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Dr. Mel Speisman specializes in Academic Internal Medicine. He is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, stroke, and other chronic medical conditions. He is interested in the primary prevention of disease with a passion for medical education and bedside teaching. He has received numerous awards from medical students and residents during his 25 year career as a core faculty member of an internal medicine residency program. Dr. Speisman has mentored many physicians to take on leadership roles in academic internal medicine. Mel is a lifetime member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society signifying his lifelong commitment to outstanding patient care, professionalism, leadership, scholarship, research, teaching, and community service. In 2024, Mel completed certification programs in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare at both Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as a certification in Artificial Intelligence from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. Mel is currently enrolled in the Stanford Artificial Intelligence in Health care Certificate Program with the goal of becoming a world leader at the intersection of AI and Medicine. Mel is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and a Fellow of Artificial Intelligence and Medicine (FAIM). In August 2024, he transitioned from being an Assistant Professor in the Division of Academic Internal Medicine at the University Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine to taking a position as President of the American College of Artificial Intelligence and Medicine.
Dr. Ann Slasuraitis has been an Academic Internal Medicine hospitalist and core faculty member of an Internal Medicine residency program for over 20 years. During this time, she was involved with undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education as the Director for Continuing Medical Education (CME). She has mentored hundreds of medical students and internal medicine residents and has received numerous teaching awards. Currently, she provides primary care to adults with autism at the Ann Kiley Developmental Center and is the Medical Director of the Rimland Center for Autism Research. Dr. Slasuraitis is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and a Fellow of Artificial Intelligence and Medicine (FAIM). In 2023, Ann received the ACP Illinois Outstanding Women Physician Award. In August 2024, she accepted a position as the Executive Vice President of the American College of Artificial Intelligence and Medicine. Dr. Slasuraitis is committed to life-long learning and in our ever-changing medical profession, she is passionate about educating the current and next generation physicians about artificial intelligence and medicine. Dr. Slasuraitis is currently enrolled in the Stanford Artificial Intelligence in Health care Certificate Program.
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