Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on the brink of revolutionizing the healthcare industry, promising to enhance patient care by making it more predictive, preventive, and personalized. Spearheading this transformation is Saeed Hassanpour, PhD, director of the Dartmouth Center for Precision Health and Artificial Intelligence (CPHAI). According to Hassanpour, AI’s integration into healthcare will increase efficiency, accessibility, and diagnostic accuracy, fundamentally reshaping the landscape.

The mission of the CPHAI is to facilitate advancements through novel and interdisciplinary research, while ensuring ethical AI usage. As Hassanpour highlights, Dartmouth aims to lead globally in demonstrating the seamless integration of AI in healthcare, setting a model for other institutions.

Established on the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center campus in June 2023, the CPHAI has received initial funding of $2 million from Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the Dartmouth Cancer Center. Dartmouth Health will also partner with the Center in ongoing collaborative research, clinical trials, and the incorporation of AI solutions in clinical settings.

The diverse team at CPHAI includes clinical associate directors from various departments, supported by a broad advisory board of leaders and stakeholders from Dartmouth Health. This collaboration is essential in developing clinically relevant AI solutions that can be swiftly translated into patient care, providing significant benefits to both local and global communities.

The Center also focuses on equity and ethics, ensuring the technologies developed are devoid of biases. Protecting patient privacy and data security remains a priority, aligned with promoting equitable access to AI advancements. With AI in healthcare projected to burgeon from under $5 billion in 2020 to over $45 billion by 2026, CPHAI is paving the way by cultivating a local workforce skilled in AI. This initiative, including a Dartmouth graduate program with machine learning courses, will enhance the pool of skilled individuals to drive innovation in the healthcare domain.

Hassanpour anticipates a future where AI dramatically transforms healthcare, improving every aspect from diagnosis to treatment and prevention, ultimately leading to superior patient outcomes for all.