From the July 2014 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine


Doctors at the cancer center have been working hard to “teach” Watson. It ingests the key attributes regarding the patient and the disease from the patient’s medical record.

“Watson is able to synthesize the relevant clinical information with the large body of medical science and literature to direct a patient and physician to the optimal treatment plan for their cancer,” says Dr. Andrew Siedman, medical oncologist at the cancer center.


Right now, it’s in beta-testing stage and doctors are starting to broaden their horizons and focus on over a dozen malignancies, not just breast but also lung and colon cancers. Siedman says that the commercial availability of it depends on the outcome of the beta testing.

He adds that he thinks it’s going to be a “paradigm shifter.” “Leveraging Watson’s supercomputing abilities to integrate patient derived data, including genomic information, with the scientific medical literature to direct increasingly overburdened oncologists toward best treatment options can only lead to better care and outcomes,” he says. “This is revolutionary.”

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Names in boldface are Premium Listings.
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Joseph Shafe, Assured Imaging, AZ
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Cindy Henke Sarmento, QSUM Biopsy Disposables LLC., CO
Davyn McGuire, Med Exchange International, Inc., MA
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Glenn R. Hammerquist, Berrien X-Ray, MI
Michael Balistreri, Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc., MA
Judy Barton, Supersonic Imaging, WA
Rich Grable, SDSI, FL
Doug Thayer, ONsite Mammography, CT
Christopher Oldham, Planmed USA, Inc., IL
David Denholtz,Integrity Medical Systems, Inc., FL
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Jim Monro, RSTI, OH
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Robert Manetta, Nationwide Imaging Services, NJ
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Ian Alpert, Tandem Medical Equipment, NY
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Omar D. Rodriguez, Professional Medical Equipment, Inc., TX
Mark Crabtree, Equipment Placement Services, TX
Sean Chen, Grand Medical Equipment. Inc., NY
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John Kolleger, Bayshore Medical Equipment, Inc., NY
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John Pereira, United Medical Technologies, FL
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Robert Serros, Amber Diagnostics, FL
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David Lapenat, ANDA Medical, Canada
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