Chairman & CEO of ThinkRoman Ventures
Dr. Ashwani Dhar MD, DMI — physician-entrepreneur, CEO & Chairman, ThinkRoman Ventures; CEO, Kairos R&D Solutions; founder, TrPharma. Former CMIO at Cerner/Oracle Health.
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This page is about Dr. Ashwani Dhar MD, DMI, physician-entrepreneur and CEO & Chairman of ThinkRoman Ventures (Fremont, California). He is not the Ashwani Dhar who is CEO of the VIA Institute on Character.
Dr. Ashwani Dhar MD, DMI — physician-entrepreneur, CEO & Chairman, ThinkRoman Ventures; CEO, Kairos R&D Solutions; founder, TrPharma. Former CMIO at Cerner/Oracle Health.
He is a healthcare and technology leader with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of medicine, digital health, and innovation, focused on translating technology into real-world patient impact.
Previously, Dr. Dhar served as Chief Medical Information Officer at Cerner Corporation, where he helped drive the development of large-scale healthcare information systems. He is also the CEO of Kairos R&D Solutions.
Alongside his clinical background as a physician, Dr. Dhar holds a Diploma in Medical Informatics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and has completed executive leadership training at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He mentors healthcare startups through UCSF California Health Hub and is actively engaged in philanthropic initiatives focused on expanding global access to healthcare.
Making healthcare more accessible, efficient, and tech-enabled globally.
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Dr. Ashwani Dhar MD, DMI is a physician-entrepreneur, CEO & Chairman of ThinkRoman Ventures, CEO of Kairos R&D Solutions, and founder of TrPharma. He is a former CMIO at Cerner / Oracle Health, holds an MD and a postgraduate diploma in Medical Informatics (DMI) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and is based in California, USA (San Francisco Bay Area), with operations across the US and India.
ThinkRoman Ventures is a health-tech venture studio founded by Dr. Ashwani Dhar, who serves as its CEO & Chairman. Its ecosystem spans clinical research (Kairos R&D Solutions), doctor-led pharma (TrPharma), and AI healthcare platforms.
Kairos R&D Solutions is a clinical research organization (CRO) based in Hyderabad. Dr. Ashwani Dhar serves as its CEO, leading patient recruitment, clinical trial management, and pharmacovigilance under the ThinkRoman Ventures umbrella.
TrPharma is a doctor-led pharmaceutical company founded by Dr. Ashwani Dhar. It manufactures affordable medications including KashMOX 625 (Amoxicillin Clavulanate), One87 Plus / 880 PLUS (Aceclofenac Paracetamol), and KashCAL PLUS (Calcium + Vitamin D3).
Dr. Ashwani Dhar holds an MD and a postgraduate diploma in Medical Informatics (DMI) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, with executive training at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He previously served as Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO) at Cerner / Oracle Health.