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Maria Iliakova is a bariatric and general surgeon.

Can AI truly improve hospital staffing?

Maria Iliakova, MD
Tech
July 6, 2024

By now, you have probably heard of AI and tools like ChatGPT. But you still may be wondering how these tools apply to your clinical practice.

Let me share an experience I recently had that completely changed how I think about AI (artificial intelligence) in health care. 

In one of the MBA classes I am taking at NYU, we write code to help analyze large datasets. …

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Can AI truly improve hospital staffing?

AI for health care professionals: How it is used now and how to use AI as a clinician

Maria Iliakova, MD
Tech
December 20, 2023

AI has been all the rage over the past year. Maybe you have played with ChatGPT or encountered yet another news story about the increasing impact of AI on a given industry. In this article, I’d like to break down a few things:

  • What is AI?
  • How is AI already being used in health care and other industries?
  • How can I use AI in my practice?

What is AI?

AI means artificial …

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AI for health care professionals: How it is used now and how to use AI as a clinician

5 things to know about weight from a bariatric surgeon

Maria Iliakova, MD
Conditions
September 26, 2023

You’ve probably had friends and family corner you to look at a rash or talk about medications. With social media exploding about Ozempic, these questions and even curbsides from physicians have boomed. We all want to know more about weight.

As a bariatric surgeon, here are five things every physician should know about weight:

  1. How to start a conversation with a patient about weight
  2. When to refer a patient to a …

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5 things to know about weight from a bariatric surgeon

The joy of surgery: How one doctor discovered her passion

Maria Iliakova, MD
Physician
May 3, 2023

When my now ex-husband and I first met, he asked me about my favorite things to do. At that time, I did not have a ready answer. It was my third year of general surgery residency, a time for proving that I could handle it all: being the in-house senior surgery resident on call, starting to manage surgical teams, and being responsible for lists sometimes reaching dozens of patients. I …

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The joy of surgery: How one doctor discovered her passion

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