Bethany Percha

Assistant Professor of Medicine & Data Scientist, Mount Sinai

Bethany Percha is an accomplished Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she is involved in both the Department of Medicine and the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences. She has a strong academic background, having earned her PhD in Biomedical Informatics from Stanford University and her MPH in Biostatistics and Epidemiology from the University of Michigan. Additionally, she holds a BS in Physics, Biochemistry, and Math, also from the University of Michigan.4 5

Professional Background

Before her current role, Dr. Percha served as the Chief Technology Officer of the Precision Health Enterprise at Mount Sinai, where she led applied research and product development initiatives. She was also the head of research and development at Mount Sinai's Health Data and Design Innovation Center. Her previous experience includes being the Vice President of Research and Development at Kyron, a startup focused on electronic medical records.2 4 5

Research Interests

Dr. Percha's research primarily focuses on biomedical data science, utilizing techniques such as natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning to address significant challenges in healthcare. She is known for creating the Global Network of Biomedical Relationships (GNBR), a resource that structures biomedical literature into a searchable network, facilitating new hypothesis generation. This resource has been widely adopted in both academic and industry settings.1 4

Teaching Contributions

In addition to her research, Dr. Percha is dedicated to education in data science within healthcare. She has taught courses on machine learning and data-driven medicine at Stanford and has been involved in developing new educational programs for medical fellows at Mount Sinai.3 4

Current Roles

As of now, she holds multiple positions:

Adjunct Assistant Professor at Icahn School of Medicine (since September 2021)
Chief Data and Analytics Officer at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (since April 2024)
Previously held senior roles at VillageMD and Summit Health.2 5

Dr. Percha's work exemplifies a commitment to advancing healthcare through innovative data science applications, making significant contributions to both research and education in the field.