Usha Periyanayagam, MD Mph
About Usha Periyanayagam, MD Mph
Usha Periyanayagam, MD MPH, is the Vice President of Analytics at Komodo Health, with extensive experience in emergency medicine and a strong background in healthcare data analytics.
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Usha Periyanayagam is currently serving as the Vice President of Analytics at Komodo Health. Her role encompasses overseeing analytics strategies and initiatives to drive data-driven decision-making within the organization.
Professional Experience at Komodo Health
Usha Periyanayagam has held multiple roles at Komodo Health since 2019. Initially, she served as the Medical Director for a year. From 2020 to 2022, she took on the role of Director of Product Management, Analytics. In 2022, she was appointed as Head of Clinical Product and Real-World Evidence, a position she held for a year. In her most recent capacity, she has been promoted to Vice President of Analytics.
Experience as an Emergency Medicine Physician
Usha Periyanayagam has extensive experience in emergency medicine. She worked at Kaiser Permanente as an Emergency Medicine Physician from 2018 to 2022. Prior to that, she served as an Emergency Physician at Vituity from 2015 to 2020, and she was involved with Global Emergency Care as Director of Research in Uganda from 2014 to 2018.
Education and Expertise
Usha Periyanayagam holds multiple degrees from Northwestern University, including a BS in Biomedical Engineering, an MD from The Feinberg School of Medicine, and an MPH in Biostatistics. She also earned an MS in Engineering Design and Innovation. In 2019, she completed a Data Scientist with Python course at DataCamp. Her educational background equips her with a blend of medical knowledge and analytical skills essential for her roles in healthcare analytics.
Background in Research and Teaching
Usha Periyanayagam has a solid background in research and teaching, underlined by her roles at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She was an Instructor in Emergency Medicine from 2013 to 2015 and a Fellow in International Emergency Medicine from 2013 to 2014. Additionally, she served as an Affiliate Faculty member at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative during the same period.