Vimla Patel PhD, DSc, FRSC
Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Vimla L. Patel is an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University and of Health Policy and Research at Weill Cornell College of Medicine. Previously, she served as Senior Research Scientist and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies in Medicine and Public Health at the New York Academy of Medicine (2011–2015).
Dr.Patel earned her Ph.D. in education and cognitive psychology from McGill University in Montreal, where she also served as Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cognitive Science Center. Her foundational research explored the scientific basis of medical decision-making and expert reasoning. She later held professorial appointments in Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University (2000–2007), Arizona State University (2007–2009), and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2009–2011).
She has served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics and Assistant Editor of AI in Medicine, and is currently an editor of the Springer book series on Cognitive Informatics in Biomedicine and Healthcare. A past associate editor of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics and assistant editor of AI in Medicine, she is an editor of the Springer book series on Cognitive Informatics in Biomedicine in Healthcare.
Her current research in cognitive informatics investigates the impact of intelligent systems on human cognition to enhance clinical practice and promote augmented intelligence. She has authored over 350 scholarly publications, including articles and books in biomedical informatics, education, clinical medicine, and cognitive science. Dr. Patel was honored with the William W. Stead Award for Thought Leadership in Informatics (2021) and the ACMI Distinguished Fellow Award (2025) for her exemplary leadership and pioneering interdisciplinary research. https://www.lodhia-patel.net
Dr.Patel earned her Ph.D. in education and cognitive psychology from McGill University in Montreal, where she also served as Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cognitive Science Center. Her foundational research explored the scientific basis of medical decision-making and expert reasoning. She later held professorial appointments in Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University (2000–2007), Arizona State University (2007–2009), and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2009–2011).
She has served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics and Assistant Editor of AI in Medicine, and is currently an editor of the Springer book series on Cognitive Informatics in Biomedicine and Healthcare. A past associate editor of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics and assistant editor of AI in Medicine, she is an editor of the Springer book series on Cognitive Informatics in Biomedicine in Healthcare.
Her current research in cognitive informatics investigates the impact of intelligent systems on human cognition to enhance clinical practice and promote augmented intelligence. She has authored over 350 scholarly publications, including articles and books in biomedical informatics, education, clinical medicine, and cognitive science. Dr. Patel was honored with the William W. Stead Award for Thought Leadership in Informatics (2021) and the ACMI Distinguished Fellow Award (2025) for her exemplary leadership and pioneering interdisciplinary research. https://www.lodhia-patel.net