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6 months ago

And the winner is...

The judges have weighed in, and we're excited to share the news! Go to the CareTech Hackathon Winter 2026 gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the awesome submissions.

1st Place / Overall Winners

Isak Pederson, Ananth Kini, Krishiv Mahendru
Project: Calyx
An AI-powered system using computer vision and K-Means clustering to measure wound areas and assess tissue health. It integrates clinical knowledge graphs to alert doctors when patient recovery biomarkers are stagnating.

Best UI (User Interface)

 

Lucy Ariunbayar, Sonia Mangat, Medha Bhattacharya, Kevin Pedregosa
Project: MedScribe
A patient portal that converts doctor visits into clear, actionable, plain-language summaries to improve healthcare accessibility and understanding.

Most Creative

 

Abigale Liao, Jiangyue-Amber Jiang, Ziqi Liu
Project: MedLeaf
A privacy-first AI healthcare companion that helps users navigate medical systems by acting as a medical translator and insurance assistant.

 

Thank you to all participants for your creativity and effort. Your work showcased the power of AI in transforming healthcare.

 

Special thanks to the Events Committee Lead Rithika Yalla and the Events Committee for organizing the event, and to our judges:
Aanya Agrawal, Angie Xetey, Sameer Goel, and Margaret Galvez.