The Pediatric Moonshot
Welcome to the Pediatric Moonshot Podcast. The mission of the Pediatric Moonshot initiative is to reduce healthcare inequity, lower costs, and improve outcomes for children both locally and worldwide. This is to be achieved by developing real-time, privacy-preserving applications that access and leverage data from every one of the one million healthcare machines across all five hundred children’s hospitals globally.
Join us for engaging 1:1 interviews hosted by Dr. Timothy Chou, the driving force behind the Pediatric Moonshot initiative, as he talks to visionaries from diverse fields, ranging from esteemed clinicians to influential business leaders – all united by their dedication to enhancing the well-being of children.
Each episode provides an in-depth exploration of the current pediatric healthcare landscape, shedding light on the challenges we face, and the innovative solutions driven by passionate professionals from all walks of life.
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The Pediatric Moonshot
E27: AI Meets Pediatric Cardiology: A Finnish Perspective with Dr. Tiina Ojala
In this episode of the Pediatric Moonshot podcast, Timothy Chou speaks with Dr. Tiina Ojala, Finland’s first professor of pediatric cardiology and head of the department at Helsinki University Hospital. Dr. Ojala shares her remarkable journey from neonatology to becoming a pioneer in AI-driven cardiac imaging and transplant care. She discusses how AI is making pediatric cardiac diagnostics faster, safer, and more precise—particularly in detecting heart transplant rejection through non-invasive imaging. The conversation also explores the global challenges of pediatric transplant care and the importance of collaboration, validation, and regulatory approval in bringing AI into real-world practice. It’s a compelling look at the future of pediatric cardiology from a leader at the forefront of innovation.
This episode is brought to you by BevelCloud—powering distributed AI in healthcare and driving the Pediatric Moonshot forward. Learn more at BevelCloud.ai."