Conversation with Prof. Saad Nadeem, Memorial Sloan Kettering

Join us for this Thought Leaders episode as Prof. Saad Nadeem of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center explains how DeepLIIF and the DP4all (Digital Pathology for All) initiative are expanding the possibilities of digital pathology, from major cancer centers to community hospitals and low-resource settings around the world.

Presenters

Hosted by Jonathan Tunstall, CEO and Founder of Pathology News, this episode features an exclusive interview with:

Prof. Saad Nadeem, Computational Pathology & Medical Image Analysis, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

In this conversation, we explore how Saad’s multidisciplinary background in computer science, mathematics and medical imaging informs his view of radiology, surgery and pathology as a connected continuum in patient care.

He discusses the origins of DeepLIIF, a virtual re-staining technology that extends the capabilities of IHC, strengthens segmentation, and enables more robust and reproducible biomarker quantification.

We also examine DP4all, Mind’s “digital pathology for all” initiative, which uses a simple smartphone-plus-microscope workflow to produce cloud-hosted whole slide images without the need for scanners or storage infrastructure. Saad shares how this approach can support telepathology, virtual tumour boards and second opinions in both high- and low-resource environments.

The episode touches on the CAP AI Playground collaboration with PathPresenter, designed to give pathologists transparent, hands-on access to AI tools, as well as the practical challenges of regulation, validation and reimbursement.

With a candid reflection on whether digitisation is truly inevitable, and how accessible tools like DeepLIIF and DP4all may shift the economics and equity of digital pathology, this Thought Leaders discussion offers a compelling look at how computational methods can broaden the reach of modern diagnostics.