Medical Imaging · AI Strategy · Digital Health

Where clinical depth
meets strategic clarity.

Borealis Health Partners advises health systems and diagnostic AI companies navigating the complex intersection of imaging infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and healthcare transformation.

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29yr Domain experience
4 PACS platforms built
70+ Countries deployed
50+ AI deployments
What we do

Advisory built for the complexity of healthcare AI

Health System Advisory

Strategic counsel for mid-to-large health systems, regional networks, and diagnostic imaging centers modernizing their imaging infrastructure — cloud-native PACS, AI integration, and operational transformation.

  • Cloud PACS strategy and vendor selection
  • AI adoption roadmaps and clinical workflow design
  • Procurement and RFP support
  • Change management for clinical IT transformation
Primary: Canada  ·  Secondary: US health systems

Imaging AI Startup Advisory

Senior product, strategy, and go-to-market partnership for early-to-growth stage companies building imaging AI, radiology workflow tools, and diagnostic decision support — from algorithm to market.

  • Product strategy and clinical positioning
  • Market sizing and commercial segment analysis
  • Physician advisory board formation
  • GTM strategy for health system sales
Market: North America & international
About

A rare vantage point — built over three decades at the frontier of diagnostic imaging.

Stephen Harrold has shaped medical imaging from its earliest digital moment through today's AI-driven transformation. He has built foundational infrastructure, led global product organizations, and deployed clinical AI in some of the world's most demanding health systems.

What sets him apart is the ability to operate fluently across four dimensions simultaneously: clinical workflow, technical architecture, business strategy, and health system procurement — a combination that is genuinely rare at the senior level.

Work with Stephen
2022 — Present
Director, Innovation & Strategy
Sectra
Leading innovation and AI strategy at one of the world's most trusted medical imaging companies.
2020 — 2022
Senior Director, Product
Arterys (acq. by Tempus)
Tripled addressable market through strategy realignment. Brought 2 AI algorithms to market from a pipeline of 200+ in under 6 months. Improved radiologist productivity 2–3×.
2018 — 2020
Senior Solution Manager, Enterprise Imaging
Change Healthcare
Led portfolio and cultural transformation from departmental to enterprise health system positioning.
2002 — 2018
Product & Marketing Leadership
Agfa HealthCare
Rose from Product Manager to Senior Global Marketing Manager. Managed IMPAX — a $693M revenue platform — and led GTM across 70+ countries. Won marquee accounts including Stanford, Mayo Clinic, and Northwestern.
1997 — 2002
Integration Specialist & Project Manager
Mitra Imaging
Built the first HIS-to-modality integrations via HL7 and DICOM. Helped radiology transform from film to digital. Opened European office in Eindhoven.
MBA Queen's University
Value-Based Healthcare Harvard Business School
Applied Generative AI MIT Professional Education
Executive Education Stockholm School of Economics
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Ready to build something important?

Whether you're a health system evaluating your next imaging platform, or a founder building diagnostic AI, let's find out if we're a fit.

stephen@borealishealth.ai
Waterloo, Ontario · Serving Canada & North America