About

About

Jishen Pfeiffer

MD  ·  Digital Health Researcher  ·  PhD Student


Skills

Clinical

Medicine Geriatrics Evidence-Based Medicine Medical Documentation

Digital Health

mHealth eHealth Telemedicine HL7 / FHIR OpenEHR SNOMED CT LOINC ICD

AI / ML (actively learning)

Knowledge Graphs Vector Databases RAG Medical LLMs Generative AI in Medicine Automated Clinical Coding

Programming & Data

Python R C++ SQL SPARQL

Security & Infrastructure

Cybersecurity Basics Networking Self-Hosting / Homelab

Languages

Malayalam Native
English C1 · IELTS Academic 7.5
German B2–C1 · Fluent

Work Experience

Sep 2022 – Present
Research Associate

Deggendorf Institute of Technology · European Campus Rottal-Inn · Pfarrkirchen, Germany

  • Supports digital health research activities at ECRI.
  • Organising committee member for DigiHealthDay — program content, communications, and website management.
  • Lectures in the Master of Digital Health (MDH) programme on Digital Health Applications.
  • Supervised one Master Thesis on IoT; co-supervising one on Digital Health Education in India.
Mar 2019 – Sep 2022
Graduate Teaching Assistant (SHK)

European Campus Rottal-Inn · Pfarrkirchen, Germany

  • Developed and improved graduate teaching materials for Digital Health modules.
  • Coordinated with international partners (HIMSS, ISfTeH, IMIA, EFMI) for DigiHealthDay.
  • Organised invited lectures, workshops, field trips, and master's colloquia.
Apr 2017 – Sep 2018
Medical Officer

Vayomithram Mobile Geriatric & Palliative Clinic · Kerala, India

  • Managed non-communicable diseases in elderly patients (65+): diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions.
  • Managed neurological and mental health conditions: dementia, depression, anxiety, plegias.
  • Provided lifestyle modification counselling and ambulatory care.
Jun 2015 – Nov 2016
Medical Internship

Government Medical College Ernakulam · Kerala, India


Education

2022 – Present

PhD Candidate · Digital Health & AI in Medicine

Deggendorf Institute of Technology · Pfarrkirchen, Germany

Research focus: AI-driven clinical decision support, medical knowledge representation, and health data interoperability.

2018 – 2022

Master of Medical Informatics

European Campus Rottal-Inn, Deggendorf Institute of Technology · Pfarrkirchen, Germany

Final grade: 1.3  ·  Thesis grade: 1.0

Thesis: Needs Assessment and Development of a Virtual Course in Digital Health

2009 – 2016

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Government Medical College Kerala · Kerala, India


Currently Learning

Exploring the intersection of AI and healthcare — focused on building intelligent, interoperable, and trustworthy health systems. Current PhD research spans clinical knowledge representation, LLM grounding, and AI literacy for health professionals.

Knowledge Graphs RAG Pipelines Medical LLMs Generative AI in Medicine Automated Clinical Coding Vector Databases Clinical AI Governance AI Competency Frameworks

Projects

Semper (Apr – Jul 2019, Pfarrkirchen) Medical team member for the requirements and framework design of a teleconsultation and stroke patient management application.


Memberships & Certifications

  • HIMSS — Individual Member since 2020

Hobbies

Homelab
Home Automation
IoT
Travel