The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. – Albert Einstein
I am an Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology at Weill Cornell Medical College. I model complex systems and create computable representations of medical reasoning and knowledge, with an interest in substance use.
To this end, I use social media (Twitter, YouTube, etc) for syndromic surveillance and to construct computable knowledge representations. We also try to explain interesting patterns we observe in the context of known biochemical signaling as contained in repositories such as PubChem.
I am grateful for funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in the form of their Loan Repayment Program and start-up funding provided by the Emergency Department at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Our work on INTOXICATE and on discovering self-treatments for opioid abuse from social media data will be presented at EAPCCT 2025! Slàinte Mhath!
31 Dec 2024Our work the use of Macuna pruriens will be presented at the ACMT 2025!
12 Nov 2024I am presenting at the NYACEP Resident Research Day at my alma mater, NYPQ (slides)!