2025 Binkley Research Award Recipients

2025 Binkley Awardees

• Jade Hiramoto, MD, MAS, Principle Investigator

• Robert Chang, MD

• Colleen Flanagan, MD

Binkley Research Focus: "Improving Surveillance for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Using Large Language Models."

Date Awarded: March 2025

The team led by Dr. Jade Hiramoto, Dr. Robert Chang, and Dr. Colleen Flanagan as a 2025 Frederick M. Binkley Research Awardee for their project, “Improving Surveillance for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Using Large Language Models.” The team aims to improve vascular care by using AI tools to extract aortic information from imaging reports to inform and improve surveillance efforts, and to build a prospective abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) registry.

We remain steadfast in our mission to propel high-impact research that improves patient outcomes. These awardees exemplify the cutting-edge potential of digital health to revolutionize vascular care. Through AI-driven surveillance and comprehensive amputation data analysis, we are one step closer to ensuring that all patients—regardless of socioeconomic status or geographic location—receive equitable, life-saving vascular care.

We look forward to collaborating with these research teams throughout their journey, supporting their efforts beyond the grant period, and championing the translation of their findings into scalable, real-world solutions. Together, we are advancing the future of vascular health.