Vice Dean for Artificial Intelligence and Computing, Perelman School of Medicine
Vice President for Research Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Director, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine
Director of the Division of Informatics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine
Co-Director, Penn Medicine BioBank
Edward Rose, M.D. and Elizabeth Kirk Rose, M.D. Professor of Genetics

Dr. Marylyn D. Ritchie is the inaugural Vice Dean of Artificial Intelligence and Computing, the Edward Rose, MD and Elizabeth Kirk Rose, MD Professor of Genetics and Informatics, and the Director of the Institute for Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. She is also Co-Director of the Penn Medicine BioBank and Vice President of Research Informatics in the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Dr. Ritchie is an expert in translational bioinformatics, with a focus on developing, applying, and disseminating algorithms, methods, and tools integrating electronic health records (EHR) with genomics. Dr. Ritchie has over 20 years of experience in translational bioinformatics and has authored over 400 publications. Dr. Ritchie was appointed as a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) in 2020 and was elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2021.

In her vice dean role, Dr. Ritchie works closely with Penn Medicine leadership to develop and implement a strategic approach for AI and computing across PSOM’s integrated missions: research, education, and healthcare delivery.  She also serves as an ambassador with the Health System, other schools across the University of Pennsylvania, CHOP, and external and internal partners in order to build greater connections and collaborations in AI, machine learning, and research computing.  Her continued leadership of the IBI, which serves as a coordinating center for AI activities across PSOM, provides  important cross-department/cross-school infrastructure and expertise to enhance PSOM’s work in this rapidly changing and impactful domain.