Arezoo Movaghar, PhD

Arezoo Movaghar, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR) at Wake Forest University-School of Medicine. She earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she later worked as a postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Movaghar’s research focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence techniques to develop innovative and accessible diagnostic frameworks for complex disorders. Her work has led to identification of new phenotypic associations for various genetic conditions and has also contributed to understanding the predictors and modifiers of health trajectories in patients with disability. She has a special interest in identifying factors related to diagnostic disparities and health inequalities in patients. Dr. Movaghar leads multiple NIH funded projects aiming to use AI to enhance early and equitable diagnosis as well as access to intervention and services for different genetic disorders across diverse patient populations.