Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering the pediatric emergency department – reshaping how we think about clinical decision support, medical education, and the future of physician practice. To explore what this actually means for clinicians on the ground, I’m launching a new interview series on HipPEMcrates featuring conversations with pediatric emergency medicine physicians and educators who are actively thinking about, studying, and building in this space.
This post kicks off the series with Dr. Selin Sagalowsky (Vice Chair for Education, NYU Emergency Medicine), who shares how AI is being leveraged in medical education today, where it may meaningfully change day-to-day practice in the pediatric ED, and what risks we need to thoughtfully navigate as these tools become more integrated into clinical care.
Check out the video interview, video clips, and audio-only version below!
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AI Won't Replace Doctors – But Doctors Who Use AI Will | Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli – Doctors Are People Too
In this episode, Dr. Josh Belfer sits down with Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli – emergency physician, attorney, and Co-President/CEO of Cooper University Health Care – for a fascinating discussion on the present and future of artificial intelligence in medicine.While much of the conversation around AI has focused on ambient documentation and note-writing, "Dr. Mazz" argues that we're only seeing the beginning. From real-time clinical decision support and quality improvement initiatives to transforming medical education and physician workflows, AI has the potential to fundamentally change how healthcare is delivered.Together, they discuss:Why ambient scribes have been adopted so rapidlyHow AI may soon support clinical decisions at the bedsideThe role of Epic Cosmos and large-scale healthcare datasetsWhat AI means for residents, medical students, and physician trainingHow healthcare systems are using AI to improve quality and safetyWhy physician adoption may be a bigger challenge than the technology itselfThe three skills future physicians will need to thriveDr. Mazzarelli offers an optimistic but practical perspective on how clinicians can embrace these tools while preserving the human connection that remains at the heart of medicine.
Dr. Joshua Belfer, MD, is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of HipPEMcrates. He can be reached at HipPEMcrates@gmail.com.
