Gustavo Mendes e Silva, M.D. - Healthcare AI Systems Architect

Brazilian Psychiatrict • Health Tech Entrepreneur • Self-taught Developer

About

I'm a psychiatrist and former public health network manager who transitioned into healthcare technology entrepreneurship.

Current Focus

Founder & Technical Lead at Voither - AI-native healthcare platform emphasizing data sovereignty and edge-first processing architecture.

Technical Stack & Partnerships

Active Programs:

• Cloudflare for Startups
• MongoDB for Startups AI Track
• Microsoft for Startups

Core Technologies:

• Cloudflare Workers AI & Platform
• MongoDB Atlas
• Claude API (Clinical NLP Analysis)
• xAI API
• Edge Computing Architecture

Key Projects

MedScribe

Automated detection system for antipsychotic-induced cognitive impairment using computational linguistics.

Technical Implementation:

• Validated on 400+ clinical cases
• Processing pipeline: ~200 hours of psychiatric consultation audio (40-80GB)
• Speech-to-Text: ElevenLabs integration
• Clinical Analysis: Advanced Semantic Linguistics (ASL v2.0)
• Dimensional Framework: 15 mental health dimensions mapped to:
  • RDoC (Research Domain Criteria)
  • HiTOP (Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology)
  • Big Five Personality Traits
  • WHODAS 2.0 (Disability Assessment Schedule)
• Output: Comprehensive clinical alerts and evidence-based recommendations

Sortio

Patient-facing therapeutic companion application with conversational AI and gamification elements for sustained engagement.

ℳ - The MentalRender

15-dimensional geometric architecture for mapping mental states using NLP and prosodic analysis. Framework developed from phenomenological direct experience, formalized mathematically, and validated through AI-generated visualizations.

Platform Architecture (Voither)

Design Principles:

• Edge-first processing
• Data sovereignty: patient data stays "with the patient"
• Privacy-by-design
• No centralized data storage

Background & Education

Professional Experience:

• Technical Director, UPA (Emergency Care Unit) - Created viral healthcare management tools that eliminated bed shortages across 5 UPAs using Google Sheets-based system
• National Director of Students
• UN Embassy (UNFPA)

Education:

• Medicine - FAMEMA (Marília)
• Public Administration - UNESP (Araraquara)

Clinical Approach: Phenomenological-narrative, directive-collaborative, process-oriented methodology integrating ACT/DBT and Gestalt techniques. Focus on treating patients as complete individuals rather than diagnostic categories.

Publications

Literary Works:

• "The Horologist"
• "A Bíblia de Um Deus Que Me Desobedeceu"

Contact & Links

• 🌐 Voither Platform
• 📧 [Contact Information]
• 🔬 Open to collaborations in Healthcare AI, Clinical NLP, and Edge Computing

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Note: I'm twice-exceptional (TEA/ASD) with rhizomatic thinking patterns and I value direct technical communication.