Lab profile
About DBMI
DBMI works to advance biomedical discovery, patient health, and healthcare delivery through research, education, and partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The department applies AI, data science, and informatics to tackle current medical challenges and train the next generation of researchers, focusing on clinical information systems, natural language processing, and machine learning for health data.
Clinical information systemsClinical natural language processingMachine learning for health dataElectronic health recordsClinical decision supportObservational researchPrecision healthHuman-computer interaction
01 · Research focus
Research areas and highlights
Topics and recent work as stated on the lab’s own site.
- AI at VP&SInitiative focused on foundation models in clinical care and biomedical discovery, guiding responsible development of AI in healthcare.
- OHDSIGlobal open-science research community for observational health data research and evidence generation.
02 · People
Leadership and researchers
People listed on the lab’s team pages, by role.
Noémie ElhadadDirector
Jason AdelmanAssociate Professor of Medicine (in Biomedical Informatics) at CUMC; Associate Dean for Quality and Safety at VP&S
David AlbersAdjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Abdulaziz AlkattanAssistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics at CUMCLinkedIn ↗
Amelia AverittLecturer in Biomedical Informatics
Suzanne BakkenAlumni Professor of Nursing; Professor of Biomedical Informatics
David BaortoLecturer in Biomedical Informatics
Andrea CalifanoClyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical Biology (in Systems Biology) and Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and Professor of Medicine in the Institute of Cancer Genomics
Herbert ChaseProfessor of Medicine (in Biomedical Informatics)LinkedIn ↗
James CiminoAdjunct Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Paul ClaytonProfessor Emeritus of Biomedical Informatics (1987-1998, Chair and Director of Medical Informatics)
Timothy CrimminsChief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) of ColumbiaDoctor; Deputy Chief Executive Officer of ColumbiaDoctors; Deputy Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs of the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Associate Professor of Medicine (in Biomedical Informatics) at CUMC
Pierre EliasAssistant Professor of Medicine (in Biomedical Informatics) at CUMC
03 · Research intelligence
Research Intelligence evidence
Publications, grants and clinical trials linked to the lab’s researchers in Health AI Central’s research data.
Publications & preprints
- Ambient Artificial Intelligent Scribes in Oncology: Impact on Clinician Experience and Documentation Burden.JCO oncology practice · 2026
- MAGIC: an international network for evaluating generative artificial intelligence in global health.Nature medicine · 2026
- Public Perceptions of Timeliness for AI Use and Human Oversight.JAMA network open · 2026
Active NIH grants
- Capitalizing on Artificial Intelligence to Capture Undiagnosed Structural Heart Disease from Electrocardiograms (CACTUS)Pierre Elias · NHLBI · FY 2026
- Core B: Computational Genomics CoreRaul Rabadan · NCI · FY 2026
- Integrating Breast Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Risk to Explore Decision-Making for Chemoprevention Among Women at High Risk for Breast CancerRita Kukafka · NCI · FY 2026
Clinical-trial records
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Discovery TrialNCT06469372 · Completed
- Age and Sex-Specific PREValence of AcqUirEd VALVular Heart DiseasENCT05357404 · Active, not recruiting
04 · Updates
Updates and lab news
News and events from the lab’s own site.
- Harnessing AI for Precision Public Health: From Biomedical Knowledge Engineering to Smarter InterventionNewsdbmi.columbia.edu
- Better Definitions, Better Discoveries: New Study Shows the Power of Data in Defining DiseasePublicationdbmi.columbia.edu
- AI at VP&S Hosts Foundation Models Across Scales Workshop: From Cells to Health SystemsEventdbmi.columbia.edu
- Chunhua Weng Earns 2025 Donald A.B. Lindberg Award for Innovation in InformaticsAwarddbmi.columbia.edu
- OHDSI Sets Path For Enhancing Trust In Science, Engaging Global Community at 2025 SymposiumEventdbmi.columbia.edu
- AI at VP&S Workshop Charts the Future of Foundation Models in Clinical Care and Biomedical DiscoveryEventdbmi.columbia.edu
- Weng Honored With Lindberg Award, Lee Takes Student Prize To Highlight AMIA 2025Awarddbmi.columbia.edu
- The Universal Adapter: How Matthew McDermott is Bridging the Gap Between Health Data and Artificial IntelligenceSpotlightdbmi.columbia.edu
05 · Official presence
Lab sources and channels
The lab’s own pages and accounts.
06 · Related
Related labs and centers
Labs at the same institution and labs working on similar topics.