Virtual Event: Advancing Diagnostic Medicine: The Role of AI in Future Healthcare

About the Talk:

Join us for a conversation on how artificial intelligence is helping improve and expand access to high-quality diagnostic care—especially in rare and complex diseases, as well as underserved communities.

Led by Dr. Shahram Yazdani, Full Professor of Pediatrics at UCLA, this session will highlight how AI can improve diagnostic accuracy, reduce the burden on healthcare providers, and support better outcomes for patients. Rather than a technical deep dive, the event will offer an overview of Dr. Yazdani’s latest work with medical students and residents, showing how computer-assisted tools are reshaping the way diseases and symptoms are modeled.

This session is part of a broader conversation about how scientists and clinicians can harness AI, and its fundamental components to deliver higher quality care more broadly, accelerate innovation, and help ensure that the benefits of new technology are shared widely. We hope you’ll join us for a dynamic discussion and networking session. 

About the Speaker:

Dr. Shahram Yazdani is a Full Professor of Pediatrics at UCLA, where he serves as Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs at the School of Medicine, and Medical Director of the Children’s Health Center,. His research interests include computer-assisted diagnosis, with a focus on modeling diseases and their symptoms, as well as studying the impact of aviation pollution on childhood health. His current work aims to expand access to high-quality diagnoses for individuals in remote or underserved areas, while also reducing the cognitive load on healthcare providers.

Recognitions

1. Super Doctors® Southern California, 2010-2025
2. Neerhoot UCLA Department of Pediatrics Award for Excellence and Contribution to medical education 2010, 2013, 2024
3. Letter of appreciation, Senator Ted Lieu for presenting the data regarding the effect of Jet propulsion pollution in children, 2011
4. Letter of appreciation, Congresswoman Jane Harman for presenting the data regarding the clinical health effect of SM airport on children, 2010