Solutions for patients and providers
Their goal, Eldardiry said, is to benefit not only patients, but also health care providers who are time-constrained, overburdened, and sometimes misled by miscommunication.
With support from the U.S. National Science Foundation Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II grant, her team is working on an AI-powered triage system that can extract relevant information from a patient’s medical records, accurately predict serious medical risks, and quickly inform care providers when a patient is in danger.
“So far, our tools can extract from medical records more than a dozen critical risk factors like past and active health conditions, misinterpreted lab values, and pertinent family history with near 100 percent accuracy,” Eldardiry said.
Eldardiry has worked between industry and academic research since earning her Ph.D. in 2012, when she took a position with Xerox PARC. Later, as a university researcher, she worked with eBay, Adobe, and other companies.
The LiteraSeed partnership has been particularly gratifying, Eldardiry said. She and Ismail met through a mutual acquaintance in 2020 and spent a lot of time on Zoom talking about Ismail’s idea for a digital tool to help patients navigate the U.S. health care system.
“At the time, Aziza didn’t have any money for the project, and I was invited to collaborate with her while she sought funding for her startup. And now we’re building this new kind of tool together,” Eldardiry said. “It’s been rewarding to support somebody from idea to product.”
Her students also benefit from getting hands-on experience in AI-driven clinical innovation and pursuing meaningful change in health care, Eldardiry said.
Team members include computer science graduate students Ming Cheng and Tong Wu and undergraduate student Ahmed Abdelhady. Graduate student Wang Wei previously participated.
“The need for practical, technology-driven solutions in health care has never been greater. Our partnership with LiteraSeed goes beyond innovation — it’s about transforming patient-provider interactions to improve health outcomes for all populations,” Eldardiry said.
