UF Health & AI
The University of Florida‘s academic health center — UF Health — is advancing trustworthy AI in the health sciences. World-class infrastructure, high-quality data and innovative team science are central to our vision.
Our Areas of Focus
Health care delivery
AI-enhanced health care decision-making and precision health.
Biomedical discovery
AI-fueled development of novel diagnostics and therapeutics.
Public and population health
AI-powered modeling and surveillance of health determinants.
FEATURED AI RESEARCH AT UF HEALTH
The ICU of the Future
UF Health researchers are pioneering the use of artificial intelligence in patient care and the intensive care unit. In the ICU of the future, artificial intelligence will harness torrents of patient data to assist physicians’ decision making and potentially improve patients’ environment.
In the news
Building digital twin tools to investigate environmental threats to health
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Virtual patients with diseases that precisely mimic real-life patients are the next frontier in medicine. Such “digital twins” would allow…
UF study uses machine learning to predict opioid use disorder treatment interruptions
Media contact: Tyler Francischine, tyler413@ufl.edu, 352-273-8199 By Tyler Francischine GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have developed a…
UF Health researchers find new method to use MRIs to delve into secrets of brain aging
GAINESVILLE — Life experience continually shapes the health of the human brain, for better or worse, like a bank receiving a lifetime of deposits and…
UF researchers evaluate academic performance of chatbots
As people increasingly turn to artificial intelligence tools like the popular chatbot ChatGPT for any number of questions, concerns remain about their accuracy…
Around the colleges
UFCD Hosts Conference for Dental Deans & Examiners
On January 24 – 26, 2025, the University of Florida College of Dentistry, or UFCD, was proud to host the 68th Annual Southern Conference of Dental Deans & Examiners.
UF researchers leverage AI to predict factors influencing lung disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a disease that negatively impacts the quality of life of almost 11.7 million people across the United States.
AI-Powered Avatars Transform Training for Nurse Practitioners and Dentists
When Michael Bumbach, Ph.D., APRN, started his career as a nurse practitioner in the emergency room, he was petrified during his first consultations with specialists.
Dr. Khoa Nguyen selected for UF’s Global Fellows Program
Khoa Nguyen, Pharm.D., has been selected as one of 17 Global Fellows Program faculty members by the UF International Center.
A new data biorepository at UF may help move the needle on pain
One of the most data-dense biospecimen repositories in the world is currently being developed at the University of Florida.
Scientists trained AI to detect faces in pain. In goats.
The patient arrived with a bladder stone, grimacing in pain and moping about. He wouldn’t even chew his cud.
Bringing the best together
An environment to shape the future of AI
Together we will deepen health-related AI and data science expertise to foster excellence, innovation and impact.
