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Eugene M. Sadhu, MD
- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
- Associate Chief Research Informatics Officer, UPMC
Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) | University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Eugene M. Sadhu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh and serves as Associate Chief Research Informatics Officer at UPMC. His work focuses on building scalable research data infrastructure, clinical decision support systems, and privacy-preserving methods for data sharing across institutions. He combines a background in mathematics, computer science, and medicine with expertise in informatics to bridge the gap between clinical data generation and research-ready data use.
Computational & Clinical Expertise
Dr. Sadhu’s expertise lies in clinical informatics, research data platforms, and the secure management of clinical and research data. He has led the design and implementation of tools supporting clinical operations, data governance, and large-scale federated research networks.
Research Interests
Dr. Sadhu’s research focuses on computerized clinical decision support, federated research systems, and methods to enable secure data sharing across institutions. His work includes developing tools that lower barriers to discovery from clinical data and applying cryptographic techniques to protect patient privacy in multi-site research. He is interested in how informatics infrastructure can enable reproducible, large-scale observational research while maintaining rigorous data governance standards.
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Education & Training
- B.S., Mathematics and Computer ScienceUniversity of Illinois Chicago1996–2000
- M.D., MedicineUniversity of Illinois Chicago2000–2007
- Postdoctoral Scholar in InformaticsUniversity of Chicago2008–2010
Representative Publications
Visweswaran S, Sadhu EM, Morris MM, Vis AR, Samayamuthu MJ. Online database of clinical algorithms with race and ethnicity. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1):10913. PMID: 40157976; PMCID: PMC11954862.