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The MaML Podcast - Medicine & Machine Learning

David Lindsay - Building a Successful AI Health Company During MD/PhD Training

Nov 5, 2021
57:46

David Lindsay is the CEO of Oncora, a data, documentation, and personalized care solution for specialty oncology. Oncora is currently implemented in many major hospital systems, including Northwell Health, MD Anderson, Mass General Children's, and Scripps Health. David founded the company during his MD/Ph.D. training at the University of Pennsylvania.


0:00 Introduction

1:15 David Lindsay tells his story

5:00 Initial Idea for a company bringing AI to oncology

7:35 When did David decide to start the company

10:25 Balancing being a CEO and a medical student at the same time

12:30 The early challenges in starting the company

14:30 The initial offerings of the company

17:50 Obtaining initial data sets

20:25 Initial funding for the company

24:45 A use case to predict hospitalization

27:10 How are these AI technologies regulated

30:00 How do clients pay for this technology

32:45 Tracking quality metrics

36:00 Integrating with an EHR

37:30 Further development of the product

41:35 Next steps for Oncora

43:55 Industry vs Academia

47:30 Next for AI in 10 - 20 years

48:20 Advice for yourself 20 years ago

50:00 Advice for students in industry

53:30 David’s plans for the future


Host: David Wu @davidjhwu

Producer: Aaron Schumacher @a_schu95

Cover Art: Saurin Kantesaria

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