Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD
@roxanadaneshjou.bsky.social
Assistant professor of biomedical data science and dermatology at Stanford. AI for healthcare. Associate editor at NEJM AI and the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Mother of a sassy girl and a baby boy.
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I’ve started an AI in healthcare starter pack! Let me know who is missing. go.bsky.app/7PeNwep
Reposted by Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD
AI in Clinical Science - amazing data being presented today by @jason-fries.bsky.social Sylvia Plevritis @roxanadaneshjou.bsky.social @akshay-chaudhari.bsky.social but still feel like we are just barely cracking the egg in this field. So impatient for the omelette…!
@stanford-cancer.bsky.social
@stanford-cancer.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
AI in Clinical Science - amazing data being presented today by @jason-fries.bsky.social Sylvia Plevritis @roxanadaneshjou.bsky.social @akshay-chaudhari.bsky.social but still feel like we are just barely cracking the egg in this field. So impatient for the omelette…!
@stanford-cancer.bsky.social
@stanford-cancer.bsky.social
Game over. The 21 month old knows what tahdig is and demands it by name when he sees me having a piece. Between him and the six year old, my tahdig eating days are over.
September 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Game over. The 21 month old knows what tahdig is and demands it by name when he sees me having a piece. Between him and the six year old, my tahdig eating days are over.
“I believe attachment is the root of all suffering.” Sir, we are at a SuperCuts.
September 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“I believe attachment is the root of all suffering.” Sir, we are at a SuperCuts.
One of my six year old’s classmates was encouraging her saying, “There’s no such thing as fear. It’s all in your mind.”
Kids these days are 6 going on 60.
Kids these days are 6 going on 60.
September 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
One of my six year old’s classmates was encouraging her saying, “There’s no such thing as fear. It’s all in your mind.”
Kids these days are 6 going on 60.
Kids these days are 6 going on 60.
Finding out that my six year old doesn’t understand TV. She is asking if I can start the movie on Disney channel from the beginning. She asked where the skip button was during the commercials. 😂
September 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Finding out that my six year old doesn’t understand TV. She is asking if I can start the movie on Disney channel from the beginning. She asked where the skip button was during the commercials. 😂
As we talk more about the use of LLMs by both the general public and professionals for high risk tasks like healthcare... there's one thing I don't see mentioned as often, which is sycophancy.
Sycophancy occurs when LLMs sacrifice truthfulness for user agreement. arxiv.org/pdf/2502.08177
Sycophancy occurs when LLMs sacrifice truthfulness for user agreement. arxiv.org/pdf/2502.08177
arxiv.org
August 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As we talk more about the use of LLMs by both the general public and professionals for high risk tasks like healthcare... there's one thing I don't see mentioned as often, which is sycophancy.
Sycophancy occurs when LLMs sacrifice truthfulness for user agreement. arxiv.org/pdf/2502.08177
Sycophancy occurs when LLMs sacrifice truthfulness for user agreement. arxiv.org/pdf/2502.08177
Today I went on a Stanford sponsored grant writing retreat for junior faculty. Given the constant assault on academia, the mood was muted but at least we got beautiful views.
August 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Today I went on a Stanford sponsored grant writing retreat for junior faculty. Given the constant assault on academia, the mood was muted but at least we got beautiful views.
Not my 19 month old son saying “all done” as I was kissing his chubby cheeks over and over again.
July 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Not my 19 month old son saying “all done” as I was kissing his chubby cheeks over and over again.
On call this weekend and time for the wise @misharosenbach.bsky.social pearl. “Any erosion in the hospital is HSV or VZV until proven otherwise.” So as I tell the residents: always swab!
July 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
On call this weekend and time for the wise @misharosenbach.bsky.social pearl. “Any erosion in the hospital is HSV or VZV until proven otherwise.” So as I tell the residents: always swab!
They continue to do whatever they can to block and discredit science. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump team axes contracts with publishing giant Springer Nature
The action comes as high-ranking US officials criticize top journals as ‘woke’ and ‘corrupt’.
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
They continue to do whatever they can to block and discredit science. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Heard from #CHIL2025 panel: VC doesn’t want to fund high risk work (one VC even said “write a R01 grant). That’s what NIH grants are supposed to be. Without that, we won’t be able to do the high risk work that leads to innovation and companies.
June 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Heard from #CHIL2025 panel: VC doesn’t want to fund high risk work (one VC even said “write a R01 grant). That’s what NIH grants are supposed to be. Without that, we won’t be able to do the high risk work that leads to innovation and companies.
Remembering @atulbutte.bsky.social at #CHIL2025. The world lost an amazing light and mentor. He helped shape my career and the careers of many others in the medical informatics and medical AI space.
June 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Remembering @atulbutte.bsky.social at #CHIL2025. The world lost an amazing light and mentor. He helped shape my career and the careers of many others in the medical informatics and medical AI space.
We are kicking off #CHIL2025 with Dr. Maia Hightower. As a program organizer, we are showing our values by centering health equity and responsible AI. @ahli-cc.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We are kicking off #CHIL2025 with Dr. Maia Hightower. As a program organizer, we are showing our values by centering health equity and responsible AI. @ahli-cc.bsky.social
I was very excited to be part of the team that put this together!
Datasets, Benchmarks, and Protocols by A.S. Chiou et al.: Multimodal Image Dataset for AI-Based Skin Cancer (MIDAS) Benchmarking nejm.ai/3SO0PwA
#AI #MedSky #DermSky
#AI #MedSky #DermSky
June 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I was very excited to be part of the team that put this together!
My daughter loves old school magic school bus, and I can’t help but wonder what Arnold becomes when he grows up…
June 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My daughter loves old school magic school bus, and I can’t help but wonder what Arnold becomes when he grows up…
Reposted by Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
It’s not too late to register for the major AI and healthcare academic conference: Conference for Health, Inference, and Learning! We have an amazing line up of speakers from industry and academia! chil.ahli.cc
CHIL
chil.ahli.cc
June 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It’s not too late to register for the major AI and healthcare academic conference: Conference for Health, Inference, and Learning! We have an amazing line up of speakers from industry and academia! chil.ahli.cc
I build and test AI for healthcare, and it must absolutely be regulated.
This Senate proposal advanced by Sen Cruz would cancel new and existing State laws on any aspect of tech use including civil rights, consumer protection, privacy, fraud, safety for kids, accessibility, and more. In short, we’d lose the few laws we have that ensure responsible AI use. #killthebill
Don’t be confused: The Senate Republican AI language includes the EXACT SAME AI moratorium as the House bill. Almost word-for-word. This is a complete, 10-year ban on state AI regulation. Period.
June 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I build and test AI for healthcare, and it must absolutely be regulated.
When you are twinning with your postdoc by mirroring jacket/nails. #womeninstem
June 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
When you are twinning with your postdoc by mirroring jacket/nails. #womeninstem
This is beyond awful. International students mean that we get the very best from all around the world. We all benefit. www.npr.org/2025/05/28/g...
Rubio says U.S. will 'aggressively' revoke visas for many Chinese students
The announcement to revoke visas is the most drastic move yet to curtail the numbers of international students studying in the U.S.
www.npr.org
May 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is beyond awful. International students mean that we get the very best from all around the world. We all benefit. www.npr.org/2025/05/28/g...
Reposted by Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD
See this opportunity with our sister journal @thejidinnovations.bsky.social; seeking candidates for the position of Editor. Interested? JID innovations would love to hear from you ow.ly/a8Ym50VZ64c
May 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
See this opportunity with our sister journal @thejidinnovations.bsky.social; seeking candidates for the position of Editor. Interested? JID innovations would love to hear from you ow.ly/a8Ym50VZ64c
I went on the last kindergarten “field trip”. They walked down to the market to buy groceries for making a salad for the rest of the school. Why am I feeling so emotional? Why do they grow up so quickly?
May 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I went on the last kindergarten “field trip”. They walked down to the market to buy groceries for making a salad for the rest of the school. Why am I feeling so emotional? Why do they grow up so quickly?
This is what happens when publishing papers becomes the metric instead of doing good science. People use AI to write papers, too many papers to review, now using AI to review paper. What’s the point?
Oxford University Press and Hum Sign Agreement to Pilot Alchemist Review
Oxford University Press and Hum Sign Agreement to Pilot Alchemist Review
Member News Release submitted by Hum.
www.sspnet.org
May 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is what happens when publishing papers becomes the metric instead of doing good science. People use AI to write papers, too many papers to review, now using AI to review paper. What’s the point?
🧪 call your congressional representatives. Harvard had its MD-PhD funding cut off. This harms the future health of all Americans. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP867gvps/
Call your representatives and senators. Harvard’s MD PhD program, which trains future scientific and healthcare leaders has lost its fundinf. #science #NIH #marchforscience
TikTok video by Dr. Roxana Daneshjou, MD PhD
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May 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
🧪 call your congressional representatives. Harvard had its MD-PhD funding cut off. This harms the future health of all Americans. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP867gvps/
🧪 Hey science feed, I’m an assistant professor of biomedical data science and dermatology (physician scientist). I’m going to do a Ask Me Anything thread here. Happy to talk about my job, what things are like now, having two young kids in academia.
May 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🧪 Hey science feed, I’m an assistant professor of biomedical data science and dermatology (physician scientist). I’m going to do a Ask Me Anything thread here. Happy to talk about my job, what things are like now, having two young kids in academia.