Adrian H Zai

Dr. Adrian H Zai is an Associate Professor at UMass Chan Medical School, affiliated with the Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science and the Population and Quantitative Health Sciences department. He holds a PhD in Pathology, an MD, and an MPH in Healthcare Management, with training from Boston University, Harvard University, and Boston University School of Medicine.

• Chief Research Informatics Officer at UMass Chan
• Co-director of Health Informatics and Implementation Science graduate program
• Faculty in Masters in Clinical Investigation program

His research focuses on population-based informatics initiatives that integrate decision support systems, artificial intelligence, and implementation science to optimize patient population management. Key areas include:

• Virtual desktop implementation for clinical research
• Large language models for informed consent
• AI-driven public health interventions
• COPD remote monitoring systems
• SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic performance analysis
• Health equity in test distribution

Recent publications (2022-2025) emphasize generative AI infrastructure, decentralized clinical trials, and digital health equity. His work spans medical informatics, primary care innovation, and public health technology, with cross-disciplinary applications in cardiology, oncology, and infectious disease management.

Dr. Zai leads the Research Informatics Core, directing strategic data science infrastructure at UMass Chan. He has collaborated extensively with multidisciplinary teams across institutions, focusing on:

• AI chatbot development for vaccination outreach
• Telemonitoring systems for chronic conditions
• Health equity analytics
• Clinical workflow optimization
• Epidemiological modeling
• Health IT cost-benefit analysis