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Odet-Kachikian--

Odet Kachikian

BIOGRAPHY

Odet has a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Health Administration from California State University, Northridge. Prior to joining MII, she worked as a supervisor for a radiation oncology clinic where she oversaw the center’s operations, and developed and implemented a patient outcomes management tracking program to ensure patient satisfaction and to maximize clinic outcomes. In her day to day work, she assists with the coordination of the administrative, analytical and operational aspects of new and ongoing IDx projects and informatics initiatives.

Gordon Guyant

Gordon Guyant

BIOGRAPHY

After obtaining a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from Virginia Tech, Gordon worked as a software engineer for Epic Systems. Currently, he serves as the lead developer for the DIAAG arm (Data Integration, Architecture, and Analytics Group) of MII. He is responsible for the technical development supporting several departmental research and quality improvement initiatives. On any given day, he may be managing server architecture, enhancing data security, creating data pipelines, performing data curation and analysis, developing software services, or writing client applications.

Rose-Doherty--

Rose Doherty

BIOGRAPHY

Rose joined MII in the Spring of 2019 as a program manager for the Integrated Diagnostic Report. She received her Master’s in Public Health in 2017 and was a program coordinator at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health before coming to UCLA. Rose brings her experience of managing federal grants to MII and is currently the program manager for the mHealth grant which focuses on heart failure. She also coordinates the management of the Integrated Diagnostic Report throughout different areas of specialties including prostate, breast, and lung cancer.

Shawn-Chen--

Shawn Chen

BIOGRAPHY

Shawn Chen graduated with a BS and MS in biomedical engineering from UCLA before joining MII as the lead programmer for the Integrated Diagnostic Reports (IDR) web application. Since then, Shawn has also worked as the main programming support for many of the department’s research projects. He is experienced in both front-end and back-end web development, as well as most current healthcare IT standards (FHIR, HL7, DICOM).

Lew-Andrada--

Lew Andrada

BIOGRAPHY

Lew Andrada has a BS in biology with a minor in English from UCLA and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine. He joined MII in the summer of 2006 and has worked on various projects involving brain cancer, lung cancer, stroke, and aneurysm. His main responsibilities include data entry and database management. He is currently the primary study coordinator for the UCLA branch of the Watch the Spot Trial, which studies the follow-up health care for incidentally discovered lung nodules.

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