Physician · Health System Executive · Governance
Deep experience operating and
governing acute healthcare systems.
Dr Tyson Welzel has held clinical, governance and innovation leadership roles across health systems in Southern Africa, Switzerland and the UAE. As a member of the Group Executive Committee of Mediclinic Group, he took group-level responsibility for health technology assessments, digital transformation and innovation, and secured Executive Committee and main Board approval for a long-term innovation plan. He founded Acuvera in July 2025, an advisory to healthcare organisations on strategy, governance and operations, with offices in Switzerland, the United Kingdom and South Africa. He is currently completing the INSEAD International Directors Programme.
20+
Years in medicine
UCT, McGill, Insead
MBChB · MMedMSc · IMDM · MMan
Zug, CH
Innovation hub founded 2021
Bern
Centre of Excellence co-founder
Focus
Where clinical depth meets systems thinking.
Strategy & Governance
Clinical governance, health technology assessments and long-horizon planning for the hospital of the future.
Healthcare Innovation
Spearheading radical innovation across a multinational hospital group — from technology assessment to new models of care.
Emergency & Disaster Medicine
Deep clinical foundation in emergency, hyperbaric, aviation, expedition and disaster medicine.
Academic Practice
Former Assistant Professor at UCT's Division of Emergency Medicine; co-founder of the Centre of Excellence in Emergency Medicine, Bern.
"Healthcare is conservative by design — yet the megatrends shaping society will reshape how we deliver care. The question is whether we plan for it, or are forced to react."
— Dr Tyson Welzel