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MedeFile Adds International Biotech Expert to Advisory Board

Thursday, March 18, 2010 General News
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BOCA RATON, Fla., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedeFile International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MDFI), a leader in portable electronic medical records management, announced today the addition of internationally-renowned biotechnology veteran Dr. Gurinder Shahi, M.D., Ph.D., to its Advisory Board.
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The co-founder and CMO of Rhapsody Holdings, LLC, Dr. Gurinder Shahi has served as an advisor and consultant to the World Bank and the World Health Organization, as well as governments, corporations and foundations on such progressive health issues as health systems, life science technology innovation/ commercialization management and biotech industry development.
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A widely published author, fierce advocate and practicing physician specializing in molecular biology and international health policy, Dr. Shahi said of his appointment, "I am very pleased to be serving on MedeFile's Advisory Board. In the US, MedeFile's innovations in PHR represent the kind of technological advances in healthcare that I have spent my career advocating for internationally."

Working at the central point of healthcare and technology, Dr. Shahi, a trailblazer in the convergence of healthcare and technology, pointed out, "Time and time again I've seen the importance of supporting advances in digital medical records in healthcare." Having spent his career facilitating and promoting innovation, public-private partnership and interdisciplinary collaboration in health care, life sciences and biotechnology, Dr. Shahi added, "It is in this vein that I look forward to helping MedeFile bring its innovations in PHR to the rest of the world."

Dr. Shahi's book, "BioBusiness in Asia: How Asia Can Capitalize on the Life Science Revolution," has been used as a blueprint for biotechnology industry development in several countries around the world. Gurinder has also been actively involved in providing strategic and management input to a range of start-up enterprises and in helping a growing number of US, European and Australian enterprises establish strategic alliances and build their operations in Asia.

With degrees from Harvard and the National University of Singapore, Dr. Shahi served as the Director of Operations and Program Development of the International Vaccine Institute, founding Executive Director and Coordinator of The Asia-Pacific International Molecular Biology Network and founding Director of the Global BioBusiness Initiative.

The author of over 60 published articles in the field, Dr. Shahi is a frequent presenter and speaker at international healthcare conferences worldwide and is presently working on several new initiatives dedicated to the development of technology solutions for health and wellness management.

Milton Hauser, CEO of MedeFile, said, "The addition of Dr. Shahi to our advisory board is a giant step in our ongoing commitment to bringing the innovations of Personal Health Records to the world stage. Gurinder's efforts in helping to bring international health policy into the 21st Century are an inspiration and a beacon to all of us working in healthcare today."

About MedeFile International, Inc.

Headquartered in South Florida, MedeFile has a proprietary system for gathering and digitizing medical records so that individuals can have a comprehensive record of all of their medical visits. MedeFile's primary product is the MedeFile system, a highly secure system for gathering and maintaining medical records. The MedeFile system is designed to gather all of its members' actual medical records and create a single, comprehensive medical record that is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  For more information about MedeFile and its annual subscription-based programs, please visit www.medefile.com

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