The Role of Clinicians Before & After AI - with Special Guest Dr. Steven Lin

 In this episode, host Dr. Roy Ziegelstein is joined by globally renowned expert, Dr. Steven Lin, for a conversation about how AI is impacting clinical practice. Steve is a practicing family physician, a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Chief of General Primary Care at Stanford University School of Medicine, and the Founding Director of the Stanford Healthcare AI Applied Research Team. Together, Roy and Steve discuss the role of physicians before AI, the role of physicians with AI, as well as AI and trust.  In the episode, Roy continues the theme of AI, sharing recent research about how it's being used by physicians and other clinicians, warnings about the potential for misdiagnosis and overuse, the public perception of AI and its impact on patient trust. He also shares a personal example of how he uses AI clinical decision support as a cardiologist.  Thank you for taking the time to listen. If you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe to be notified when new episodes release the first Tuesday of every month.    Resources:  AMA 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence [01:09]  EBSCO Clinical Decisions Report: The Clinician-Patient Trust Dynamic in the Era of AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support (AI-CDS) [1:30]  AHA & ACC Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol [04:10]  ECRI Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2026 [05:56]  Follow Dr. Roy Ziegelstein on LinkedIn.  Follow Dr. Steven Lin on LinkedIn.    Host: Dr. Roy Ziegelstein  Guest: Dr. Steven Lin  Original music: Dr. Brian Garibaldi