Can AI Diagnose Better Than Doctors?

Episode notes

Diagnosis is often talked about like a formula, but in reality, it’s far messier, more human, and far more dependent on experience, listening, and judgment than most people realize. In this episode of Transforming Medical Communications , Wesley Portegies is joined by Dr. Lisa Sanders , the Medical Director of Yale's Long COVID Multidisciplinary Care Center, the physician behind the Diagnosis column in The New York Times Magazine, and the inspiration behind the TV series House M.D., to share insights on what really drives accurate diagnosis in modern medicine. Dr. Lisa Sanders is the Medical Director of Yale's Long COVID Multidisciplinary Care Center. She is the physician behind the Diagnosis column in The New York Times Magazine, the inspiration behind TV series House M.D. With decades of clinical experience in diagnostic medicine, Dr. Sanders brings a rare perspective on how physicians actually think under uncertainty. We’ll talk about: The limits of guidelines and algorithms Why communication is central to clinical care How pattern recognition and cognitive bias shape medical decisions What AI may improve or quietly erode in the diagnostic process Cut Through the Noise.