Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics
Instructors
Biomedical Informatics is a Profession for Innovators–Come Learn From One
The master's in bioinformatics program at UChicago harnesses the culture of rigorous inquiry, analysis, and discourse we are known for to prepare students for success and leadership in their professional careers in healthcare informatics. Learn from key industry leaders that will drive you into discovery, pave the way for published research, and challenge you with problem-based work that will use the newly learned skills from your courses.
Kristel Clayville, PhD
Senior Fellow at the MacLean Center, Instructor
Dr. Kristel Clayville holds a PhD in Religious Ethics from the University of Chicago’s Divinity School and completed Fellowship training in clinical medical ethics at the MacLean Center, where she continues as a Senior Fellow. She has served as the Acting Director of the Zygon Center for Religion...
Matthew Dapas, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
Matthew Dapas is a Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University where he studies the genetics of rheumatological disorders. His research involves leveraging genetic data to better understand the biological differences underlying the phenotypic spectra of individual diseases.
A...
Prashila Dullabh, MD
Health Informatics Program Area Director at NORC, University of...
Prashila Dullabh, MD, is a senior fellow and Health Informatics Program Area Director at NORC at the University of Chicago. She is a clinician informatician with more than fifteen years of experience in informatics, healthcare and health services research.
At NORC, Dr. Dullabh directs technical...
Jason Edelstein, MS
IT Risk and Compliance Program Manager, University of Chicago
An information security professional with an undergraduate degree in philosophy and a masters in computer science, both from the University of Chicago, Jason Edelstein’s experience covers everything from securing email gateways to academic systems management to teaching and mentoring. He works as...
Cheng-Kai Kao, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Associate Chief Medical Information...
Cheng-Kai Kao, MD, is an assistant professor and academic hospitalist in the department of medicine where he is the medical director of informatics, chair of the clinical process review committee, and medical director of international patient services. He is board certified in clinical informatics...
Imran Khan, MBA, MS
Director of Clinical Research Strategic Initiatives, AbbVie
Imran Khan is the Director of R&D Digital and Data Strategy at AbbVie where he is responsible for spearheading the strategy, development, and deployment of the digital health and advanced analytics capabilities for understanding and curing diseases, improving therapeutic decisions and evidence...
David Liebovitz, MD
Co-Director, Institute for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine - Center...
Dr. Liebovitz is a practicing internal medicine physician also board certified in clinical informatics with engineering training. He has led numerous information technology projects for use in clinical practice and research. Operational leadership experience includes former roles as Chief Medical...
Moira McNulty, MD
Assistant Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases and Global...
Moira McNulty is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health at the University of Chicago. Moira’s interests lie at the intersection of implementation science and health services research to understand how to better engage patients in HIV testing, treatment, and...
Melvin Munsaka PhD, MSc, MEd
Senior Director and Head of the Safety Statistics Group, AbbVie
Melvin S. Munsaka is a senior director and head of the Safety Statistics Group at AbbVie in the statistical sciences department. He has a PhD in mathematical statistics from Queen’s University in Canada, as well as an MSc in mathematical statistics and an MEd in mathematics from McGill University in...
Layan Nahlawi, PhD
Senior Scientist, AbbVie
Layan Nahlawi, PhD is a Senior Scientist in the Neuroscience team at the Genomic Research Center at AbbVie. Dr. Nahlawi is a machine learning expert with a biomedical computing emphasis. Her research interests include pharmacogenomics, imaging genomics, medical image computing and computer-aided...
Valerie Press, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Valerie Press is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, and is the Executive Medical Director of specialty value-based care, and Medical Director of the Care Transitions Clinic at the University of Chicago. She received her undergraduate, medical, and public health degrees from the...
Krishna Ramachandran, MBA, MS
Vice President of Health, Data Strategy, and Enterprise Network...
Krishna has been a leader in health care for more than fifteen years. He currently serves as a vice president of health data strategy and enterprise network operations at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL, MT, NM, OK, and TX, where he is responsible for developing and executing their health data...
Michael Stiehl, MS
Senior Policy Analyst, Chapin Hall, University of Chicago
Michael Stiehl, MS, is a senior policy analyst with Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. With over fifteen years of experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis, he brings an extensive understanding of how to successfully incorporate GIS into sound project planning...
Samuel Volchenboum, MD, PhD, MS
Faculty Director MScBMI, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Dean of...
Dr. Volchenboum is an expert in pediatric cancers and blood disorders. He has a special interest in treating children with neuroblastoma, a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system.
In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Volchenboum studies ways to harness information technology to enable...
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