I started my graduate studies working in plasma physics but quickly switched to medical informatics, because I am a survivor of multiple childhood cancers, and as intellectually stimulating as plasma physics was, I found myself wanting to work in medical research. My early research focused on obtaining more accurate quantitative information from images with lower risk to the patient. Identifying cohorts for imaging studies led me into natural language processing, and currently I work on using LLMs to bring relevant and reliable healthcare knowledge to patients. I have also developed algorithms and built infrastructure to support collaborative, reproducible research for medical images and clinical text. One of the most satisfying parts of my research career has been mentoring medical students, graduate students, scientists, practicing clinicians, and undergraduate students and seeing them become empowered to answer research questions and develop innovative solutions.

Current research projects

  • Oncofertility
  • Aortic dissections
  • Consumer question answering