September 2026

CARDIOVASCULAR

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE HEART CONVERSATIONS: AI IN CARDIOVASCULAR CARE: NAVIGATING CLINICAL USES, RISKS, AND THE HUMAN ROLE

Featuring: Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Jane E. Wilcox, MD, and Faraz S. Ahmad, MD

Episode Summary

In this episode of Northwestern Medicine Heart Conversations, podcast hosts Clyde W. Yancy, MD, and Jane E. Wilcox, MD, sit down with Faraz S. Ahmad, MD, Medical Director of Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute's Center for AI to discuss how AI can support heart care without replacing clinical judgment or human connection. Dr. Ahmad shares insights on:
  • Using ambient documentation to streamline workflows and deterministic AI to inform risk stratification
  • Safeguarding AI use through patient-specific validation, quality assurance, monitoring and clinician escalation
  • Exploring the future of leveraging AI in heart care to automate selected tasks while preserving clinician oversight, particularly in communication to patients and clinical decision-making
Faraz S. Ahmad, MD, Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Northwestern Medicine
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Chief of Cardiology ​at Northwestern Medicine
Jane E. Wilcox, MD, Associate Chief of Cardiology ​at Northwestern Medicine

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