Improving Emergency Care Delivery through Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
Directors
Scott Levin PhD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine & Engineering
With over a decade of experience in the development and deployment of electronic health record (EHR)-integrated clinical decision support (CDS) tools, Scott is our technical lead
Jeremiah Hinson MD/Phd
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
A board-certified and practing emergency physician with a focus on real-world translation, application and evaluation of data-driven decision support, Jeremiah is our clinical lead
Eili KLEIN Phd
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
A mathematical ecologist with unique experience and expertise in computational techniques for understanding disease transmission, Eili leads modeling initiatives within the Center
Core Team Members
Matt Toerper
Senior Software Engineer
With deep expertise in data management, cloud-based computing and real-time EHR integration, Matt leads software development and deployment
Ilya Shpitser Phd
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
A computer scientist with interest and expertise in causal inference, missing data, graphical models, algorithmic fairness, statistical inference in semi-parametric models
Aly Strauss MS MD
Fellow, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology
Aly's research focuses on fairness and bias in healthcare, with a specific focus on transplant medicine and the role of data science in perpetuation or mitigation of these biases
Aria Smith MS
Senior Programmer Analyst
A highly skilled computational scientist facile in SQL and Python with Epic EHR Data Analyst certification, Aria leads EHR data structuring, normalization and analysis
Kimia Ghobadi PhD
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
An industrial engineer with expertise in application of optimization techniques and algorithms to improve healthcare delivery
Diego Martinez Phd
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
An engineer with expertise in statistical and machine learning, network science and optimization modeling, Diego leverages data to support operational and clinicical decision-making
Susan Peterson MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
An emergency physician and recognized leader in Quality Improvement research, Susie ensures our tools improve the safety and quality of care delivered in the ED
Oluwakemi Badaki-Makun MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Trained in both pediatrics and emergency medicine, Kemi leads our team's efforts to improve ED-based diagnosis and treatment of children
Gabe Kelen MD
Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine
A pioneer and international leader of our specialty, Dr. Kelen is involved in infectious disease and critical care research within the Center
Trainees
Chris El Khuri MD
Resident Physician, Emergency Medicine
Chris is completing advanced training in Medical Informatics and Health IT within the Center; his projects aim to improve clinical care through enhanced digital decision support
Russ D'Anton MD
Resident Physician, Emergency Medicine
Russ is completing advanced training in Medical Informatics and Health IT within the Center; his projects leverage EHR data and advanced analytics to improve ED team dynamics
Numair Sani
PhD Candidate, Computer Science (JHU)
Numair's thesis work is focused on development and application of new analytic methods to account for missing data in healthcare and enable interpretable machine learning
Stephanie Teeple
MD/PhD Candidate, Epidemiology (UPenn)
Stephanie's thesis work in social epidemiology leverages a mixed methods approach to study the socio-cultural context and equity impacts of healthcare data and analytical methods
Collaborators
Ayse Gurses PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; Director, Center for Healthcare Human Factors