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EPISODE · Dec 22, 2025 · 44 MIN

Artificial Intelligence for the Clinician Episode 4: Ethics in Surgery

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Welcome back for our series on AI for the clinician. This episode is a discussion about the ethical challenges and questions of AI in surgery, and there are often more questions than answers.Hosts:Ayman Ali, MDAyman Ali is a Behind the Knife fellow and general surgery PGY-4 at Duke Hospital in his academic development time where he focuses on data science, artificial intelligence, and surgery. Ruchi Thanawala, MD: @Ruchi_TJRuchi Thanawala is an Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery and Faculty in the Informatics Division at Oregon Health and Science University (tOHSU) and founder of Firefly, an AI-driven platform that is built for competency-based medical education. In addition, she directs the Surgical Data and Decision Sciences Lab for the Department of Surgery at OHSU. Phillip Jenkins, MD: @PhilJenkinsMDPhil Jenkins is a general surgery PGY-4 at Oregon Health and Science University and a National Library of Medicine Post-Doctoral fellow pursuing a master’s in clinical informatics. Steven Bedrick, PhD: @stevenbedrickSteven Bedrick is a machine learning researcher and an Associate Professor in Oregon Health and Science University’s Division of Informatics, Clinical Epidemiology, and Translational Data Science. His research is focused on biomedical applications for speech and language technologies, with particular emphases on facilitating secondary use of electronic health record data and on supporting the diagnosis and management of language and communication disorders.Ryan Antiel, MD: @RyanAntielRyan Antiel is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Duke Hospital and an associate director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine. His research addresses ethical challenges surrounding the care of seriously ill fetuses and neonates. He is also interested in the moral formation of surgical trainees.  Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD: @KayteSBKayte Spector-Bagdady is the Wantz Professor of Bioethics and Director of Michigan Bioethics at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her research focuses on increasing accessibility of health data for research and generalizability for diverse patient populations. She is also the former Associate Director for President Obama’s bioethics commission.Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listenBehind the Knife Premium:General Surgery Oral Board Review Course: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/general-surgery-oral-board-reviewTrauma Surgery Video Atlas: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/trauma-surgery-video-atlasDominate Surgery: A High-Yield Guide to Your Surgery Clerkship: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/dominate-surgery-a-high-yield-guide-to-your-surgery-clerkshipDominate Surgery for APPs: A High-Yield Guide to Your Surgery Rotation: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/dominate-surgery-for-apps-a-high-yield-guide-to-your-surgery-rotationVascular Surgery Oral Board Review Course: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/vascular-surgery-oral-board-audio-reviewColorectal Surgery Oral Board Review Course: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/colorectal-surgery-oral-board-audio-reviewSurgical Oncology Oral Board Review Course: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/surgical-oncology-oral-board-audio-reviewCardiothoracic Oral Board Review Course: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/cardiothoracic-surgery-oral-board-audio-reviewDownload our App:Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/behind-the-knife/id1672420049Android/Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.btk.app&hl=en_US

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