Suchi Saria Explained

Suchi Saria
Workplaces:Johns Hopkins University
Thesis Title:The Digital Patient: Machine Learning Techniques for Analyzing Electronic Health Record Data
Thesis Url:http://purl.stanford.edu/tx793sf6804
Thesis Year:2011
Doctoral Advisor:Daphne Koller

Suchi Saria is an Associate Professor of Machine Learning and Healthcare at Johns Hopkins University, where she uses big data to improve patient outcomes.[1] [2] She is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. From 2022 to 2023, she was an investment partner at AIX Ventures.[3] AIX Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in artificial intelligence startups.

Early life and education

Saria is from Darjeeling.[4] She earned her bachelor's degree at Mount Holyoke College.[5] She was awarded a full scholarship from Microsoft. In 2004 she joined Stanford University as a Rambus Corporation Fellow. She earned her Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy[6] degrees at Stanford University, supervised by Daphne Koller and advised by Anna Asher Penn and Sebastian Thrun. At Stanford University, Saria developed a statistical model that could predict premature baby outcomes with a 90% accuracy.[7] The model used data from monitors, birth weight and length of time spent in the womb to predict whether a preemie would develop an illness.[8] [9] She worked in the startup Aster Data Systems.[10]

Career and research

Saria believes that big data can be used to personalise healthcare.[11] [12] She is considered an expert in computational statistics and their applications to the real world. She uses Bayesian and probabilistic modelling. In 2014 Saria was funded by a $1.5 million Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation project that looked to make intensive care units safer.[13] The project used data collected at patients' bedsides along with noninvasive 3D sensors that monitor care in patient's hospital rooms.[14] The sensors collect information on steps that might have been missed by doctors; like washing hands.

Saria uses big data to manage chronic diseases.[15] She is part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) award that looks at scleroderma. She uses machine learning to analyse medical records and identify similar patterns of disease progression. The system works out which treatments have been effectively used for various symptoms to aid doctors in choosing treatment plans for specific patients. She has developed another algorithm that can be used to predict and treat Septic shock.[16] The algorithm used 16,000 items of patient health records and generates a targeted real-time warning (TREWS) score.[17] She collaborated with David N. Hager to use the algorithm in clinics, and it was correct 86% of the time. Saria modified the algorithm to avoid missing high risk patients- for example, those who have suffered from septic shock previously and who have sought successful treatment.[18] She was described by XRDS magazine as being a Pioneer in transforming healthcare.[19] In 2016 Saria spoke at about using machine learning for medicine at TEDxBoston.[20] The talk has been viewed over 100,170 times.

Awards and honours

Her awards and honors include:

Notes and References

  1. Bates. David W.. Saria. Suchi. Ohno-Machado. Lucila. Shah. Anand. Escobar. Gabriel. Big Data In Health Care: Using Analytics To Identify And Manage High-Risk And High-Cost Patients. Health Affairs. 33. 7. 2014. 1123–1131. 0278-2715. 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0041. 25006137. free.
  2. Saria. S.. Rajani. A. K.. Gould. J.. Koller. D.. Penn. A. A.. Integration of Early Physiological Responses Predicts Later Illness Severity in Preterm Infants. Science Translational Medicine. 2. 48. 2010. 48ra65. 1946-6234. 10.1126/scitranslmed.3001304. 20826840 . 3564961 .
  3. Web site: AIX Ventures - An AI Fund . 2023-01-13 . AIX Ventures . en-US.
  4. Web site: Suchi Saria – Machine Learning, Computational Health Informatics. suchisaria.jhu.edu. 2018-12-16.
  5. Web site: Suchi Saria, M.Sc., Ph.D. hopkinsmedicine.org. Johns Hopkins University. 2018-12-16.
  6. The digital patient : machine learning techniques for analyzing electronic health record data. Suchi. Saria. 748681635. stanford.edu. Stanford University. 2011. PhD.
  7. Web site: New Model Predicts Complications in Preemies. Cassandra. Willyard. 2010-09-08. sciencemag.org. AAAS. en. 2018-12-16.
  8. Web site: Electronic tool accurately assesses disease risk for preterm infants. 2010-09-09. healthcareitnews.com. Healthcare IT News. en. 2018-12-16.
  9. Web site: Researchers design more accurate method of determining premature infants' risk of illness. Klein. Dianne. med.stanford.edu. 21 June 2010 . Stanford University. en. 2018-12-16.
  10. Web site: Plenary Speakers SRI 2017 Annual Meeting. www.sri-online.org. 2018-12-17.
  11. Web site: Personalizing health care through big data. Spring 2015. Jim Duffy / Published. 2015-03-05. hub.jhu.edu. The Hub. en. 2018-12-16.
  12. A $3 Trillion Challenge to Computational Scientists: Transforming Healthcare Delivery - IEEE Journals & Magazine. en-US. IEEE Intelligent Systems . 29 . 4 . 2014 . 1541-1672. 10.1109/MIS.2014.58. 11091114. 82–87.
  13. Web site: Johns Hopkins Winter 2014 Engineering Magazine. eng.jhu.edu. 2018-12-16.
  14. Web site: Johns Hopkins Winter 2014 Engineering Magazine. eng.jhu.edu. 2018-12-16.
  15. Web site: Predictive Medicine - Science Nation . National Science Foundation. nsf.gov. 2018-12-16.
  16. Web site: Predictive Model Identifies Patients Who Might Go Into Septic Shock. popsci.com. 6 August 2015 . Popular Science. en. 2018-12-16.
  17. Saria. Suchi. Pronovost. Peter J.. Hager. David N.. Henry. Katharine E.. 2015. A targeted real-time early warning score (TREWScore) for septic shock. Science Translational Medicine. en. 7. 299. 299ra122. 10.1126/scitranslmed.aab3719. 1946-6242. 26246167. free.
  18. Web site: A Computer That Can Sniff Out Septic Shock. Young. Lauren J.. 2015-08-07. IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. en. 2018-12-16.
  19. Razavian. Narges. 2015. Advancing the Frontier of Data-driven Healthcare. XRDS. 21. 4. 34–37. 10.1145/2788506. 33163301. 1528-4972.
  20. Web site: Suchi Saria – TEDxBoston. en-US. 2018-12-16. tedxboston.org.
  21. Web site: CS' Suchi Saria named a 2018 Sloan Research Fellow. 2018-02-15. cs.jhu.edu. Department of Computer Science. 2018-12-16.
  22. Web site: Four Johns Hopkins scientists named Sloan Research Fellows. 2018-02-15. hub.jhu.edu. The Hub. en. 2018-12-16.
  23. Web site: North America - Meet the 2018 Young Global Leaders. widgets.weforum.org. en. 2018-12-16.
  24. Web site: These are the young people in tech to watch right now—meet this year's 35 Innovators Under 35. technologyreview.com. MIT Technology Review. en. 2018-12-16.
  25. Web site: Young Faculty Award. darpa.mil. 2018-12-16.
  26. Web site: The Woman Who Predicts Septic Shock And Other Health Outcomes. popsci.com. 8 September 2016 . Popular Science. en. 2018-12-16.
  27. Web site: IEEE-AI-10-to-Watch.pdf. Dropbox.com. en. 2018-12-16.

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