Artificial Intelligence
Who Should Lead AI in Healthcare?
This summer, I explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare—and why its most significant potential will remain untapped unless we change not only how we use it, but who leads its deployment. AI is no longer theoretical. It is here, embedded in...
AI Must Augment Clinical Judgment, Not Replace It
In aviation, the path to safety was paved not by better engines but by better communication. In the aftermath of several deadly airline accidents in the 1970s, the problem was not mechanical—it was human. Pilots and crew failed to speak up, share critical...
Debunking 5 Common Myths About Healthcare AI
Despite the breathless headlines and lofty promises, artificial intelligence in healthcare is not a magic bullet. It is not sentient, intuitive, or even particularly wise. It is a tool—and like any tool, its effectiveness depends entirely on how it is designed,...
Why I Ride: 41 Years for Cancer Research
On August 2–3, I will once again ride 192 miles across Massachusetts in the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), an extraordinary event that raises critical funds for cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This year marks my 41st consecutive PMC ride.It also marks...
The Missing Clinical Voice in Healthcare AI Policy
In February 2024, I published Future Healthcare 2050: How AI Transforms the Patient-Physician Journey to provide a roadmap for healthcare professionals, executives, and innovators facing the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence. Four months later, the World...
The Cost of Truth: A July 4 Reflection
This Independence Day reflection explores how civic duty and medical ethics intersect in the age of AI. Watch the full video and read the essay below. On Independence Day, we honor service, sacrifice, and the enduring values that define our democracy. For many of us,...
Future Healthcare 2050 Outpaces WEF AI Report
In February 2025, I released Future Healthcare 2050 with a clear message: artificial intelligence will only transform healthcare if we lead with ethics, transparency, and human judgment. Four months later, the World Economic Forum released its white paper, Earning...
What We Learned from Future Healthcare 2050
For the past 21 weeks, we have explored how artificial intelligence can reshape the healthcare system—if we lead it with intention. We began with a foundational question: Can AI support—not replace—the patient-physician relationship? What followed was a...
Patient-Physician Journey to 2050 with Healthcare AI
n 1959, physicist Harold Hopkins developed the rod-lens optical system—a breakthrough that redefined how physicians could visualize internal structures during surgery. Just a year later, medical instrument maker Karl Storz partnered with Hopkins to adapt this system...