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Health & Biomedical Informatics Faculty

Below is a list of Department of Preventive Medicine faculty whose work focuses on health and biomedical informatics. View individual profiles of our faculty members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the links below.
Luo, Yuan

Luo, Yuan

Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics), McCormick School of Engineering and Pediatrics

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His research interests include machine learning, natural language processing, time series analysis, integrative genomic analysis and big data analytics, with a focus on medical and clinical applicatio... [more]

Mao, Chengsheng

Mao, Chengsheng

Research Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)

Naidech, Andrew M

Naidech, Andrew M

Professor of Neurology (Neurocritical Care), Anesthesiology, Medical Social Sciences (Outcome and Measurement Science), Neurological Surgery, Neurology (Stroke and Vascular Neurology) and Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)

Bio

I am committed to using data to improve patient care and patient outcomes, particularly using machine learning and electronic health records. I am board-certified in clinical informatics, neurology, v... [more]

Reddy, Madhusudhana Chenna

Reddy, Madhusudhana Chenna

Adjunct Professor of School of Communication and Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)

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My research focuses on how we can improve the delivery of care through the use of collaborative health information technologies (HIT). Most of my current research focuses on understanding how we can i... [more]

Sanchez-Pinto, Lazaro N

Sanchez-Pinto, Lazaro N

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) and Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)

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Dr. L. Nelson Sanchez-Pinto is a pediatric critical care physician, biomedical informatics specialist, and clinical data scientist. He graduated from medical school at the Autonomous University of Bar... [more]

Soulakis, Nicholas Dean

Soulakis, Nicholas Dean

Adjunct Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics) and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)

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Nicholas Soulakis is a public health scientist whose research focus lies at the intersection of epidemiology and informatics with an emphasis on understanding the expanding, data-rich environment crea... [more]

Starren, Justin B

Starren, Justin B

Adjunct Professor of Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)

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Dr. Starren is founding Chief of the Division of Health and Biomedical Informatics, Deputy Director of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) and Director o... [more]

Walunas, Theresa L

Walunas, Theresa L

Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Medical Social Sciences, Microbiology-Immunology and Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)

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I received my PhD in immunology from the University of Chicago where I discovered the function of CTLA-4, the first checkpoint inhibitor. Following my MS in computer science, I worked in microbial gen... [more]

Wang, Amy Y

Wang, Amy Y

Adjunct Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)

Bio

My research interests are focused on the capture, exchange, and use of health information throughout all areas of healthcare to promote health, wellness, and engagement in patients and health professi... [more]

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