How to embrace AI responsibly with Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD
Release Date: 05/07/2025
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How to embrace AI responsibly with Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD
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In this episode, guest Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD, discusses the role of artificial intelligence in dermatology practice, and the future of AI models in medicine. • Intro 0:29 • Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD 0:45 • What is artificial intelligence? 1:10 • What led to this largely academic endeavor becoming deployable? 2:36 • How is AI being deployed in health care today? 5:36 • What is currently deployable about AI in the dermatology space? 7:56 • How long do you think it will be...
info_outlineIn this episode, guest Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD, discusses the role of artificial intelligence in dermatology practice, and the future of AI models in medicine.
• Intro 0:29
• Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD 0:45
• What is artificial intelligence? 1:10
• What led to this largely academic endeavor becoming deployable? 2:36
• How is AI being deployed in health care today? 5:36
• What is currently deployable about AI in the dermatology space? 7:56
• How long do you think it will be before dermatologists are using AI in their typical practice? 12:23
• Gelfand and Daneshjou on the dangers of AI models in health care. 17:06
• How much of a concern is diversity in clinical practice when it comes to AI and how do we navigate this as clinicians? 20:28
• Can you predict how long it will take for patients to come into a physician’s office with an AI-generated diagnosis and treatment plan? 23:18
• Thank you, Dr. Daneshjou. 26:35
Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of biomedical data science and dermatology at Standford University.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Gelfand at [email protected]. Follow Dr. Gelfand on LinkedIn. Daneshjou can be found @RoxanaDaneshjou on X and on Instagram.
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Disclosures: Gelfand reports no relevant financial disclosures. Daneshjou reports having stock options from Revea and MDalgorithms; receiving personal fees from Pfizer, Frazier Healthcare Partners and L'Oreal outside the submitted work; having a patent pending for 17/937 714; and serving as a member of American Academy of Dermatology Augmented Intelligence Committee.