CODEX's AI and Diagnosis Webinar Series - May 2026

I. Glenn Cohen, JD
Deputy Dean and James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Faculty Director, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology & Bioethics

Dr. Cohen is one of the world’s leading experts on the intersection of bioethics (sometimes also called “medical ethics”) and the law as well as health law. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. He is the author of more than 300 articles and book chapters and his award-winning work has appeared in leading legal, medical, scientific, bioethics, and public health journals. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of more than 20 books. He has testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on genetic privacy, spoken to NATO on biotechnology and human enhancement, addressed the OECD and members of the US and the Korean Congress on medical AI policy, and advised then-U.S. Vice President Harris on reproductive rights. He has provided bioethical advising and consulting to some of the largest healthcare companies in the world including Bayer, Otsuka, and Illumina.  

Sumant Ranji, MD, SFHM (Moderator)
Director, UCSF CODEX
Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Division of Hospital Medicine at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG)

Sumant is a renowned leader in patient safety, quality improvement, and medical education. He first joined UCSF as a fellow in hospital medicine and clinical research, then went on to become a faculty member in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF Health, where he held multiple leadership positions. As director of CoDEx, Sumant leads the center’s strategic planning and the execution of its work to champion diagnostic excellence research and build awareness of and engagement within the field. 

Learn more about Sumant here.