Profile

Dr. Harsha Jayakody is a Sri Lankan medical doctor and healthcare entrepreneur best known for founding MyDoctor and several other digital health startups. He has 15 years of clinical experience in tertiary-care hospitals and a track record of applying internet technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve healthcare delivery.

Academically, Dr. Jayakody holds an MD in Health Informatics, a Master’s in Health Informatics, and an MBA in Healthcare Administration.

As a healthcare entrepreneur, he has received multiple local and international awards for innovative thinking, particularly for MyDoctor, a digital health platform connecting stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem. He serves as Team Lead for the WHO–ITU AI for Health initiative and is a member of the Expert Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine at the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA). His vision is to build an AI-driven virtual health system that advances the UN Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.