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Olga V. Kravchenko, PhD

- Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
- Biomedical Informatics Training Program Core Faculty
- Assistant Professor (Secondary), Clinical and Translational Informatics Institute (CTSI)
Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) | University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Olga V. Kravchenko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, with secondary appointments in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) and the Clinical and Translational Informatics Institute (CTSI). She is also a Core Faculty member of the Biomedical Informatics Training Program. Her research focuses on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and biomedical informatics in family medicine and primary care. She develops and evaluates practical approaches to clinical decision support and predictive modeling using EHR and other large-scale health data, with particular attention to real-world implementation, health equity, and the ethical use of AI. She has extensive experience conducting clinical and translational research with national and federated data resources, including NIH All of Us, FAERS, PACE and ENACT. A central principle of her work is that AI should serve the needs of patients and clinicians and fit naturally into clinical care.
Research Interests
Dr. Kravchenko’s research focuses on three related areas: developing and evaluating AI tools, machine learning, and statistical models for clinical use; creating data-driven approaches to clinical decision support using patient-level EHR information; and conducting clinical and translational research with large-scale EHR and federated data networks. Overall, her work addresses how data and AI methods can be used effectively in real-world health care settings. Her research has included applications in fall prediction, maternal health, medication safety, population health, ethical evaluation of clinical AI tools, and EHR efficiency in family medicine.
Specialties
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Primary Care
- Clinical Decision Support
- Translational Informatics
- EHR-Based Predictive Modeling
- Medication Safety and Drug-Drug Interactions
- Population Health and Health Equity
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Education & Training
- B.S., Physics/MathematicsMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russian Federation1996–2000
- M.S., ChemistryUniversity of California, Davis, Davis, CA2002–2005
- Ph.D., ChemistryUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada2007–2013
- Postdoctoral Researcher, ChemistryUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA2015–2018
- NLM Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical InformaticsUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA2020–2023
- Certificate, Biomedical Informatics Training ProgramUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA2019
Research Grants
| Grant / Funding Agency | Role | Grant Number | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growing Primary Care Informatics Using AI/ML to Understand Patients not Just Disease American Board of Family Medicine Foundation | PI | ABFM F2022B | 9/1/2022 – 8/31/2026 |
| Equity in Maternal Birthing Outcomes and Reproductive Health through Community Engagement (EMBRACE) NIH | Staff | U54 HD113030-01 | 06/26/2024 – 05/31/2030 |
| Ambient intelligence in healthcare: Exploring its impact on patient-provider interactions and health equity through patient and provider perspectives Internal | Co-I | AI Pilot | 04/01/2026 – 5/31/27 |
Trainees
| Trainee | Degree Program / Role & Years |
|---|---|
| Kojo Abanyie | Graduate Research Assistant (DBMI) | 2022–2023 |
| Undergraduate Research Mentee (UPMC Hillman) | Undergraduate Research Mentor | Summer 2022, 2024, 2025 |
