UF Health & AI
The University of Florida‘s academic health center — UF Health — is creating an academic hub to advance trustworthy AI in the health sciences. World-class infrastructure, high-quality data and diverse and inclusive teams 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
UF researchers’ artificial intelligence platform accurately predicts surgical complications
Complications after surgery can pose many challenges for both physicians and patients. Now, University of Florida researchers have confirmed their artificial intelligence system accurately helps doctors predict and manage these…
SynGatorTron™ to speed medical research, alleviate privacy worries
“Dr. Chatbot will see you now.” The next generation of super-smart computers, tablets and cell phones may come equipped with artificial intelligence-generated medical chatbots that can interact with patients using…
UF Health researchers use artificial intelligence to better predict hepatitis C treatment outcomes
When hepatitis C treatments fail, patients can face major health risks and the expense of a second therapy. Now, University of Florida Health researchers have developed algorithms that use artificial…
UF Health team receives $6.6 million to study treatments to boost cognition for those with HIV
With advancements in HIV treatments, people with HIV are living longer. More than half of Americans with HIV are now over age 50. Yet with longer lives comes an additional…
Around the colleges
Dr. Mohammad Alshaer Featured in Contagion Live Interview About Machine Learning to Predict Pneumonia Outcomes
A study led by UF researchers examining the role machine learning plays in evaluating early and cumulative beta-lactam antibiotics exposure for inpatient pneumonia was recently featured on Contagion Live.
Look in the Lab: Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano
In her inaugural lab in the McKnight Brain Institute, new UF neuroscience faculty member Nancy Padilla-Coreano, Ph.D., is investigating how neural mechanisms may drive social behaviors.
AI and Your Health
These are a few of the projects by College of Public Health and Health Professions researchers that use artificial intelligence technology in studies designed to improve treatment interventions and population health.
Research Study Leverages Big Data to Help Predict Inpatient Mortality
Investigators at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville are part of a novel approach that utilizes machine learning to help doctors predict which patients admitted to the hospital are at the greatest risk of death, regardless of demographics and care setting.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Bringing the best together
An environment to shape the future of AI
Together we will deepen health-related AI and data science expertise to build a culture of inclusive excellence and a robust foundation for sustained impact.
