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About AverCare

Healthcare is a right, not a privilege

Born from a mission to close the world's most persistent healthcare gaps, AverCare is a movement to democratise medical access and bring dignity, clarity and peace of mind to every human life.

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Meet the team

Leaders, doctors, technologists and strategists from across the world, united by one mission. Scroll to move through the team.

Quinton van der Burgh
01 / 15 · Leadership

Quinton van der Burgh

Founder & Executive Chairman

A Dubai-based global entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist with over two decades of experience building and governing diversified ventures across telecommunications, media, strategic investment, and technology. As Founder of Alpha One, he has driven AI-led systems architecture and large-scale digital infrastructure, backing and scaling companies across multiple markets. As co-founder and Executive Chairman of AverCare, he shapes the platform’s vision, global positioning, and long-term technology strategy, guided by the conviction that world-class healthcare should be a right, not a privilege. His focus is on widening access to intelligent, scalable healthcare solutions worldwide, uniting clinical expertise, advanced technology, and philanthropic purpose.

A Dubai-based global entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist with over two decades of experience building and governing diversified ventures across telecommunications, media, strategic investment, and technology. As Founder of Alpha One, he has driven AI-led systems architecture and large-scale digital infrastructure, backing and scaling companies across multiple markets. As co-founder and Executive Chairman of AverCare, he shapes the platform’s vision, global positioning, and long-term technology strategy, guided by the conviction that world-class healthcare should be a right, not a privilege. His focus is on widening access to intelligent, scalable healthcare solutions worldwide, uniting clinical expertise, advanced technology, and philanthropic purpose.

Dr. Werner Vorster
02 / 15 · Leadership

Dr. Werner Vorster

Founder & Head of Research and Development · D.emed

A medical innovator, integrative medicine practitioner, and research leader whose work sits at the intersection of natural therapeutics, ethnomedicine, medical technology, and clinical intelligence systems. Recognised for translating complex clinical challenges into scalable healthcare solutions.

A medical innovator, integrative medicine practitioner, and research leader whose work sits at the intersection of natural therapeutics, ethnomedicine, medical technology, and clinical intelligence systems. Recognised for translating complex clinical challenges into scalable healthcare solutions.

Founder of AverCare and Head of Research and Development, and a member of both the Executive Team and the Medical Board, he leads scientific strategy, clinical framework development, and AI-integrated research.

Dr. Abdul Baker
03 / 15 · Leadership

Dr. Abdul Baker

Chief Medical Officer · MD, FAANS, FACS, FCNS

A board-certified neurosurgeon, spine surgeon, and healthcare innovator with extensive experience spanning advanced neurosurgical care, robotic spine surgery, clinical research, and executive medical leadership.

Dr. Abdul Salam Abu Baker Al Belushi is a distinguished neurosurgeon and healthcare executive with extensive leadership experience across clinical, academic, and strategic domains. As Chief Medical Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at Tricelx in Frisco, Texas, Dr. Al Belushi has driven initiatives focused on healthcare innovation, patient safety, and operational excellence. He is also the President and Founder of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery PLLC in Plano, Texas, and serves as Director of the Texoma Neuroscience Institute, where he has led departments of neurosurgery and spine surgery.

Over more than two decades, Dr. Al Belushi has become recognized internationally for his pioneering contributions to robotic and minimally invasive spine surgery. He performed the first-ever robotic spine surgery in both North Dakota (2019) and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, 2022), and holds a world record for the highest number of robotic spine surgeries completed within three consecutive months. His commitment to advancing neurosurgical care is reflected through his innovation portfolio, which includes multiple patents pending in brain-computer interfaces, telemedicine, and robotic rehabilitation. Dr.

Al Belushi completed his Doctor of Medicine from Wright State University, graduating with top honors. He completed advanced fellowships at the University of Louisville and Johns Hopkins University, specializing in complex spine and peripheral nerve surgery. A Fellow of both the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (FAANS) and the American College of Surgeons (FACS), he is also a recipient of multiple international honors, including the Ajman Medal of Honor and the Distinguished International Arab Festival Award (DIAFA) in 2024.

Trevor Topfer
04 / 15 · The team

Trevor Topfer

BA
Chief Experience Officer

A senior emerging-technology strategist whose work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital identity, and immersive systems design. His career spans startup leadership, industry advocacy, and national policy engagement.

A senior emerging-technology strategist whose work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital identity, and immersive systems design. His career spans startup leadership, industry advocacy, and national policy engagement.

As Chief Experience Officer at AverCare, he leads end-to-end experience architecture, ensuring AI-driven interactions are human-centred, trustworthy, and clinically appropriate. He is also CEO of Avatars Global and Executive Director of Blockchain New Zealand.

Joey Kheireddine
05 / 15 · The team

Joey Kheireddine

Chief Technology Officer

A senior technology leader and systems architect with deep expertise in secure platform engineering, distributed systems, and production-grade blockchain and AI infrastructure.

A senior technology leader and systems architect with deep expertise in secure platform engineering, distributed systems, and production-grade blockchain and AI infrastructure.

As Chief Technology Officer at AverCare, he leads platform architecture, system integrity, and long-term technical evolution, integrating AI, data, and decentralised components with a focus on reliability and security.

Paul Young
06 / 15 · The team

Paul Young

Chief Creative Officer

A senior creative and visual-systems leader with more than two decades of experience shaping audience-centric visual frameworks, narrative systems, and scalable creative pipelines across entertainment, technology, and immersive environments.

A senior creative and visual-systems leader with more than two decades of experience shaping audience-centric visual frameworks, narrative systems, and scalable creative pipelines across entertainment, technology, and immersive environments.

Formerly with Walt Disney Animation Studios, he brings deep expertise in narrative systems, digital humans, and experiential design, translating complex ideas into scalable, production-ready visual languages.

Kat Graham
07 / 15 · The team

Kat Graham

Global Brand & AI Ambassador

An internationally recognised actress, recording artist, producer, and humanitarian whose work spans film, television, music, and global advocacy. She brings cultural influence and sustained humanitarian engagement to mission-driven platforms.

An internationally recognised actress, recording artist, producer, and humanitarian whose work spans film, television, music, and global advocacy. She brings cultural influence and sustained humanitarian engagement to mission-driven platforms.

As Global Brand & AI Ambassador at AverCare, she supports global awareness while helping bridge healthcare innovation, technology, and public engagement, drawing on an international career spanning more than 100 film and television credits.

Ulze van Wyk
08 / 15 · The team

Ulze van Wyk

Head of Project Strategy

A bold, systems-driven leader known for turning complex, fast-moving ideas into structured, executable platforms. Her work spans product strategy, operations, sustainability, digital media, and education across South Africa and broader African markets.

A bold, systems-driven leader known for turning complex, fast-moving ideas into structured, executable platforms. Her work spans product strategy, operations, sustainability, digital media, and education across South Africa and broader African markets.

As Head of Product Strategy at AverCare, she led end-to-end platform development from concept to build-ready execution, aligning medical, technical, and business teams around a unified roadmap.

Riley Malins
09 / 15 · The team

Riley Malins

BBus
Head of Strategic Operations

A strategic operations leader with a strong track record of scaling teams, driving execution, and translating vision into delivery across high-growth, technology-driven environments.

A strategic operations leader with a strong track record of scaling teams, driving execution, and translating vision into delivery across high-growth, technology-driven environments.

As Head of Strategic Operations at AverCare, he drives delivery alignment, cross-functional coordination, and executional momentum, ensuring strategy converts into scalable, commercially viable outcomes.

Sarah Mclachlan
10 / 15 · The team

Sarah Mclachlan

BComm
Head of Brand & Digital Strategy

A global brand and digital strategy expert known for helping startups scale, brands stand out, and technology connect more deeply with human needs. Over a decade of experience across SaaS, health tech, social impact, and creative industries.

A global brand and digital strategy expert known for helping startups scale, brands stand out, and technology connect more deeply with human needs. Over a decade of experience across SaaS, health tech, social impact, and creative industries.

As Head of Brand & Digital Strategy at AverCare, she leads brand positioning, go-to-market strategy, and digital optimisation, ensuring AI-powered healthcare solutions are trusted, coherent, and emotionally resonant.

Bianca Coutinho
11 / 15 · The team

Bianca Coutinho

Head of Events & Planning · Celebrity Relations

A senior operations and execution lead within the broader ecosystem of investment, philanthropy, media, and technology ventures. A central figure responsible for structuring, coordinating, and delivering complex initiatives across multiple platforms.

A senior operations and execution lead within the broader ecosystem of investment, philanthropy, media, and technology ventures. A central figure responsible for structuring, coordinating, and delivering complex initiatives across multiple platforms.

She leads end-to-end execution across events, influencer and celebrity relations, and external engagements, spanning investment, philanthropy, media, and technology environments.

Blake Holmes
12 / 15 · The team

Blake Holmes

BBus
Head of Marketing Strategy

A senior brand and marketing strategist with more than a decade of experience shaping go-to-market strategy, narrative systems, and audience-led growth across digital, technology, and innovation-driven environments.

A senior brand and marketing strategist with more than a decade of experience shaping go-to-market strategy, narrative systems, and audience-led growth across digital, technology, and innovation-driven environments.

As Head of Marketing Strategy at AverCare, he leads brand architecture, positioning, and market alignment, translating complex AI- and healthcare-adjacent capabilities into clear, human-centred messaging.

Declan Murphy
13 / 15 · The team

Declan Murphy

Head of Product

A senior product leader specialising in the design and scaling of data-driven digital platforms across AI, health technology, and consumer applications. He leads product implementation, roadmap definition, and cross-functional execution, translating behavioural science and data insights into a cohesive platform.

Declan Murphy is a senior product leader specialising in the design and scaling of data-driven digital platforms across AI, health technology, and consumer applications. As Head of Product at AverCare, he leads product implementation, roadmap definition, and cross-functional execution, translating behavioural science, data insights, and emerging AI capabilities into a cohesive platform that drives long-term health engagement and measurable outcomes.

Theodore Mouawad
14 / 15 · The team

Theodore Mouawad

Senior Manager of Product Innovation

A multidisciplinary health, performance and creative professional whose background combines human performance, systems thinking, digital health and visual storytelling, with almost a decade across health, fitness, performance and nutrition for an international client base spanning the UAE, Australia and the United States.

Theodore Mouawad is a multidisciplinary health, performance, and creative professional whose background combines human performance, systems thinking, digital health, and visual storytelling. His ability to work across both technical and creative disciplines allows him to help translate complex health and wellness concepts into structured, engaging digital experiences.

With almost a decade of experience across health, fitness, performance, and nutrition, Theodore has worked with an international client base spanning the UAE, Australia, and the United States. His experience includes high-performance coaching, personalised training and recovery programmes, health and lifestyle analysis, supplement education, and the development of integrated fitness journeys across strength, cardiovascular conditioning, mobility, nutrition, and recovery.

Alongside his health and performance background, Theodore brings a strong creative and technical perspective to product development. He holds a Bachelor of Film & Cinematography, with a focus on directing, cinematography, and visual storytelling, and completed two years of engineering studies, providing a foundation in systems thinking, mathematics, and technical problem-solving. His experience also extends to digital health tooling, wearable data integration, content production, art direction, and the creation of health and wellness experiences.

At AverCare, Theodore serves as Senior Manager of Product Innovation, working at the intersection of specialist expertise, product strategy, artificial intelligence, creative direction, and development. Once clinical and wellness frameworks have been established by AverCare’s specialists and core team, he helps translate those frameworks into cohesive product concepts, user experiences, structured module content, and development-ready materials.

Working closely with executive leadership, Theodore plays a key role in shaping and advancing the AverCare platform, contributing across multiple areas of product innovation, development, and refinement. Within AverCare’s AI environment, he uses AI tools to explore, test, and refine concepts, develop effective prompts, and create the structured documentation and workflows needed to turn those concepts into practical product requirements.

His role also extends to shaping the creative and visual direction of AverCare’s modules, helping ensure that complex health concepts are not only technically structured, but intuitive, engaging, and coherent from a user perspective. He works closely with the wider core team to bring together specialist knowledge, AI capabilities, product functionality, user experience, and visual communication before concepts are handed over for technical implementation.

Theodore brings a distinctive multidisciplinary perspective to AverCare, combining a deep understanding of health and human performance with technical thinking and a strong creative instinct. His ability to work across these disciplines allows him to see both the detail and the bigger picture, contributing to a platform that is intelligent, intuitive, visually engaging, and grounded in the real-world needs of its users.

Nadia Ungerer
15 / 15 · The team

Nadia Ungerer

Head of Administration

A highly structured, delivery-focused leader whose strength lies in transforming complex, unstructured information into reliable, scalable systems. Critical role in ensuring foundational data, processes, and governance frameworks are robust and accurate.

A highly structured, delivery-focused leader whose strength lies in transforming complex, unstructured information into reliable, scalable systems. Critical role in ensuring foundational data, processes, and governance frameworks are robust and accurate.

As Head of Administration at AverCare, she leads clinical data preparation, documentation integrity, and coordination of Medical Board contributions, ensuring knowledge is accurate, traceable, and AI-ready.

Our mission

Smart, fair, compassionate,
and truly global

We are reimagining global healthcare from the ground up, integrating AI, wearable technology, telemedicine, and a smart health marketplace into one seamless platform that delivers personalised, predictive care into the hands of everyone, everywhere.

Democratise healthcare

We believe world-class medical expertise should be accessible to everyone, everywhere, not just those who can afford it.

AI with a human at the centre

Every insight, recommendation, and protocol is designed by real physicians and validated by clinical experts. Technology amplifies humanity.

Proactive, not reactive

We are reimagining healthcare from prevention to prediction, moving from treating illness to building lifelong health.

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