Yaa Kumah-Crystal, MD, MPH, MS

Talk Title: Dr. AI Will See You Now

Bio: Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and Biomedical Informaticist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Her research centers around enhancing communication in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system through documentation, voice technology, and exploring generative AI pathways for clinical summaries utilizing EHR metadata. Dr. Kumah-Crystal's research includes in-depth evaluations of large language models (LLMs) in informatics queries and for clinical reasoning. Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal is an active leader in academic discussions on the emerging use cases for LLMs. Collaborating closely with VUMC HealthIT, Dr. Kumah-Crystal aims to streamline data capture, improve information accessibility for patients, and facilitate collaboration among healthcare professionals. Dr. Kumah-Crystal remains clinically active, supervises Pediatric Endocrine Fellows, and sees her own clinic patients who know her as Dr. Yaa.