Julian Hong
@julianhong.bsky.social
Radiation oncologist • Director of #radonc #informatics @UCSFCancer.bsky.social • Computational scientist @ucsf-bchsi.bsky.social @ucjointcph.bsky.social
Data and AI -> cancer care
clone wars historian • LEGO collector • BBQ amateur
honglab.ucsf.edu
Data and AI -> cancer care
clone wars historian • LEGO collector • BBQ amateur
honglab.ucsf.edu
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Join our special Oct. UCSF AI Seminar Series, 10/31! Costumes Encouraged/Refreshments served (or Zoom)! We'll honor Atul Butte's enduring legacy showcasing projects built on the computational ecosystem he created @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @julianhong.bsky.social calendar.ucsf.edu/event/semina...
October 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Join our special Oct. UCSF AI Seminar Series, 10/31! Costumes Encouraged/Refreshments served (or Zoom)! We'll honor Atul Butte's enduring legacy showcasing projects built on the computational ecosystem he created @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @julianhong.bsky.social calendar.ucsf.edu/event/semina...
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I heard this morning that my informatics colleague Dr. Atul Butte passed after a battle with cancer. He was a giant in the field & inspired many of us over his distinguished career. He was a passionate champion of the power of big data & his impact on our field is immeasurable. RIP Atul & thanks.
June 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I heard this morning that my informatics colleague Dr. Atul Butte passed after a battle with cancer. He was a giant in the field & inspired many of us over his distinguished career. He was a passionate champion of the power of big data & his impact on our field is immeasurable. RIP Atul & thanks.
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"All the data in the world will not make a difference, unless there are people ready to use it."
— Atul Butte, MD, PHD, FACMI
2024 Morris F. Collen Award Winner
— Atul Butte, MD, PHD, FACMI
2024 Morris F. Collen Award Winner
November 16, 2024 at 1:58 AM
"All the data in the world will not make a difference, unless there are people ready to use it."
— Atul Butte, MD, PHD, FACMI
2024 Morris F. Collen Award Winner
— Atul Butte, MD, PHD, FACMI
2024 Morris F. Collen Award Winner
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So…about AI’s energy use…
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour
That's a long time in the microwave.
mashable.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
So…about AI’s energy use…
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
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Considerations in Translating AI to Improve Care - Commentary/Oncology by @julianhong.bsky.social Divneet Mandair; Marianna Elia
@ucsfcancer.bsky.social
@ucjointcph.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@ucsfcancer.bsky.social
@ucjointcph.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Considerations in Translating AI to Improve Care
The potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on personalized medicine, clinical decision support, clinical workflow optimization, and health care management has attracted the attention of pati...
jamanetwork.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Considerations in Translating AI to Improve Care - Commentary/Oncology by @julianhong.bsky.social Divneet Mandair; Marianna Elia
@ucsfcancer.bsky.social
@ucjointcph.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@ucsfcancer.bsky.social
@ucjointcph.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Frontiers in Computational Health conference - Marianna Elia at poster externally validating model
Predicting ER visits & hospitalizations during #radonc treatments @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @julianhong.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @UCJointCPH.bsky.social ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC…
Predicting ER visits & hospitalizations during #radonc treatments @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @julianhong.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @UCJointCPH.bsky.social ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC…
April 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Frontiers in Computational Health conference - Marianna Elia at poster externally validating model
Predicting ER visits & hospitalizations during #radonc treatments @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @julianhong.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @UCJointCPH.bsky.social ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC…
Predicting ER visits & hospitalizations during #radonc treatments @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @julianhong.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @UCJointCPH.bsky.social ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC…
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From @julianhong.bsky.social lab led by Chichi Chang - used natural language processing to evaluate symptoms experienced by >28k patients w/ cancer prior to emergency visits and hospitalizations @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social JAMA Network Open: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
April 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
From @julianhong.bsky.social lab led by Chichi Chang - used natural language processing to evaluate symptoms experienced by >28k patients w/ cancer prior to emergency visits and hospitalizations @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social JAMA Network Open: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Editorial:
Identifying the appropriate target for an #AI intervention in a health care system is of utmost importance... socioeconomic, behavioral, and systemic issues [are] not easily navigable with technology as it stands
@julianhong.bsky.social
@jama.com
Identifying the appropriate target for an #AI intervention in a health care system is of utmost importance... socioeconomic, behavioral, and systemic issues [are] not easily navigable with technology as it stands
@julianhong.bsky.social
@jama.com
Considerations in Translating AI to Improve Care
The potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on personalized medicine, clinical decision support, clinical workflow optimization, and health care management has attracted the attention of pati...
jamanetwork.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Editorial:
Identifying the appropriate target for an #AI intervention in a health care system is of utmost importance... socioeconomic, behavioral, and systemic issues [are] not easily navigable with technology as it stands
@julianhong.bsky.social
@jama.com
Identifying the appropriate target for an #AI intervention in a health care system is of utmost importance... socioeconomic, behavioral, and systemic issues [are] not easily navigable with technology as it stands
@julianhong.bsky.social
@jama.com
Excited to share our latest paper in @jmirpub.bsky.social led by Dr. Daphna Spiegel of @bidmc-cancercenter.bsky.social #radonc
Social media conversations are important resources for patients making decisions in breast cancer treatment. We applied #AI #NLP to characterize these conversations #bcsm
Social media conversations are important resources for patients making decisions in breast cancer treatment. We applied #AI #NLP to characterize these conversations #bcsm
Exploring the Social Media Discussion of Breast Cancer Treatment Choices: Quantitative Natural Language Processing Study
Background: Early-stage breast cancer has the complex challenge of carrying a favorable prognosis with multiple treatment options, including breast conserving surgery (BCS) or mastectomy. Social media...
cancer.jmir.org
January 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Excited to share our latest paper in @jmirpub.bsky.social led by Dr. Daphna Spiegel of @bidmc-cancercenter.bsky.social #radonc
Social media conversations are important resources for patients making decisions in breast cancer treatment. We applied #AI #NLP to characterize these conversations #bcsm
Social media conversations are important resources for patients making decisions in breast cancer treatment. We applied #AI #NLP to characterize these conversations #bcsm
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New in #JCOOP: “Toxicity in phase III oncology clinical trials is often incompletely reported and is frequently minimized in its interpretation. Industry-sponsored trials more comprehensively report toxicity than do cooperative group–sponsored trials.” ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
#JCOJournals
#JCOJournals
Incomplete Toxicity Reporting and Use of Toxicity-Minimizing Language in Phase III Oncology Trials | JCO Oncology Practice
PURPOSEThis study aimed to determine complete toxicity reporting (CTR), and the use of subjective
toxicity-minimizing language (TML) among phase III oncology trials.METHODSTwo-arm superiority-design p...
ascopubs.org
January 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
New in #JCOOP: “Toxicity in phase III oncology clinical trials is often incompletely reported and is frequently minimized in its interpretation. Industry-sponsored trials more comprehensively report toxicity than do cooperative group–sponsored trials.” ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
#JCOJournals
#JCOJournals
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It is with great sadness that we mourn our cherished friend and colleague Felix Feng, MD. Felix was a distinguished physician-scientist and beloved at @ucsfhealth.bsky.social. His vision, dedication, and commitment inspired colleagues, peers everywhere, and patients. cancer.ucsf.edu/in-memoriam-...
December 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM
It is with great sadness that we mourn our cherished friend and colleague Felix Feng, MD. Felix was a distinguished physician-scientist and beloved at @ucsfhealth.bsky.social. His vision, dedication, and commitment inspired colleagues, peers everywhere, and patients. cancer.ucsf.edu/in-memoriam-...
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Heartbroken💔we lost Dr. Felix Feng— close friend, selfless collaborator, brilliant scientist. We miss you--too early my friend.
To all: please consider supporting this ACS/ASTRO award in Felix name:
donate.cancer.org/g/tjjfqwdnrxrl…?
To all: please consider supporting this ACS/ASTRO award in Felix name:
donate.cancer.org/g/tjjfqwdnrxrl…?
I just helped save a life
You can save one, too. Donate now.
https://donate.cancer.org/g/tjjfqwdnrxrl…
December 12, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Heartbroken💔we lost Dr. Felix Feng— close friend, selfless collaborator, brilliant scientist. We miss you--too early my friend.
To all: please consider supporting this ACS/ASTRO award in Felix name:
donate.cancer.org/g/tjjfqwdnrxrl…?
To all: please consider supporting this ACS/ASTRO award in Felix name:
donate.cancer.org/g/tjjfqwdnrxrl…?
Excited to share our latest paper evaluating large language models in assessing oncology radiology reports. Led by superstars Travis Zack and CPH student Li-Cheng Chen!
@atulbutte.bsky.social
Annotated reports included
@ucsf-bcshi.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
@atulbutte.bsky.social
Annotated reports included
@ucsf-bcshi.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
Assessing Large Language Models for Oncology Data Inference From Radiology Reports | JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
PURPOSEWe examined the effectiveness of proprietary and open large language models (LLMs)
in detecting disease presence, location, and treatment response in pancreatic cancer
from radiology reports.ME...
ascopubs.org
December 11, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Excited to share our latest paper evaluating large language models in assessing oncology radiology reports. Led by superstars Travis Zack and CPH student Li-Cheng Chen!
@atulbutte.bsky.social
Annotated reports included
@ucsf-bcshi.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
@atulbutte.bsky.social
Annotated reports included
@ucsf-bcshi.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
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The next offering of the AMIA-OHSU introductory course in biomedical and health informatics begins next week! More information and registration at: www.amia.org/education-ev...
AMIA 10x10 with Oregon Health & Science University
Introduction to Biomedical and Health Informat
www.amia.org
November 27, 2024 at 5:22 PM
The next offering of the AMIA-OHSU introductory course in biomedical and health informatics begins next week! More information and registration at: www.amia.org/education-ev...
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
One of the main goals of healthcare #AI has been to reduce burnout.
Interesting study showing radiology AI use correlated with burnout (interacting with workload+acceptance). Good accompanying commentary too!
Burnout is complex, workflows/human factors matter.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Interesting study showing radiology AI use correlated with burnout (interacting with workload+acceptance). Good accompanying commentary too!
Burnout is complex, workflows/human factors matter.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Artificial Intelligence and Radiologist Burnout
This cross-sectional study investigates whether there is an association between artificial intelligence (AI) use in radiology and radiologist burnout in China.
jamanetwork.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM
One of the main goals of healthcare #AI has been to reduce burnout.
Interesting study showing radiology AI use correlated with burnout (interacting with workload+acceptance). Good accompanying commentary too!
Burnout is complex, workflows/human factors matter.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Interesting study showing radiology AI use correlated with burnout (interacting with workload+acceptance). Good accompanying commentary too!
Burnout is complex, workflows/human factors matter.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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🎨 In case anyone need…
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
November 23, 2024 at 3:50 PM
🎨 In case anyone need…
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
The NIH BioArt Source is an awesome library of *free* professionally drawn illustrations for scientific presentations or figures. Downloadable in HD. Thank you NIH for this invaluable tool 🙏!
Check it out 👇
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
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How it started: "AI is going to replace randomized clinical trials"
How it is going:
ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
How it is going:
ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
We Need More Randomized Clinical Trials of AI
In the first prospective clinical trial of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance
in stress echocardiography, there was no difference in diagnostic accuracy between
AI assistance and standard-of-c...
ai.nejm.org
November 20, 2024 at 5:08 PM
How it started: "AI is going to replace randomized clinical trials"
How it is going:
ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
How it is going:
ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
Reposted by Julian Hong
We Need More Randomized Clinical Trials of AI ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/... #artificialintelligence #bioinformatics #clinicaltrials
We Need More Randomized Clinical Trials of AI
In the first prospective clinical trial of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance
in stress echocardiography, there was no difference in diagnostic accuracy between
AI assistance and standard-of-c...
ai.nejm.org
November 19, 2024 at 7:11 PM
We Need More Randomized Clinical Trials of AI ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/... #artificialintelligence #bioinformatics #clinicaltrials