The Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health at Mount Sinai hosts a monthly AI Grand Rounds, which serves as a forum for clinicians and researchers to share their findings. The October 2025 session featured Vera Sorin, MD, Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellow at the Mayo Clinic as a speaker.
To foster better awareness and collaboration of AI efforts, the Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health (AIHH) at Mount Sinai established its monthly Grand Rounds—sessions for faculty, trainees, and staff to share ideas, learn about cutting-edge developments, and explore how AI and data science are transforming research and clinical care.
“The Grand Rounds series reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering dialogue, intellectual curiosity, and innovation at the intersection of technology and human health,” said Girish N. Nadkarni, MD, MPH, CPH, Chair of AIHH.
Modeled after medical Grand Rounds—but adapted to the unique focus of AI—the series provides a venue where clinicians, data scientists, and researchers can come together to discuss challenges, share insights, and identify opportunities for synergy.
Each Grand Rounds features invited speakers who are recognized leaders in their fields—both within Mount Sinai and from the broader AI and biomedical research communities. Presentations may cover topics such as machine learning applications in health care, ethical AI, biomedical informatics, and translational data science.
The AI Grand Rounds invites speakers who are recognized leaders in their fields, both from within Mount Sinai and externally. In Dr. Sorin’s presentation, she talked about post-deployment AI monitoring in health care radiology, challenges with foundation models, and innovative ways to overcome them.
The inaugural session kicked off in September, with Anthony Costa, PhD, Director of Digital Biology at Nvidia, as its featured speaker, who presented about accelerating the representation of biology and human health with artificial intelligence. The October session’s featured speaker, Vera Sorin, MD, Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellow at the Mayo Clinic, presented on post-deployment AI monitoring in health care radiology, discussing both technical and performance monitoring approaches at Mayo and addressing challenges with foundation models.
The schedule for 2026 is currently being confirmed, with AIHH leadership planning on balancing internal and external voices for the sessions.
Beyond highlighting excellence in research, organizers hope the AIHH Grand Rounds can inspire new methodologies, help participants explore interdisciplinary research ideas, and build meaningful professional connections, said Dr. Nadkarni.
“These sessions are designed to spark new collaborations, inspire cross-departmental initiatives, and deepen our shared understanding of how artificial intelligence can advance human health,” said Dr. Nadkarni. “Over time, we hope the Grand Rounds will serve not only as a learning platform but also as a catalyst for innovation that drives the Department’s research and clinical missions forward.”