Sonam Vadera MBBS, FRCR

Dr Sonam Vadera is a Radiologist, Clinical AI Fellow, and a Member of the Royal College of Radiologists’ Clinical AI Faculty. She recently completed a Fellowship in Clinical AI hosted by the AI Centre for Value-Based Healthcare, and continues to hold an ongoing post as a Clinical AI Fellow at University Hospitals of Birmingham, working with Associate Professor Xiao Liu and Professor Alastair Denniston.

Dr Vadera’s work focuses on the safe integration of AI technologies into clinical workflows and AI safety monitoring, particularly in the post-market surveillance phase. She is involved in research that examines the regulation, clinical implementation,  validation, and post-deployment performance of AI-enabled medical devices.

She is also leading research on whether and how LLMs should be regulated as medical devices. Additionally, she works with the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator, providing guidance and support to SMEs at different stages of entering the health tech market. Her experience has given her first-hand insights into the regulatory and implementation challenges of AI in healthcare, while allowing her to develop practical problem-solving skills and work closely with a wide range of stakeholders to navigate the complexities of integrating AI into clinical practice.