PODCAST: AI in Medicine: Promise and Paradox

Artificial Intelligence is transforming medicine, from diagnostics and drug discovery to personalised treatment and predictive analytics. But alongside its promise come some important challenges: Algorithmic bias, data privacy, accountability and the tension between human judgment and machine intelligence. This webinar brings together medical scientists and academic physicians to explore the realities behind the (potential) hyperbole. An expert faculty will examine how AI can responsibly be integrated into clinical and research practice, what ethical safeguards are essential and how medical professionals can shape the AI-driven future of healthcare.Dr. Steven Niederer, Imperial College London and Alan Turing InstituteDr. Steven Niederer is a biomedical engineer specializing in computational heart modeling. After earning his Engineering Science degree in 2003 and a DPhil in Computer Science in 2008, he led the Cardiac Electro-Mechanics Research Group at King’s College London from 2010 to 2023, advancing patient-specific cardiac modeling for clinical use. In 2023, he became Chair in Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College London and Co-Director of the Digital Twin Turing Research and Innovation Cluster. His current work focuses on enabling digital twin technologies, creating virtual patient cohorts for in-silico trials, linking organ-level and molecular physiology, and using computational models to personalize therapies.Professor Fu Siong Ng, Imperial College LondonProf Fu Siong Ng is a Professor of Cardiology at Imperial College London and a Consultant Cardiologist across two major NHS trusts. A Clinician Scientist, he leads a British Heart Foundation–funded research programme on the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias, while also performing ablation procedures and implanting pacemakers and defibrillators. He directs the intercalated BSc in Cardiovascular Sciences at Imperial and serves as Divisional Research Lead for Emergency & Integrated Care at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He is also Theme Lead for Remote Monitoring in Imperial’s 2024–2029 BHF Centre of Research Excellence renewal bid.Professor Alastair Denniston, University of BirminghamProfessor Alastair Denniston is Chair of the National Commission for the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, guiding the MHRA in creating a new AI regulatory framework due in 2026. He is an NIHR Senior Investigator, Professor of Regulatory Science and Innovation at the University of Birmingham, and a Consultant Ophthalmologist at University Hospitals Birmingham. He directs the UK Centre of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation in AI & Digital Health (CERSI-AI), serves on the UK Government’s Regulatory Horizons Council, and is a Non-Executive Director of the Health Research Authority. His work focuses on advancing safe, effective, and equitable AI-driven health technologies that deliver real-world impact.CONVENORProfessor Stuart D RosenConsultant Cardiologist, London Northwest and Royal Brompton HospitalsProfessor of Practice (Cardiology), Imperial College, London