Medicine, Technology, and the Space Between.
Long-form writing by Dr. Sina Bari, MD - physician, medical executive, and Stanford-trained surgeon - on the forces reshaping healthcare, clinical ethics, and the future of the profession.
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All Essays →The Chart, the Machine, and the Room
Three weeks ago, in a quiet exam room, a patient asked me a question that reached past the computer on my desk and into the center of my profession. The answer led me to a harder truth about AI, clinical identity, and what patients still need from a doctor.
Read Essay →The Quiet Work AI Has Not Taken From the Clinic
A clinician’s view of why AI is relieving some friction in medicine while leaving the harder work of judgment, identity, and trust exactly where it has always been.
Read Essay →The Smallest Room in the Hospital
A clinician's essay on how AI should serve the global health mission, not merely expand digital convenience. The real promise lies in designs that survive scarcity, bias, and distance, especially when they begin with the patient who has the least access and the most at stake.
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Dr. Sina Bari, MD is a Stanford-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon and medical executive. His editorial work explores the intersection of clinical medicine, artificial intelligence, and the evolving identity of the physician in a technological age.
He writes about technology at sinabari.net. His surgical education writing lives at sinabariplasticsurgery.com. His professional profile is at sinabarimd.com.