Join Stanford professors Matt Lungren and Justin Norden as they explore the impacts and applications of AI in Healthcare. In conversations with top medical professionals, industry leaders, and academic experts, they draw upon their research to discuss common misconceptions, fears, and exciting advancements for using AI in the medical field. Each episode provides useful insights and key considerations for professionals navigating the future of healthcare.
Learn more about Stanford's online Healthcare AI programs: https://stanford.io/3NEt7uE (https://stanford.io/3NEt7uE)
16: Have We Already Bent the Healthcare Cost Curve?
Host Justin and Matt interview Eric Larsen, President at TowerBrook Advisors, about AI's potential to reduce U.S. healthcare costs, exploring if this marks a pivotal moment for the industry.
28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
15: When AI Stops Being a Project: Turning Technology into Real Value for Patients and Providers
Dr. Jonathan Chen and Dr. Emily Carter discuss how UnitedHealth Group transforms AI from projects into scaled patient and provider value.
10 Jul 2026
14: Live from Stanford Health AI Week
Together, they explore where AI is already improving day-to-day work, from surfacing the right information at the right time to making tools that feel practical for clinicians and staff.The guests also dig into what it will take to prove impact at scale, including how organizations should measure outcomes, manage change, and fund the most promising use cases. The episode closes with a look at how AI could reshape research and clinical trials and what responsible adoption should prioritize.
16 Jun 2026
13: AI in Healthcare Series: Inside the Rise of AI in Healthcare, Open Evidence and Cyber Risks
This episode of the Stanford Healthcare AI podcast explores how AI is transforming healthcare security, policy, and patient empowerment. They discuss gaps in U.S. cybersecurity ownership, the need to treat healthcare as critical infrastructure, and the risks of ransomware-style “terrorism.”
7 Apr 2026
12: AI in Healthcare: Why Hospitals Are Moving Cautiously Toward Consolidation with Dr. Bob Wachter
Wachter reflects on the rapidly evolving AI landscape, contrasting big-tech model races with the unique dynamics of healthcare, where Epic and the EHR remain central. They discuss AI’s role in clinical workflows, digital scribes, decision support, and consumer-facing tools, highlighting issues of trust, safety, liability, and consolidation. Wachter emphasizes cautious but steady adoption, the inevitability of AI-powered practice, and the tension between innovation and incumbent platforms.
7 Apr 2026
11: AI in Healthcare: You Can’t Delegate AI with Andy Slavitt
This conversation frames this rare moment where policy signals, enterprise adoption, and consumer behavior are all pushing AI in healthcare forward.
7 Apr 2026
10: AI in Healthcare: AI as Your Personal Health Partner
From personal health tools to large-scale care systems, they explore how AI can reduce costs, expand access, and empower both patients and clinicians.
7 Apr 2026
9: AI in Healthcare: Tracking and Trusting AI in Medicine, Dr. Shantanu Nundy
This episode dives into alert fatigue and the urgent need for robust tracking and feedback systems to ensure patient safety and effective innovation.
7 Apr 2026
8: AI In Healthcare: Leveraging GPT-5, Cosmos, and Predictive Models for Better Outcomes
Whether you're a clinician, developer, or healthcare leader, this session offers valuable insights into the opportunities and challenges at the intersection of AI and healthcare.
7 Apr 2026
7: AI in Healthcare: Empowering Patients with Kimberly Powell, NVIDIA
The conversation highlights how technology is evolving to enhance healthcare delivery and patient empowerment while addressing the challenges of privacy and compliance in medical environments.
7 Apr 2026
6: AI in Healthcare: Accelerating the AI Revolution in Medicine, with Peter Lee, Microsoft
This discussion examines the nuanced evaluation of AI models, emphasizing the importance of creating collaborative, context-aware systems that can effectively assist medical professionals.
7 Apr 2026
5: AI in Healthcare: The Future of Personalized Healthcare Technology with Dr. Jessica Mega
Drawing parallels with genomics research, this talk looks at AI's potential to break down medical specialization barriers and create more personalized, proactive healthcare solutions.
7 Apr 2026
4: AI in Healthcare: AI, Longevity, and the Future of Healthcare, with Dr. Eric Topol
This conversation critically examines current healthcare limitations while highlighting breakthrough opportunities in understanding age-related diseases, drug discovery, and patient-centered care. This discussion offers profound insights into how artificial intelligence is poised to reshape our understanding of health, aging, and medical innovation.
7 Apr 2026
3: AI in Healthcare: Navigating Medical Innovation, Dr. Amy Abernathy, Highlander Health
From ethical considerations to regulatory challenges, this conversation offers a nuanced look at how AI is reshaping medical practice, highlighting the delicate balance between technological advancement and human expertise.
7 Apr 2026
2: AI in Healthcare: From Decision Support to Drug Prescriptions, Dr. Graham Walker, Kaiser
In the second episode of the Stanford AI in Medicine podcast, hosts Justin Norden and Matthew Lungren, along with guest Dr. Graham Walker, Co-Director of Advanced Development at Kaiser, discuss the latest developments in AI models, particularly GPT-4.5. They highlight the incremental improvements in AI performance, the hallucination rate, and the growing trust in AI-generated content. The conversation also covers the increasing use of AI in healthcare, including for clinical decision support and medical education. They also debate the potential for AI to prescribe medications and the need for regulatory frameworks.
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Learn more about Stanford's Healthcare AI programs: https://stanford.io/3NEt7uE (https://stanford.io/3NEt7uE)
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Guest Speaker: Dr. Graham Walker, Co-Director of Advanced Development at Kaiser Permanente
7 Apr 2026
1: AI in Healthcare: State of Gen AI in Healthcare, Troy Tazbaz Former Head Digital Health FDA
Tune in for expert insights into how AI is reshaping the future of healthcare, the challenges it brings, and how leadership, innovation, and regulation are key to navigating this transformative period in medicine.
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16: Have We Already Bent the Healthcare Cost Curve?
Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that's where I guess I like to just say, like, we are so far. It's a great point. We are so we could have a decade now. of implementing the current technology to its potential without anything improving whatsoever. A year ago, we had more than enough to fundamentally change. We have way more than enough right now without any kind of situation. Yes, yes. And the place to look to is just how a leading organization, and I'll skip bringing up the slides, but a leading organization like an open AI anthropic or a cursor type startup is using tools versus the median versus healthcare. They are already orders of magnitude ahead on the current tools and growing. […]
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