Lynn Fiellin, MD, professor of Biomedical Data Science, Medicine, and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, sits down with Geisel News to discuss the work of the play2PREVENT Lab and the novelty of using videogames as interactive evidence-based interventions to […]
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BMDS Welcomes Spencer Krieger, Subha Guha, and Emily Presseller!!
Dr. Spencer Krieger We are excited to announce that Spencer Krieger, PhD will be joining the Department of Biomedical Data Science at Geisel as an Assistant Professor! Spencer is a computational biologist whose research sits at the intersection of computation, AI, and biology—exactly where the field is heading. Coming from […]
American Brain Tumor Association awards fellowship to Vishva Natarajan, Geisel MED ’28
Vishva Natarajan MED ’28, a second-year student at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, is one of only 11 medical students nationally to be selected for a fellowship from the American Brain Tumor Association for his work to design a novel project that leverages AI to study brain tumor-related epilepsy. Read […]
Dr. Erika Moen featured in Geisel News!
Geisel News highlights a new Dartmouth-led study published in JCO Oncology Practice with lead author Erika Moen, MS, PhD, associate professor of biomedical data science and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, that addresses oncologist shortages in rural care. […]
Dr. Erika Moen in Oncology News Central
The Geisel professor is featured in an article on understanding oncology physician specialist scarcity in geographically-diverse referral networks to “proactively develop strategies or interventions to bridge gaps in care.” Oncologist shortages in rural America come with steep costs—fragmented care, lost trust, and an unsustainable workload for those left behind. Read […]
Dr. Nicholas Jacobson leads Dartmouth research team to develop Therabot
Nicholas Jacobson, associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, and Michael Heinz, assistant professor of psychiatry, discuss their recently published NEJM AI manuscript, “Randomized Trial of Generative AI Chatbot for Mental Health Treatment,” with Morgan Kelly of Dartmouth’s Office of Communications. From their AI and Mental Health Laboratory at […]
BMDS Welcomes Indrani Bhattacharya and Madelyn Frumkin!!
The Department of Biomedical Data Science (BMDS) and the Center for Precision Health and Artificial Intelligence (CPHAI) are pleased to welcome Indrani Bhattacharya, PhD, to our faculty as a tenure-track Assistant Professor as of September 15, 2024. Dr. Bhattacharya completed her bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Jadavpur University, […]
Dr. Nicholas Jacobson discusses using passive smartphone sensor data to predict mental health on CBS News Streaming!!
Overview: Researchers are investigating new ways to detect mental health problems through AI-powered apps by collecting data on people’s behavior that could help determine shifts in mood in new ways. Dr. Nicholas Jacobson, an assistant professor in the departments of biomedical data science and psychiatry at Dartmouth, joined CBS News […]
TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN BIOMEDICAL DATA SCIENCE
The Department of Biomedical Data Science and the Center for Quantitative Biology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth invite applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor as part of a targeted expansion of Dartmouth’s Biomedical Data Science Faculty. The Department of Biomedical Data Science […]
Dartmouth Study Reveals Flaws in Statistical Modeling Approach Used in Health Services Research
Findings from a new study conducted jointly at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School, and published in Health Services Research, highlight the statistical drawbacks of one form of analysis commonly used in health services research while demonstrating the benefits of another.