MGH OBGYN Inference Lab

Our Team

Members

The Inference Lab brings together clinicians, data scientists, and trainees united by a shared commitment to rigorous, actionable research in women’s health and oncology.

Principal Investigators

Mark Clapp, MD MPH

Mark Clapp, MD MPH

Co-Director · Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Maternal-fetal medicine physician and health services researcher examining the effects of health policies and practice changes on obstetrical outcomes, with a focus on machine learning and EHR-based risk stratification.

Alexander Melamed, MD MPH

Alexander Melamed, MD MPH

Co-Director · Gynecologic Oncology

Gynecologic oncologist and health services researcher using innovative methods to improve care for women with cancer, with particular interest in leveraging treatment variability to estimate causal effects in observational studies.

Lab Members

Kaitlyn James

PhD, MPH

Senior Research Analyst

Siguo Li

Siguo Li

MS

Data Scientist

Current Trainees

Mary Kathryn Abel

Mary Kathryn Abel

MD, MAS

OB/GYN Resident

Massachusetts General Hospital

Syem Barakzai

Syem Barakzai

MD

Gynecologic Oncology Fellow

Massachusetts General Hospital

Taylor Freret

Taylor Freret

MD

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow

Massachusetts General Hospital

Raj Vatsa

Raj Vatsa

MD/PhD Candidate

Harvard Medical School & Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

External Collaborators

Jessica Cohen, PhD

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD

UC San Diego Health

Anjali Kaimal, MD MAS

University of South Florida

Scott Lorch, MD MSCE

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Roy Perlis, MD MSc

Massachusetts General Hospital

Alejandro Rauh-Hain, MD MPH

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jason Wright, MD

Columbia University

Interested in joining the lab?

We welcome inquiries from trainees, researchers, and potential collaborators.

mghinferencelab@mgb.org