Staff

Meagan Elam

Meagan Elam, DrPH, MS is a Senior Implementation Specialist on the Implementation Platform at Ariadne Labs. In this role, Meagan provides improvement and implementation science expertise and management support to programs and projects across Ariadne Labs. Previously, Meagan was the Community Health Program Manager for the US Army in Bavaria, where she oversaw development and… Continue reading Meagan Elam

Meghan Long

Meghan (“Meg”) Long is a seasoned healthcare innovation leader with over a decade of experience driving transformative change. Her expertise spans design thinking, project management, and improvement science to successfully implement lasting solutions in areas such as maternal health, primary care, geriatrics, and surgery. Driven by a deep commitment to enhancing the human experience in… Continue reading Meghan Long

Stephanie Blitzer

Stephanie Blitzer is Senior Project Coordinator for the Rural Home Hospital Initiative (RHH) at Ariadne Labs. In this role, she provides programmatic, operational, and logistical support to the RHH team.

George Molina

George Molina, MD, MPH is a Surgical Oncologist in the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is an Associate Faculty in the Safe Surgery/Safe Systems Program at Ariadne Labs. His research in the lab centers on using health systems innovations to improve safety, quality, and equity in surgical care. As part of… Continue reading George Molina

Meghna Desai

Meghna Desai, MPH, is a Research Manager on the Science & Technology Platform. In this role she provides research, technical, and content expertise across Ariadne’s portfolio of projects. Meghna earned her BA in Political Science and International Studies from the University of Miami. She also received her Master of Public Health from the University of… Continue reading Meghna Desai

Nora Downey

Nora Downey is a Project Manager for the Serious Illness Care Program. In this role, she supports a portfolio of projects which aim to implement the Serious Illness Care Program in a variety of health systems.

Christy Cauley

Christy Cauley, MD, MPH is a faculty member in the Safe Surgery Program at Ariadne Labs an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a lead investigator in HealthPrism work at Ariadne. Her currently funded research focuses on patient centered outcomes evaluation using mHealth as well as Improving… Continue reading Christy Cauley

Linda Vesel

Linda Vesel, PhD MPH is the Scientific Lead of the Low Birthweight Infant Feeding Exploration (LIFE) study at Ariadne Labs. She provides technical, strategic and day-to-day management of the LIFE study and it’s team in India, Malawi, Tanzania and the United States; and serves as a strategic thought partner to the Director of the BetterBirth… Continue reading Linda Vesel

Sam Woodbury

Sam is the Manager of the Computer Science team on the Science and Technology platform. He provides leadership on projects requiring software development, data analytics, and scalable systems. He has partnered closely with teams across the Lab on designing and developing innovations in team communication, birth equity, vaccine delivery, health system measurement, and context assessment.… Continue reading Sam Woodbury

Atul Gawande

Atul A. Gawande, MD, MPH is a renowned surgeon, writer, and public health leader. He was founder and Chair of Ariadne Labs, on the surgery faculty at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a Professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He was also a longtime staff writer for The… Continue reading Atul Gawande