Ben Reis

Ben Reis is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital and an Affiliate Member of the Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics. He leads the Predictive Medicine Group, focusing on AI-driven disease prediction and pandemic tracking. His work includes large-scale studies on vaccine effectiveness, suicide prediction systems, and biodefense advisory roles for governments. Key honors include White House recognition and designation as a top global health innovator.

His research spans predictive modeling in healthcare, pharmacovigilance, and leveraging digital data for public health insights. Notable projects include developing systems to forecast clinical conditions years in advance and advising on pandemic infrastructure for events like the Olympics.

• Grants: NIH-funded projects including R01MH116042 (psychosis prediction) and R01GM089731 (pharmacovigilance).
• Labs/Teams: Director of the Predictive Medicine Group.

Scientific achievements include over 78 publications, with recent work emphasizing vaccine efficacy, AI in clinical documentation, and spatial analysis of healthcare access. His interdisciplinary approach bridges machine learning, epidemiology, and clinical practice.