Dr. Luyuan Fang is CEO and Founder of Curative AI, Inc., where she leads a fast-growing team on a mission to redefine clinical operations and care delivery through AI and data. Curative AI delivers AI Clinical Operations Support, AI-Powered Clinical Documentation, and Agentic AI Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions that automate healthcare workflows across the patient journey—improving efficiency for providers and better outcomes for patients. Under her leadership, the company reached cash-flow positivity in less than 12 months, a rare milestone for an early-stage Healthcare AI startup.
Before founding Curative AI, Dr. Fang built and led three world-class AI and Data organizations from the ground up, productizing AI, LLMs, and data platforms at scale across multiple industries:
Healthcare – Chief AI Officer at Change Healthcare (now UnitedHealthcare/Optum Insight)
Prescription Drug Market – Chief AI and Data Officer at Prescryptive Health
Online Travel Marketplace – Founder and Head of Expedia Group AI Labs
She has also held senior technical and leadership roles at Microsoft Azure, eBay, Cisco Systems, and AT&T. Dr. Fang holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a focus on AI and Neural Networks, is the inventor of 10 granted U.S. patents, and has authored over 100 technical publications. A frequent keynote speaker and conference chair in global AI and networking communities, she also serves on the boards of multiple Healthcare AI startups.
Beyond her technical and entrepreneurial achievements, Dr. Fang is passionate about culture, values, and impact when building successful AI startups. In her recent posts, she highlights her vision of an “AI-First Healthcare Era” and emphasizes creating a culture where every team member—from executives to engineers—is a hands-on expert, a great thinker and doer, has the guts to break the old, build the new, and thrive through hard work, resilience, and relentless pursuit of excellence. These principles drive Curative AI’s rapid innovation and enduring mission to transform healthcare.
With her combination of scientific leadership, entrepreneurial drive, and cultural vision, Dr. Fang continues to inspire the next generation of Asian American leaders in AI, technology, and healthcare.
