepHealth & RadNet Are Reshaping Medicine
APR 1, 202664 MIN
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<p>What does it look like when a company controls the largest radiology network in the US, processes millions of scans every year, and at the same time builds the AI platform that could redefine how medicine is practiced globally?</p><p>In this episode – the first-ever English episode of MedMile Uncut – host Florian Forsting meets Kees Wesdorp, President & CEO of DeepHealth, a RadNet company, in Amsterdam. Kees shares his vision of what DeepHealth and RadNet are ultimately building: a fully integrated, AI-powered healthcare ecosystem that doesn't just improve radiology workflows, but shifts the entire paradigm of disease detection – from reactive treatment to early prevention.</p><p>With 400+ imaging centers, over 10,000 employees, and millions of scans per year, RadNet is not just the largest independent radiology network in the US – it's the data and infrastructure backbone that makes DeepHealth's AI ambitions possible at a scale no other company in the world can match.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>The Gleamer acquisition and what it signals about DeepHealth's European strategy</li></ul><ul><li>Kees' journey: from McKinsey & private equity to leading one of the most important companies in global health tech</li></ul><ul><li>How RadNet built its scale – and why standardization is the secret weapon</li></ul><ul><li>The vision: stage-shifting disease through early detection & solving the global radiologist workforce crisis</li></ul><ul><li>Why AI in radiology must go end-to-end – and why point solutions will fail</li></ul><ul><li>Patient experience as a competitive advantage: self-scheduling, satisfaction & reducing no-shows</li></ul><ul><li>Real-world AI outcomes in mammography & lung cancer screening in the US and UK</li></ul><ul><li>Why Europe is lagging on AI adoption – and what it will take to catch up</li></ul><p></p>