The AI Health Podcast

Pranav Rajpurkar, Adriel Saporta, Oishi Banerjee, Marc Robbins

Explore the ways in which AI will transform healthcare, biotech, and medicine through conversations with entrepreneurs, investors and scientists. Hosted by Pranav Rajpurkar and Adriel Saporta. Produced by Oishi Banerjee and Marc Robbins.

  • 46 minutes 7 seconds
    Harvard's Dr. George Church on Aging Reversal, Woolly Mammoths, and the Future of Genomics
    Dr. George Church is a Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and a co-founder of multiple biotech companies. In this wide-ranging interview, he speaks about his work on de-extinction, his vision of a future without age-related illness, and his AI-powered startups.
    26 July 2022, 12:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 34 seconds
    How Academia Can Make an Impact: University of Michigan's Dr. Karandeep Singh on Deployment and Evaluation
    Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc, is an Assistant Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Internal Medicine, Urology, and Information at the University of Michigan. He speaks with us about bridging the gap between academia and practice and discusses how the University of Michigan deploys and rigorously evaluates machine learning models in real clinical practice.
    11 July 2022, 12:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 51 seconds
    Immunai's Luis Voloch on Industrial-Scale Immunology
    Luis Voloch is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Immunai, which is applying AI to immunology, genomics and drug discovery. He speaks with us about how Immunai is using AI to build a comprehensive, top-of-the-tree view of the immune system.
    20 June 2022, 12:00 pm
  • 42 minutes 58 seconds
    Changemakers and Truth-Seekers: Johns Hopkins's Dr. Suchi Saria on Bayesian Health
    Dr. Suchi Saria is the Founder and CEO of Bayesian Health, the John C. Malone Associate Professor of computer science, statistics, and health policy, and the Director of the Machine Learning and Healthcare Lab at Johns Hopkins University. She speaks with us on how Bayesian Health uses insights from electronic health records to detect diseases and improve patient outcomes.
    4 April 2022, 12:00 pm
  • 45 minutes 9 seconds
    Medical (Incentives) Engineering: Harvard's Dr. Trishan Panch on Wellframe, Research and Entrepreneurship
    Dr. Panch is a primary care physician, the Co-Founder of Wellframe, and an instructor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He speaks with us about Wellframe's work on demystifying complex care regimens, providing personalized support to patients, and understanding social issues affecting healthcare. He also discusses entrepreneurship strategies, the role of academic research, and the future of medical AI regulation.
    21 March 2022, 12:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 50 seconds
    The Medical AI 2x2: GV’s Dr. Krishna Yeshwant on Market Positioning and Investing
    Dr. Krishna Yeshwant is Managing Partner of GV. In addition to working with GV since its inception, he has earned degrees in computer science, medicine and business, and he practiced at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts for several years. He speaks with us about different segments of the healthcare market and the role of investors in improving medicine.
    7 March 2022, 1:00 pm
  • 46 minutes 8 seconds
    Like the Internet in 1999: Andreessen Horowitz‘s Julie Yoo on Investing and Modernizing Healthcare
    Julie Yoo is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz where she leads investments in healthcare technology. Prior to joining a16z, Julie was the co-founder, Chief Product Officer, and Board Director at Kyruus, a venture-backed health tech company recognized as a market leader in patient access. She speaks with us about opportunities in digital healthcare, Andreessen Horowitz’s approach to healthcare investing, and her journey from operator to investor.
    21 February 2022, 1:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 17 seconds
    Building a Bicycle: Obvious Ventures’ Nan Li on Investing and Platform Biology
    Nan Li is Managing Director of Obvious Ventures, leading investments in computational biology visionaries, AI-driven platforms and intelligent robotics companies. He speaks with us on how AI and advances in physical tools are industrializing drug discovery, allowing new medicines to be found at a previously unprecedented pace.
    7 February 2022, 1:00 pm
  • 50 minutes 10 seconds
    Illuminating Mental Illness: The National Institute of Mental Health's Dr. Joshua Gordon on AI and Psychology
    Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D. is the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. He speaks with us about how AI can be used to provide more accurate psychiatric diagnoses and better target treatments for mental illnesses.
    24 January 2022, 1:00 pm
  • 45 minutes 1 second
    The Economics of AI: Stanford's Dr. Susan Athey on How AI Shapes Markets
    Dr. Susan Athey is the Economics of Technology Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Associate Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. She speaks with us about how AI is reshaping medicine and the economy as a whole, and she discusses the role of businesses, legislators and universities in ensuring that AI is used ethically.
    10 January 2022, 1:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 4 seconds
    Correlation vs. Causation: Stanford's Dr. Sherri Rose on Informing Health Policy

    Sherri Rose, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Stanford University in the Center for Health Policy and Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research. She speaks with us about detangling causation from correlation, measuring the effectiveness of different interventions, and influencing real-world health policy.

    Pranav and Adriel first give an overview on risk adjustment, where medicine, health policy, and financial incentives interact in complex ways, before the interview, which starts at 12:04. If you like what you hear, let a friend know, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and connect with us on Twitter @AIHealthPodcast.

    27 December 2021, 1:00 pm
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