An Oncology Unscripted Episode
In this episode of Oncology Unscripted, hosts Mark Liu and Deirdre Saulet speak with Doug Flora, MD, Executive Medical Director of Oncology Services at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, and President-Elect of ACCC, about the growing presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer care. Dr. Flora touches on common reasons for resistance to and pushback on AI integration with healthcare, recommendations for how healthcare professionals can gain confidence with AI usage, and his excitement for where AI can take oncology in the decades to come—from innovation, to discovery, to massively cutting down the time it takes to complete administrative tasks.
“I see [AI] getting bigger and bigger [in oncology]. As we move deeply into [AI], the trust [needs to catch] up with the technology.” – Doug Flora, MD
“I'm doing the work, but I have an AI assistant that's making me more efficient in the process.” – Doug Flora, MD
“Work smarter, not harder, right? We've been thinking about it forever, and [you’ve given us] very actionable ways to do it.” – Deirdre Saulet, PhD
Guests:
Doug Flora, MD
Executive Medical Director of Oncology Services
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Edgewood, Kentucky
President-Elect
ACCC
To submit a topic of discussion to the podcast, please email mark.liu@mountsinai.org and deirdre.saulet@hellojasper.com.
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The 2026 Oncology Unscripted series is exclusively sponsored by: Advarra
The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s)/faculty member(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of their employer(s) or the Association of Cancer Care Centers.
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