Health and Explainable AI Podcast Pitt Health and Explainable AI (Pitt HexAI) Research Laboratory

Adolph J. Yates Jr., MD, Chief of Orthopedics at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside, speaks with Pitt HexAI guest host Jamie Gramz, Senior Director of Digital Strategy and Business Development with Siemens Healthineers, about Dr. Yate's work specializing in hip and knee replacement as well as knee arthroscopy and his work as a professor and vice chairman for quality management within the UPMC's Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Jamie and Dr. Yates discuss in detail artificial intelligence and the future of orthopedics, how AI and machine learning are being used to support hip and knee replacements, the availability and adoption of machine learning models, collaboration between universities and hospitals around applications of AI and about Dr. Yates views on explainable AI.

Elizabeth Skidmore, a Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh and Associate Dean for Research at Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, speaks with Pitt HexAI podcast host Jordan Gass-Pooré about Beth’s work as an occupational therapist and rehabilitation scientist with expertise in neurological rehabilitation. Beth and Jordan discuss rehabilitation sciences, intervention program design, program implementation, fidelity, applications of artificial intelligence and the training of occupational therapists in the AI age.

Dr. Sarah Wheeler, Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh, speaks with Pitt HexAI guest host Jamie Gramz, Senior Director of Digital Strategy and Business Development with Siemens Healthineers. Sarah and Jamie discuss Sarah’s work and expertise in clinical pathology and laboratory medicine and about the use of artificial intelligence for clinical diagnosis, robotics and automation, explainable and trustworthy AI, lab developed testing and the future of laboratory medicine.

Dr. Dana Tudorascu, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Biostatistics at the University of Pittsburgh speaks with Pitt HexAI guest host Jamie Gramz, Senior Director of Digital Strategy and Business Development with Siemens Healthineers.

Jamie and Dr. Tudorascu discuss how neuroimaging statistics and artificial intelligence are being used in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimers. Dr. Tudorascu is recognized for her expertise in neuroimaging data analysis and imaging techniques and is currently conducting research in key areas including improving brain tissue classification, imaging data harmonization and reproducibility of neuroimaging studies on neurodegenerative diseases.

Jamie and Dr. Tudorascu touch on the importance of collaborating across disciplines like psychiatry, neurology and radiology, training others in biostatistical methods and study design and the roles they play in clinical research, multi-modal imaging studies, data harmonization across modalities, applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in research, and on explainable AI and trustworthy AI in healthcare.

Dr. Hooman Rashidi founding director of Cleveland Clinic’s Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute’s Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and vice chair of technology innovation and computational pathology speaks with Pitt HexAI guest host Jamie Gramz, Senior Director of Digital Strategy and Business Development with Siemens Healthineers.

Jamie and Dr. Rashidi, who will soon be joining the University of Pittsburgh as Associate Dean for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and as a professor of pathology and executive vice chair for computational pathology, and founding executive director of the Computational Pathology and AI Center of Excellence (CPACE), discuss Dr. Rashidi’s career and interests in medicine, healthcare and artificial intelligence, the role pathology plays in medicine, digital pathology and AI integration, synthetic data, explainable AI, large language models and how research centers are approaching experimenting with generative AI, and about AI education and curriculum development.

Morgan Cheatham, a medical student and Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners, speaks with Pitt HexAI host Jordan Gass-Pooré about his background, interests in healthcare and life sciences, and his venture capital work investing at the intersection of computation and bimedicine.

Jordan and Morgan discuss in detail AI in healthcare and medicine from a venture capital perspective, the types of next-generation biotech companies and cutting-edge technologies that Bessemer is following, imaging, diagnostics and the science and data behind computational healthcare, and how university labs can collaborate with companies and venture capital firms.