Suchi Saria ’04 is a widely recognized academic scholar and scientist whose exceptional creativity, expertise and passion have helped put forth major medical advancements in U.S. healthcare and around the world.
After graduating from Mount Holyoke, she completed her doctorate at Stanford University and received a National Science Foundation Computing Innovation Award, one of only 17 awarded nationally. She then joined Harvard University as a National Science Foundation computing fellow.
Now serving as assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at Johns Hopkins University, her innovative research has led to an early warning system used in hospitals that can accurately predict which patients may fall victim to septic shock, a condition that kills nearly 200,000 people annually. Her work has directly improved patient outcomes and positively impacted healthcare delivery globally.
She has received multiple awards, including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Young Faculty Award, two Johns Hopkins Discovery Awards and an Annual Scientific Award presented by the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Class year: 2004
Major: computer science, physics