Gabe Brat, PhD

Gabriel Brat, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School (Secondary)

Gabriel Brat is a trauma surgeon, surgical intensivist, and assistant professor of surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also an assistant professor in biomedical informatics at Harvard Medical School (secondary). As the director of the Surgical Informatics Lab, Dr. Brat has a broad research focus on informatics tools to improve surgical outcomes. His interests include clinical decision support to optimize surgical opioid prescribing, computer vision of open surgical videos for performance analysis and feedback, and leveraging large-scale database and machine learning models to inform surgical planning and improve outcomes. As the co-founder of a successful recently acquired machine learning and computer vision company, he now teaches health IT innovation courses at the medical school and mentors several digital health startups. Gabriel has an undergraduate degree in bioengineering and a graduate degree in public health and biostatistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He completed his medical training at Stanford University and his surgical residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

International electronic health record-derived post-acute sequelae profiles of COVID-19 patients.
Authors: Zhang HG, Dagliati A, Shakeri Hossein Abad Z, Xiong X, Bonzel CL, Xia Z, Tan BWQ, Avillach P, Brat GA, Hong C, Morris M, Visweswaran S, Patel LP, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Hanauer DA, Holmes JH, Samayamuthu MJ, Bourgeois FT, L'Yi S, Maidlow SE, Moal B, Murphy SN, Strasser ZH, Neuraz A, Ngiam KY, Loh NHW, Omenn GS, Prunotto A, Dalvin LA, Klann JG, Schubert P, Vidorreta FJS, Benoit V, Verdy G, Kavuluru R, Estiri H, Luo Y, Malovini A, Tibollo V, Bellazzi R, Cho K, Ho YL, Tan ALM, Tan BWL, Gehlenborg N, Lozano-Zahonero S, Jouhet V, Chiovato L, Aronow BJ, Toh EMS, Wong WGS, Pizzimenti S, Wagholikar KB, Bucalo M, Cai T, South AM, Kohane IS, Weber GM.
NPJ Digit Med
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Changes in laboratory value improvement and mortality rates over the course of the pandemic: an international retrospective cohort study of hospitalised patients infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Authors: Hong C, Zhang HG, L'Yi S, Weber G, Avillach P, Tan BWQ, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Bonzel CL, Palmer NP, Malovini A, Tibollo V, Luo Y, Hutch MR, Liu M, Bourgeois F, Bellazzi R, Chiovato L, Sanz Vidorreta FJ, Le TT, Wang X, Yuan W, Neuraz A, Benoit V, Moal B, Morris M, Hanauer DA, Maidlow S, Wagholikar K, Murphy S, Estiri H, Makoudjou A, Tippmann P, Klann J, Follett RW, Gehlenborg N, Omenn GS, Xia Z, Dagliati A, Visweswaran S, Patel LP, Mowery DL, Schriver ER, Samayamuthu MJ, Kavuluru R, Lozano-Zahonero S, Zöller D, Tan ALM, Tan BWL, Ngiam KY, Holmes JH, Schubert P, Cho K, Ho YL, Beaulieu-Jones BK, Pedrera-Jiménez M, García-Barrio N, Serrano-Balazote P, Kohane I, South A, Brat GA, Cai T.
BMJ Open
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Research priorities for the surgical care of patients taking opioids preoperatively.
Authors: Marwaha JS, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Kennedy CJ, Bicket MC, Brat GA.
Reg Anesth Pain Med
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International comparisons of laboratory values from the 4CE collaborative to predict COVID-19 mortality.
Authors: Weber GM, Hong C, Xia Z, Palmer NP, Avillach P, L'Yi S, Keller MS, Murphy SN, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Bonzel CL, Serret-Larmande A, Neuraz A, Omenn GS, Visweswaran S, Klann JG, South AM, Loh NHW, Cannataro M, Beaulieu-Jones BK, Bellazzi R, Agapito G, Alessiani M, Aronow BJ, Bell DS, Benoit V, Bourgeois FT, Chiovato L, Cho K, Dagliati A, DuVall SL, Barrio NG, Hanauer DA, Ho YL, Holmes JH, Issitt RW, Liu M, Luo Y, Lynch KE, Maidlow SE, Malovini A, Mandl KD, Mao C, Matheny ME, Moore JH, Morris JS, Morris M, Mowery DL, Ngiam KY, Patel LP, Pedrera-Jimenez M, Ramoni RB, Schriver ER, Schubert P, Balazote PS, Spiridou A, Tan ALM, Tan BWL, Tibollo V, Torti C, Trecarichi EM, Wang X, Kohane IS, Cai T, Brat GA.
NPJ Digit Med
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Distinguishing Admissions Specifically for COVID-19 From Incidental SARS-CoV-2 Admissions: National Retrospective Electronic Health Record Study.
Authors: Klann JG, Strasser ZH, Hutch MR, Kennedy CJ, Marwaha JS, Morris M, Samayamuthu MJ, Pfaff AC, Estiri H, South AM, Weber GM, Yuan W, Avillach P, Wagholikar KB, Luo Y, Omenn GS, Visweswaran S, Holmes JH, Xia Z, Brat GA, Murphy SN.
J Med Internet Res
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Effective Communication of Personalized Risks and Patient Preferences During Surgical Informed Consent Using Data Visualization: Qualitative Semistructured Interview Study With Patients After Surgery.
Authors: Gisladottir U, Nakikj D, Jhunjhunwala R, Panton J, Brat G, Gehlenborg N.
JMIR Hum Factors
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Distinguishing Admissions Specifically for COVID-19 from Incidental SARS-CoV-2 Admissions: A National EHR Research Consortium Study.
Authors: Klann JG, Strasser ZH, Hutch MR, Kennedy CJ, Marwaha JS, Morris M, Samayamuthu MJ, Pfaff AC, Estiri H, South AM, Weber GM, Yuan W, Avillach P, Wagholikar KB, Luo Y, Omenn GS, Visweswaran S, Holmes JH, Xia Z, Brat GA, Murphy SN.
medRxiv
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Surgical Residency Programs Should Leverage Recent Advances in National Policy, Real-World Data, and Public Opinion to Improve Post-Surgery Opioid Prescribing.
Authors: Marwaha JS, Kennedy CJ, Brat GA.
J Grad Med Educ
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Deploying digital health tools within large, complex health systems: key considerations for adoption and implementation.
Authors: Marwaha JS, Landman AB, Brat GA, Dunn T, Gordon WJ.
NPJ Digit Med
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Evaluation of U.S. state opioid prescribing restrictions using patient opioid consumption patterns from a single, urban, academic institution.
Authors: Robinson KA, Marwaha JS, Kennedy CJ, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Fleishman A, Yu JK, Nathanson LA, Brat GA.
Subst Abus
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