ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK TO HOST AI IN HEALTH CARE EVENT

February 27, 2025

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – February 27, 2025 – St. Joseph’s University, New York (SJNY) will host Raising Health with AI: The Future is Now, featuring Sophy Lu, senior vice president of Northwell Health to discuss the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and the use of it in our daily lives. This event will take place on Thursday, March 6 at 6 p.m. in Tuohy Hall. 

Lu will share her insights and real-world examples of how AI is transforming patient care, streamlining operations and creating new career opportunities. As a top voice in the field, Lu will discuss how AI is shaping the future of health care. 

“St. Joseph’s Brooklyn is thrilled to host Sophy Lu and learn more about her personal experience with AI in health care,” said Phillip Dehne, Ph.D., executive dean for the Brooklyn Campus. “With her extensive expertise in the health care field, she’ll offer insightful knowledge about the future of AI.”

Lu joined Northwell in 2010 and assumed the role of chief applications officer in 2017. There she helped the organization with its long-term digital technology goals before being appointed deputy CIO. Lu was responsible for the effective implementation and maintenance of digital administration systems as applications officer, and has more than 20 years of experience in both health care and global information technology during a crucial time for digital transformation in health care. Prior to Northwell, Lu helped design and build a liquefied natural gas plant in Indonesia, as well as the design of several air separation plants for the industrial gas industry. She earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit sjny.edu. 

ABOUT ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK
St. Joseph’s University, New York has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the University provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility and service. Through its Brooklyn, Long Island and Online campuses, the University offers degrees in more than 100 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs.