Pranav Rajpurkar, PhD
Scholar

Pranav Rajpurkar, PhD

Google Scholar ID: QcOG6sgAAAAJ
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School
Biomedical InformaticsAI for MedicineAI for HealthcareMedical Imaging
Citations & Impact
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Citations
39,955
 
H-index
49
 
i10-index
97
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
16
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Publications
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Academic Achievements
  • Citations: 44,727; h-index: 49; i10-index: 104; Publications: 177; MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (2023); Nature Medicine Early-career Researcher To Watch (2022); Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science (2022).
Research Experience
  • 2025: Associate Professor, Harvard; 2024: Co-founded a2z Radiology AI; 2021: PhD from Stanford + Assistant Professor, Harvard; 2015: Started Stanford PhD.
Education
  • Stanford University BS in Computer Science (2015), MS (2018), PhD (2021). Undergraduate research focused on AI in autonomous driving; shifted focus to medical AI during doctoral studies, aiming to develop systems matching physician-level expertise.
Background
  • AI Researcher, Professor at Harvard, Co-founder of a2z Radiology AI. Focuses on building AI systems that think and communicate like doctors.
Miscellany
  • Member of FDA Digital Health Advisory Committee; involved in teaching projects such as HMX Pro: Introduction to Medical AI; frequently appears in media and podcasts discussing AI's role in healthcare.