Alexander Borve MD, PhD

Alexander Börve, MD is an orthopedic spine surgeon from the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. He originally developed the iDoc24 platform in 2009 to allow paramedics to send images of accident-scene victims with their mobile phones directly to the ER doctors, and has since pivoted the platform into the dermatology space.“iDoc24 – Skin information in any device 24/7” has won numerous prizes as a tele-health service, as well as for the fundamental research Alexander has on-going in the field of digital health, which is part of his PhD thesis. Preliminary results from his latest research show a reduced “time-to-surgery” for malignant melanoma (a deadly form of skin cancer) from 46 days to 14 days (on average). Alexander is also an advisor to Health 2.0 Europe and the chapter leader of Health 2.0 Stockholm. He is currently a visiting fellow in telemedicine at UC Berkeley. And lastly, he created the STD triage app!