medicine · cybersecurity · innovation
francescocostamd
Thinking across.
About
I am a medical doctor and entrepreneur passionate about hand surgery, medical cybersecurity, and healthcare information technology.
Over the years, I have helped medical professionals solve complex clinical and operational problems by designing and building tailored technological solutions. I have trained and worked in leading hospitals and Universities across Switzerland, Italy, India, the UK, and Japan, combining clinical expertise with a deep understanding of digital innovation and secure system design.
I'm completing my hand surgery residency and hold a Master's degree in Management, Technology, and Economics (MTEC) from ETH Zurich (class of 2024). I enjoy playing the piano, guitar, and experimenting with modular and semi-modular synthesizers.
Timeline of Ideas
the journey so far
Project Explorer
three pillars of innovation
Most of what I build grows out of three interests that keep crossing paths in my daily work: surgery, cybersecurity and digital health. The projects below are the places where they meet, some small, some still growing.
An instrument for measuring skin and band tension during the act of suturing.
First prototype 2014, with Carlo Bassi
2014A tool to take your first steps into microsurgery. Designed for students and residents.
2016A cost-effective tool to grind the microfluidic training curve.
With Prof. Baldini & Dr. Avnet, Rizzoli Institute
2018A flexor tendon suture repair device to improve primary suture stability and compare techniques biomechanically.
FESSH Shark Tank 2023 · With Prof. Calcagni, USZ
2021
A redesigned two-point discrimination test tool. Robust, reliable, and simple.
2021Telemedicine platform designed by doctors for doctors and patients. Fast, easy to use, and secure.
2020A fully private, no-log video chat tailored to the needs of the finance sector.
2025An AI-powered tool to discuss clinical cases.
2022A tool to help doctors reach hand surgery patients, wherever they are.
2021Automated cardiovascular risk questionnaire.
2024
Medical and world news from the sources you follow, on one calm page, with AI summaries that cite their sources.
2026A guide to surviving the first year of specialty training in general surgery.
2021A guide to hand surgery procedures.
2024
A collection of pieces composed and recorded on modular synthesizers.
2025
Each wants something it will never say. Together they rewrite the game they live in.
2026
Describe an object in words and MAIKER turns it into a 3D model ready to print. An open-source project.
2026Music and 3D-printed art.coming soon
Disclosed projects only. Some work remains under NDA or in stealth.
