Sara Gerkeمشاهده پروفایل
دانشیار
Sara Gerke is an Associate Professor in the College of Law at the University of Illinois and a Richard W. and Marie L. Corman Scholar. She is affiliated with the European Union Center. Her research focuses on the intersection of law, ethics, and technology in healthcare, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) applications, medical devices, data privacy, and liability frameworks. Her work addresses regulatory challenges in AI-driven healthcare technologies, ethical implications of medical AI, and legal accountability in cross-jurisdictional contexts. Key research interests include AI in surgery, privacy implications of health data, and the legal dimensions of medical device innovation. She has contributed to debates on liability for AI systems, data privacy in bankruptcy scenarios, and ethical frameworks for synthetic data in biomedical research. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges legal scholarship with healthcare policy and technological innovation. Recent publications highlight themes such as liability risks for medical AI manufacturers, privacy concerns in genomic data during corporate bankruptcies, and the need for standardized labeling of AI medical devices. Media coverage of her work includes discussions on federal privacy law gaps and regulatory oversight for health AI systems. Gerke collaborates internationally on projects addressing EU-US regulatory differences in AI liability, digital health governance, and ethical AI deployment in healthcare settings. Her scholarship emphasizes balancing innovation with patient safety and legal accountability.






