The AI-Ready Doctor
AI is here — and you don’t have to sit on the sidelines. Hosted by Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun, The AI-Ready Doctor is the go-to podcast for clinicians, educators, and researchers who want to actually understand and use AI in their practice. No jargon. No hype. Just clear insights, explained simply, so you can lead with confidence.
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Navigating Bias, Quality, and Innovation in AI-Powered Critical Care with Dr. Chima Melton
Welcome to this episode of The AI-Ready Doctor, where technology meets compassion in modern healthcare. Today, our host Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun sits down with an exceptional guest, Dr. Chima Melton, a board-certified pulmonologist, intensivist, and entrepreneur with roots in computer science and busi...
AI in the Operating Room: How Digital Tools Are Transforming Surgery and Medical Training
Welcome to The AI-Ready Doctor podcast! In this episode, host Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun sits down with Dr. Mezzour to dive into the transformative journey from medical school to pursuing a highly competitive surgical residency in the US. Together, they explore how AI and robotic technologies are reshap...
Case-Based Learning and AI: A New Era for Preclinical Medical Students
Welcome to another episode of The AI-Ready Doctor. In this episode, host Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun sits down with his guest and student, Aditi Chitre, to dive into the transformative role of artificial intelligence in medical education. From personal stories about AI “hallucinations” to innovative init...
The End of the AI Honeymoon: Doctors’ Operational Shift and New Liabilities
Welcome to a brand new episode of The AI-Ready Doctor! In this kickoff to 2026, Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun takes an honest look at how artificial intelligence is transforming medicine right now. The era of simple chatbots is over agentic AI is here, already embedded in daily workflows, automating everyt...
Reality Check: How AI Transformed Medicine and Education in 2025
Welcome to another episode of The AI-Ready Doctor! As the year draws to a close, we're taking a deep dive into how artificial intelligence has truly reshaped the healthcare landscape far beyond the buzzwords and hype. In today’s episode, host Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun unpack the global conversations ha...
AI’s Role in Patient Care: Balancing Innovation, Privacy, and the Heart of Healthcare
Welcome back to The AI-Ready Doctor! In this insightful episode, Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun is joined by patient experience expert Karla Cardoza to dive deep into how AI is transforming the patient journey from hospital admissions to critical conversations at the bedside. Drawing from their own personal...
Meet Dr. Bencheqroun
Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun is a critical care physician, medical educator, and clinical researcher on a mission to make AI simple, useful, and empowering for healthcare professionals.
Dr. Bencheqroun is also the founder of the Medical AI Academy, an educational initiative to accelerate AI fluency across healthcare teams. When he’s not teaching or recording, he’s advocating for more diverse, ethical, and human-centered applications of AI in medicine.