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Mia Markey is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin. She holds a Ph.D. from Duke University and is affiliated with the Biomedical Informatics Lab (BMIL), focusing on clinical decision support systems and health equity. Her work bridges biomedical informatics, machine learning, and medical image analysis to optimize breast reconstruction outcomes and surgical decision-making.
- Ph.D., Duke University
- Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professorship in Engineering #1
Her research interests include:
- Medical image perception and analysis
- Clinical decision support systems
- Machine learning applications in healthcare
- Psychosocial aspects of medical decision-making
- Health equity in oncology
- Radiomics and image-based diagnostics
The trends in her recent publications highlight integration of machine learning with:
- Medical imaging (Raman spectroscopy, confocal microscopy)
- Clinical decision support for breast reconstruction
- 3D visualization and case-based reasoning
- Biophysics of skin and breast tissue
- Healthcare fraud detection
- Education and diversity initiatives
Prof. Markey advises doctoral students through programs like iBMEntored and collaborates extensively with medical centers in radiology and surgery. She contributes to graduate education innovation and has developed tools for student-advisor communication and DEI engagement.
Her lab (BMIL) focuses on:
- Designing decision support systems for clinical care
- Advancing health equity via data science
- Developing AI/ML methods for surgical outcomes
- 3D image retrieval and analysis
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with healthcare providers
