Health Systems Innovation Lab, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Jonathan F. Gong is the Clinical Research Coordinator of the Division of Spine Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His professional interests lie at the intersection of health disparities, precision medicine, health systems development, biomedical research, and medical humanities. Prior to Boston, Jonathan earned a BS in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he completed his honors research thesis in developmental neurobiology and…
Health Systems Innovation Lab, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Victoria Sahrai is an MPH Candidate at the University of California, Irvine. Upon completing her BS in Chemistry/Biology, she has been passionate about public health research and innovation. She is interested in health technology and how digital solutions can advance health equity and reduce chronic diseases. She has worked in both the private and public sectors holding various tech roles across biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies. With over five years…
Health Systems Innovation Lab, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Emelia Suljić is a Climate Resilience Specialist at ICF where she assists federal and international agencies in their efforts to improve systems to protect human health from climate hazards. She is passionate about climate change as it relates to global health equity and has worked on a wide range of related international projects. This experience includes her extended field work in the Marshall Islands to decipher the lasting impacts of…
Health Systems Innovation Lab, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Johnattan Garcia Ruiz received his Law degree from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, a Master of Public Health degree in Global Health from Harvard University, and an MBA from Reuben College, University of Oxford. He is also a Lecturer at Universidad de los Andes School of Law and Universidad del Rosario School of Medicine and Health Sciences, both in Bogota, Colombia. Johnattan served at the Colombian Ministry of…
Dr Jennifer M. Yeh is a decision scientist whose research focuses on improving health outcomes at the population level. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr Yeh has an M.S. in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a PhD in Health Policy from Harvard University. She has extensive experience applying decision-analytic modelling and…
Health Systems Innovation Lab, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Qassi Gaba is a Master of Biomedical Informatics (MBI) student at Harvard. He is also a Research Scholar and Capstone student at the Health Systems Innovation Lab at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department of Global Health and Population. His capstone focuses on modeling the health and economic impact of scaling up quality of cancer care globally. Prior to Harvard, he received a B.A. in Cell &…
Health Systems Innovation Lab, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Senthujan Senkaiahliyan is a dedicated healthcare administrator with a proven track record in AI integration within healthcare systems. Currently leading the AI team at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Senthujan has also excelled in healthcare board governance and collaborated closely with community health center boards. His diverse background spans computer science, health services utilization/management, program evaluation, and medical anthropology. Senthujan’s accomplishments include pioneering the CIHR AI4PH internship program, driving AI…
Dr. Schweitzer is a current Master of Public Health in Health Policy student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston. She is part of the Harvard Public Health Leadership Concentration and is a Horace W. Goldsmith Scholarship Fellow. An inaugural Health Systems Innovation Fellow at the Global Surgery Foundation and the Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard University, Dr. Schweitzer studies innovative global health systems financing…
Catalina Melendez-Contreras is a medical graduate from Colombia, currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Health, with a concentration in Global Health, from Harvard University. She collaborates with the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab as a research assistant on the Integrated Cancer Control Initiative – Latin America project, focusing on the development of a learning network within this region, as a means to fill knowledge gaps and strengthen health system’s outcomes…
Dr Thanitsara (Muky) Rittiphairoj is a Research Assistant at the Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Senior Professional Research Methodologist at Cochrane Eyes and Vision U.S. Satellite, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, USA. Her research interests include synthesizing high-quality evidence and improving healthcare delivery systems and resource allocation in preventive health services in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) for low- and…
