Cardiology: Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Mohamad Alkhouli on AI and the Future of Cardiology

What does it take to close the innovation gap in cardiology? Dr. Mohamad Alkhouli, professor of medicine and vice chair for strategic partnerships at Mayo Clinic, shares his perspective on AI, health span vs lifespan, and why structure drives behavior in healthcare.This episode covers the future of multimodal AI, global innovation, and why doctors who embrace AI will lead the next generation of medicine.Episode Breakdown 00:00 – Opening: AI as a personal coach and changing education 01:11 – Introducing Dr. Mohamad Alkhouli and Mayo Clinic Innovation Summit 03:01 – The innovation gap in cardiology explained 03:38 – Lifespan vs health span and the 11-year gap 04:11 – The cost of innovation and unsustainable healthcare spending 07:09 – Three main reasons behind the innovation gap 08:18 – Population-based models vs individual realities 09:04 – The problem with fragmentation in medicine 11:14 – Why grounding in pathophysiology matters 16:16 – From AI skepticism to embracing its role in decision-making 17:48 – Lessons from Waymo and the “extra eyes” analogy 20:29 – AI in code: new insights from old angiograms 22:28 – Multimodal AI and the future of cardiology diagnostics 25:27 – Why multimodal biomarkers will redefine disease classification 27:01 – How AI already improves procedural safety 28:02 – Mayo Clinic’s in-house AI models and the Mayo Clinic Platform 29:49 – Salience mapping and explainable AI 32:40 – AI in medical education and generational differences 36:18 – Redefining health: from WHO 1948 to dynamic health models 42:54 – Structure drives behavior in innovation and healthcare systems 45:20 – Democratizing innovation and involving frontline clinicians 48:06 – Why reimbursement and payer models matter for adoption 50:16 – ECG-based AI detection of aortic stenosis 52:09 – Pushback from payers and systemic barriers 55:38 – Value-based innovation and lessons from emerging economies 58:13 – Planning the next Mayo Clinic Innovation Summit 1:01:03 – The role of AI in connecting specialties and future training 1:02:25 – The Mayo AI Summit and opportunities to join 1:03:34 – Final thoughts: doctors who use AI vs doctors who don’t 1:04:22 – What’s in your AI stack? Omar and Dr. Alkhouli share their toolsAre you a medtech CEO in need of some marketing help attracting investors, growing sales pipeline, and more? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GrowMyMedtech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book time for a free analysis.Subscribe to our Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpL_rGt1LQJwinMq_K7gfg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our LinkedIn Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.stateofmedtechpodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The State of MedTech onLinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/thestateofmedtech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stateofmedtech/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@stateofmedtech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/StateofMedTech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/stateofmedtech/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Omar M. Khateeb onLinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/okhateeb/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/omar.m.khateeb/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@omarkhateebofficial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/OmarMKhateeb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/OmarMKhateeb/⁠⁠⁠This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, legal, or medical advice. The views and opinions expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of State of MedTech LLC. Nothing discussed on this podcast should be interpreted as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any investment or security. Listeners should conduct their own due diligence and consult with a qualified financial advisor, attorney, or other professional before making any financial or investment decisions.#AI #Cardiology #Medtech #MayoClinic #DigitalHealth