Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Research on Mental Health, Firearm Access and Suicidality – Episode 159

Srinivasan Suresh, MD, MBA, FAAP, is the director of the Division of Health Informatics in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is a professor of pediatrics and is also faculty in the Division of Emergency Medicine. Additionally, he serves as the Chief Information Officer, Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) and Vice President at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Suresh is a physician executive with a business degree and experience and achievements as a senior leader in two large children’s hospitals in the areas of clinical care, information science, medical education, business development, and corporate strategy. As the CMIO at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, he leads multi-disciplinary teams in the application of advanced business intelligence to measurably improve health care for children. He also is the chair of the AAP Council on Clinical Information Technology.

Keith Hullenaar, PhD, is a public health criminologist who is currently a T32 Research Fellow funded by the National Institutes of Health and housed at Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center at the University of Washington

He researches issues in youth violence and justice (e.g., school resource officer programs and their alternatives), the health consequences of violence, and the causes and consequences of victims' help-seeking behaviors. IHe uses data science and community-based qualitative approaches to study these topics.