Johnson & Johnson announced a collaboration with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH) to launch a global program focused on developing an open surgical intelligence network, positioning Abu Dhabi as the first node in a global AI-driven surgical infrastructure.

The initiative integrates Johnson & Johnson’s Polyphonic™ digital ecosystem with technology partners including AWS and NVIDIA to connect operating rooms across Abu Dhabi through an intelligent surgical network.

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, PureHealth, Mediclinic Group, and NMC Healthcare will deploy Polyphonic across operating rooms to support surgical video capture, real-time collaboration, peer consultation, and structured case review.

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“This program builds on Abu Dhabi’s intelligent health system, where clinical care, data, AI and research are connected to deliver impact at scale,” H.E. Dr. Noura Khamis Al Ghaithi, Undersecretary of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, said. “By extending the intelligent OR network across hospitals, we are standardizing capabilities, enabling shared intelligence, and creating a continuous learning system where every procedure has the potential to improve the next. Moving from individual advancements to system-wide progress for patients globally.”

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“Working with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi and their integrated health ecosystem has helped us to accelerate the pathway of building the first node of a global surgical network,” said Shan Jegatheeswaran, Global President, Polyphonic, MedTech, Johnson & Johnson. “We are already seeing that same spirit in other health authorities, hospital leaders, academic institutions, and technology partners joining this ecosystem. Our role is to create the conditions for the leading minds in medicine, technology, and research to do their best work together in service of better outcomes for patients, everywhere.”