Season 2, Episode #2 – Explainable AI in Cancer Care, Dennis Trujillo, Founder of Mercurial AI
Mon Sep 08 2025
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 methodsCarePilot: a patient-facing app that connects directly to your health recordsOncoPilot: an AI-powered assistant for oncologistsThe challenge of integrating AI into clinical workflows without adding frictionGlobal ambitions for multilingual, voice-first healthcare AIBuilding in Chicago vs the coasts, and lessons from early fundraisingWhy 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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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 methodsCarePilot: a patient-facing app that connects directly to your health recordsOncoPilot: an AI-powered assistant for oncologistsThe challenge of integrating AI into clinical workflows without adding frictionGlobal ambitions for multilingual, voice-first healthcare AIBuilding in Chicago vs the coasts, and lessons from early fundraisingWhy Dennis wants Mercurial to become the “Google for healthcare”A conversation that blends science, personal mission, and the future of cancer care. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennistrujillo/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-webb-a5605768/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumair-gill-086a151a1/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-webb-a5605768/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumair-gill-086a151a1/