Michael Mastanduno
About Michael Mastanduno
Michael Mastanduno is a Senior Data Scientist at Health Catalyst, specializing in medical image analysis and machine learning. He has a background in physics and biomedical engineering, with previous roles at Stanford University and Dartmouth College.
Work at Health Catalyst
Michael Mastanduno currently serves as a Senior Data Scientist at Health Catalyst, a position he has held since 2020. In this role, he focuses on enhancing healthcare processes through machine learning applications. His work involves identifying opportunities for machine learning and forecasting to improve product value and healthcare outcomes. Prior to this role, he worked as a Data Scientist at Health Catalyst from 2016 to 2019, contributing to various projects aimed at leveraging data to drive healthcare improvements.
Education and Expertise
Michael Mastanduno holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Physics from Colorado College, which he completed from 2004 to 2008. He furthered his education at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from 2008 to 2013. His expertise lies in medical image analysis and reconstruction, which was the focus of both his PhD and postdoctoral work. He utilizes programming skills in R and Python to apply machine learning techniques in healthcare.
Background
Michael Mastanduno has a diverse professional background that includes significant academic and industry experience. He was a Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholar at Stanford University from 2014 to 2016, where he engaged in advanced research. He also completed a fellowship at Insight Data Science in 2016, where he developed a model explainer for a Bayesian hyperparameter tuning optimization system. Earlier in his career, he gained research experience through an internship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in 2006.
Professional Experience
Michael Mastanduno has accumulated extensive experience in data science and engineering roles. After his fellowship at Insight Data Science, he worked at Health Catalyst as a Data Scientist from 2016 to 2019. He also spent four years as a PhD candidate at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. His professional journey reflects a strong commitment to applying data science in the healthcare sector, focusing on improving processes and outcomes through innovative solutions.