Meghan M. Dierks, MD, Facs
About Meghan M. Dierks, MD, Facs
Meghan M. Dierks, MD, FACS, is the Chief Data Officer at Komodo Health and an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, with over twenty years of experience in healthcare informatics and data science.
Chief Data Officer at Komodo Health
Meghan M. Dierks, MD, Facs, currently serves as the Chief Data Officer at Komodo Health. In this role, she leads the organization’s data strategy and analytics initiatives, aiming to leverage data in innovative ways to improve healthcare outcomes. Her responsibilities include overseeing data governance, data architecture, and the utilization of data science to derive insights that can inform healthcare decision-making and policy.
Clinical Advisor and HEOR Data Scientist at Google
In 2019, Dr. Dierks worked at Google as a Clinical Advisor and HEOR (Health Economics and Outcomes Research) Data Scientist under a contract. Her primary focus was on providing clinical expertise and conducting data science projects to support health economics research and outcomes analysis. During her 11-month engagement, she contributed to integrating clinical perspectives with data-driven research to enhance health outcomes.
Biomedical and Medical Informatics Education
Dr. Dierks has a robust educational background in biomedical and medical informatics. She earned a post-doctoral fellowship in Biomedical Informatics at Harvard University and MIT, supported by the NIH’s National Library of Medicine. Additionally, she received a National Library of Medicine training fellowship in biomedical informatics and has a deep understanding of medical data, which she applies in her current and past roles in health informatics and analytics.
Professional Experience in Health Informatics and Data Science
Dr. Dierks has over two decades of experience in health informatics and data science. She has held senior positions in various renowned organizations, including serving as the VP of Analytics and Informatics at Magellan Health and the Sr. Director of Analytics and Informatics at Lumeris Health Outcomes. Her career also includes roles at the FDA, the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, and the US Department of Health and Human Services, where she provided expertise in medical research, health policy, and informatics.
Academic and Clinical Background
Dr. Dierks is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, where she contributes to both teaching and research. She completed her MD at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and a General Surgery residency at Washington University/Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Additionally, she completed post-doctoral fellowships in Surgical Oncology and Molecular Genetics, and Biomedical Informatics, supported by the National Cancer Institute and the NIH’s National Library of Medicine, respectively.