Using AI Today: A Practical Guide

About this episode

This episode discusses how surgeons can integrate AI into their workflows to improve efficiency and combat burnout.

Can an algorithm actually give you your life back? A recent Stanford paper revealed that using large language models at home yields massive efficiency gains—up to 176%. For busy surgeons drowning in clinical duties and administrative bloat, every reclaimed second is priceless. In this episode of Behind the Knife , Ayman and Patrick sit down with Christian Péan—an orthopedic trauma surgeon, Duke’s Executive Director of AI and IT Innovation, and the Founder/CEO of RevelAi Health. He’s also a Core faculty member at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy. Dr. Péan breaks down how naturally skeptical surgeons can adopt AI to save time, shares his granular daily workflow, and discusses his mission to cure physician burnout through tech. Whether you are a tech enthusiast or a total skeptic, this episode gives you the practical playbook for integrating AI into your surgical career today. Hosts: - Ayman Ali, MD Ayman Ali is a PGY-4 at Duke Hospital and current Behind the Knife fellow. - Patrick Georgoff, MD @georgoff Patrick Georgoff is faculty in the Department of Surgery at the Duke University School of Medicine where he serves as an Associate Professor of Trauma, Acute, and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ayman Ali, MD, Patrick Georgoff, MD

Guests: Christian Péan, MD, Christian Péan

Topics covered

• AI in surgery
• efficiency in healthcare
• physician burnout
• technology adoption
• orthopedic trauma

Keywords

• AI
• surgery
• efficiency
• physician burnout
• orthopedic trauma
• technology
• workflow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duke University School of Medicine, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, RevelAi Health, Stanford

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