Virginia Tech, Children’s National Hospital, and industry experts explore the impact of AI on health care

Rowland Illing, chief medical officer and director of international public sector health at Amazon Web Services, talked about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and the power of partnerships to solve challenges during an AI symposium at the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus. Photo by Kenson Noel/Children’s National Hospital.

Thought leaders from academia and medical practice explored how artificial intelligence (AI) can advance children’s health care at the second annual Children’s National Hospital-Virginia Tech Symposium on AI for Pediatric Health at the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus in Washington, D.C.

Rowland Illing, chief medical officer and director of international public sector health at Amazon Web Services (AWS), discussed the transformative impact of AI, machine learning, and cloud technology.

As a radiologist, Illing highlighted the example of how these tools enable clinicians to interpret screenings more quickly and accurately, addressing the growing global demand for faster diagnoses, better patient outcomes, and broader access to medical expertise.

He also highlighted the importance of collaboration to drive these advances.

Combined efforts between Virginia Tech and Children’s National are already yielding tangible results, said conference co-director Naren Ramakrishnan, director of the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics and the Thomas L. Phillips Professor in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering. 

Ramakrishnan emphasized the importance of expertise when integrating AI into pediatric health care.

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