LEADERSHIP

Housed within the School of Medicine but drawing leadership, resources, and insights from across the entire University, AI Health’s executive leadership combines clinical knowledge and quantitative insight. AI Health is led by the Chief Data Scientist for Duke Health and Duke School of Medicine Vice Dean for Data Science Michael Pencina, PhD with Managing Director Shelley Rusincovitch, MMCi, an informaticist and technical leader, and Director of Data Science Ben Goldstein, PhD, an expert in health data science and biostatistics. AI Health is advised by Richard Shannon, MD, the Chief Quality Officer and Chief Medical Officer for Duke Health. Under their guidance, AI Health is devoted to growing ethical and equitable data science and addressing the most urgent and difficult challenges in medicine and population health.

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Managing Director

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Director of Data Science

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Senior Advisory Board

AI HEALTH STAFF TEAM

Marcella Darlymple

Associate Director of Strategic Development and Business Partnerships

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Director, Communications

Duke AI Health Associate Director Andrew Olson, MPP

Associate Director, Policy Strategy and Solutions for Health Data Science

Tiffany Torres

Program Coordinator

AI HEALTH STAFF AFFILIATES

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Amanda Brucker

Biostatistician III, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Methods Core

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Adolphus Bryant

Financial Management Analyst, Office of the Executive Vice Dean for Administration

Seanna Horan

Administrative Partner, Office of the Duke Health Chief Data Scientist

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Operations Coordinator, Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

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Sierra Lindo

Project Planner, Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

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Megan Reaves

Research Program Leader, Duke Office of Clinical Research (DOCR)

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Lacey Rende

Project Planner, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Methods Core

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Whitney Welsh

Research Scientist, Duke Social Sciences Research Institute (SSRI)

HEALTH AI EVALUATION & GOVERNANCE STAFF AFFILIATES

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Rabail Baig

Communications Director for Evaluation

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Sophia Bessias

Evaluation Lead, ABCDS Oversight

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Nicoleta Economou

Director, ABCDS Oversight

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Matthew Elmore

AI Ethics and Evaluation Specialist

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Michelle Langlois

Program Coordinator

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Nancy Walden

Evaluation Program Leader, ABCDS Oversight

FACULTY COUNCIL

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Armando Bedoya

Duke Health Chief Data Officer for Quality

Dr. Michael Cary

Duke AI Health Equity Scholar

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Fan Li

Professor of Statistical Science

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Ozanan Meireles

Duke AI Health Director of Surgery

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Gina-Maria Pomann

Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Methods Core

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Duke AI Health Director of Radiology Imaging

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Lee Tiedrich

Duke AI Health Responsible Technology Scholar

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Michael Zavlanos

Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

FACULTY AFFILIATES

Sam Berchuck

Sam Berchuck

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

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Matt Engelhard

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics; Director of the AI Health Data Science Fellowship Program

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Chuan Hong

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

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