People
Ravi is the Director of the HACLab. He leads a portfolio in human-algorithm collaboration spanning areas like cancer care, cancer screening, end-of-life care, and readmissions reduction. He enjoys tennis, podcasts, and running (after his kids).
Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP, FACP
Will is the HACLab’s Project Manager. In addition to lab oversight, Will leads the PGHD and predictive analytics portfolios. He enjoys exploring Philly’s food scene and listening to podcasts.
William J. Ferrell, MPH
Anthony is a Statistical Analyst in HEDAP. He is interested in statistical and ML methods for public health research. He is a big film, music and sports fan, and enjoys playing tennis, reading and taking care of his house plants.
Anthony Girard, ScM
Ajla Pleho, MPH, is a Project Manager with expertise in cancer care delivery, behavioral health, and refugee health. She holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Washington. Outside work, she enjoys reading, gardening, and discovering the perfect coffee.
Ajla Pleho, MPH
Likhitha is a graduate student in Biostatistics interested in optimizing medical algorithms to make them more equitable and reliable. Outside of the lab, she enjoys photography, kickboxing, and baking.
Likhitha Kolla
Paramita Chatterjee
Demetrious “Dee” Flythe provides Administrative Assistant support for our team. In addition, Dee provides Admin Support to several Directors/physicians hear at Emory University. Dee has been a pescatarian for over 20 yrs, she loves to cook and take long walks on the beach as the sun rises as often as possible.
Demetrius Flythe
Trainees
Tej is an undergraduate student in the Penn Life Sciences & Management program. His research focuses on oncologic disparities, healthcare delivery, and end-of-life care. He enjoys basketball, volleyball, and playing guitar.
Tej Patel
John is a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include artificial intelligence, pricing reform, access to care, and health disparities. He enjoys playing table tennis, drawing maps, and exploring the city in his free time
John Lin
Vinny Ahluwalia is an MD-MSHP dual-degree student at the Perelman School of Medicine interested in machine learning algorithms to improve healthcare delivery and decrease costs. He is an avid sports fan and enjoys following politics.
Vinny Ahluwalia
Martin is a medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine. He is interested in how changes in the approval process for oncology drugs affect patients. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and taking care of his houseplants.
Martin Kurian
Bhav is a medical student at Stanford University. His research spans global health, social determinants of health, and value-based care delivery. In his free time, Bhav loves cooking, playing tennis, running, and dancing Bhangra, a traditional South Asian folk dance.
Bhav Jain
Rou-Zhen (Ashley) is a research assistant at the Human Algorithm Collaboration Lab (HACLab) and a first-year MPH Epidemiology student at the Rollins School of Public Health. She specializes in cancer epidemiology and data science. In her free time, she enjoys reading novels and jogging.
Rou-Zhen (Ashley) Chen
Alumni
- Caleb M. Hearn, MPH, Partnerships Project Manager, Penn LDI
- Emily Schriver, MS, Senior Data Scientist, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Jenna Steckel, MSW, Clinical Research Coordinator, UPenn
- Matt Guido, B.S., University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
- Yang Li, Statistical Analyst, UPenn
- John Lin, MD, Assistant Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Jeffrey Shevach, MD, Assistant Professor, Duke University
- Kara Berwanger, MRA, Compliance Specialist, Good Molecules
- Mallika Marar, Resident, Radiation Oncology, Stanford Medicine
- George Maliha, Resident, Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
- Jonathan Wakim, MD/MBA student, University of Pennsylvania
- Jill Schnall Hasler, Assistant Research Professor, Fox-Chase Cancer Center
- Manqing Liu, PhD student in Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Xavier Orcutt
- Eric Li
- Jessica Ferber