Rogue MDs: Will we be replaced by Watson (or Rajeev)?

Editorial Staff | | Radiology Business | Medical Imaging

Rogue MDs is a roving podcast series that takes on topical issues in healthcare with a combination of thoughtfulness, iconoclasm and mirth.

In this episode, Rogue MDs addresses commoditization in radiology, taking an existential turn in asking, who are we, what do we really do and why do we feel we are so easily replaced?

Saurabh Jha, MD, MS, is assistant professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He can be followed on Twitter @RogueRad.

Stephen Hunt, MD, PhD, is an attending interventional radiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, and director, Penn Image-Guided Interventions Laboratory. He can be followed on Twitter @md_rogue.

The opinions of the speakers do not reflect the opinions of their employers or spouses. In fact, these opinions may not reflect their own opinions.

Editorial Staff

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