Dr Matthew Lungren is the Chief Medical Information Officer at Nuance Communications, a Microsoft Company. As a physician and clinical machine learning researcher, he maintains a part-time interventional radiology practice at UCSF while also serving as adjunct faculty for other leading academic medical centers including Stanford and Duke. Prior to joining Microsoft, Dr Lungren led the Stanford Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging (AIMI).
This interview offers great insight for anyone who is interested in non-traditional career paths in medicine at the cutting edge of the MaML space. I hope you all enjoy!
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Host: David Wu / Twitter: @davidjhwu
Producer: Aaron Schumacher / Twitter: @a_schu95
Artwork & Video: Saurin Kantesaria
Music: Caligula - Windows96. Used with Artist's Permission.
00:40 Could you tell us about your path coming to the intersection of medicine and artificial intelligence?
07:00 What literature are you a fan of?
08:50 Where will the next great American Author come from?
14:00 Tell us about your work with Nuance.
17:50 Could you tell us the background of Nuance and Dragon Dictation?
19:55 Tell us about Nuance products that are offered.
23:45 How much code should future physicians know?
28:30 What is a typical day like as chief medical officer
31:30 Do you have any advice for medical students interested in nontraditional career paths?
34:30 How do you balance clinical practice and industry work?
40:40 What are you excited about most in the next 10-20 years?
44:15 How has mentorship shaped your path?
46:08 What advice would you give yourself at your medical school graduation?
