SmartHealth Podcast
Join the conversation between the thought leaders and entrepreneurs shaping the future of healthcare with AI. Inspiring stories of ideas to reality, research paper to the clinic, and everything along the way.
SmartHealth Podcast
Season 2, Episode #2 – Explainable AI in Cancer Care, Dennis Trujillo, Founder of Mercurial AI
Dennis Trujillo, founder of Mercurial AI, joins the show.
Mercurial’s mission is bold: to democratize medical intelligence and bring explainable AI into cancer care.
Growing up near Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dennis saw cancer devastate his family and community. With a PhD in physics and machine learning, he’s now channeling that experience into building tools that provide trustworthy, personalized insights for both patients and clinicians.
We discuss –
- How Dennis’ background in physics and material science inspired Mercurial’s causal AI methods
- CarePilot: a patient-facing app that connects directly to your health records
- OncoPilot: an AI-powered assistant for oncologists
- The challenge of integrating AI into clinical workflows without adding friction
- Global ambitions for multilingual, voice-first healthcare AI
- Building in Chicago vs the coasts, and lessons from early fundraising
- Why Dennis wants Mercurial to become the “Google for healthcare”
A conversation that blends science, personal mission, and the future of cancer care.
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