Dr. Eyal Klang has been awarded the 2026–2027 Morris Simon Fellowship, which honors the pioneering work of Dr. Morris Simon, whose advances in health services research, outcomes improvement, patient safety, technology development, and the use of computer applications in healthcare helped lay the foundation for innovation within our department.
Dr. Klang joined the Department of Radiology (Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventions) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in March 2026, coming to BIDMC from Mount Sinai in New York City. He is a nationally recognized expert in informatics and artificial intelligence, as well as a highly specialized radiologist.
As part of his professional portfolio, Dr. Klang brings the BRIDGE GenAI Lab to BIDMC, where he serves as Co‑Director alongside Yiftach Barash, MD, Co‑Director; Mahmud Omar, MD, Head of Research; and Alon Gorenshtein, MD, Head of AI Engineering at BIDMC.
The BRIDGE GenAI Lab evaluates the use of generative AI in radiology, at the bedside, and across clinical workflows. Its work focuses on developing AI that is safe to deploy and meaningful in practice, with research spanning failure modes, demographic bias, and the gap between benchmark performance and real‑world clinical value. As the Lab notes, “The goal isn’t just papers. It’s AI that helps physicians make better decisions — and helps patients get better care.”