Mahsa Parvizi

Mahsa Parvizi has a diverse background in research and healthcare. Mahsa began their career as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Delaware, where they focused on studying cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia. Mahsa then worked as a Graduate Student Researcher at Wake Forest Baptist Health, investigating the role of BDNF and its receptors in schizophrenia and medication.

Mahsa continued their research work as a Research Technician at both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, where they studied genetic markers linked to schizophrenia using zebrafish models. Their research in this field resulted in an article published in Nature Neuroscience.

Transitioning into the healthcare industry, Mahsa joined McKesson as a Clinical Content Analyst and Junior Product Owner, where they contributed to developing oncology decision-making software and collaborated with software developers and project managers to create tools for customers. Mahsa also played a role in enhancing interoperability with various Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

Currently, Mahsa is employed at Ontada as a Senior Manager, CDS Content. In this role, they manage the CDS content team and is responsible for decision support content development strategy, backlog curation, release coordination, and personnel-related matters. Mahsa also collaborates with business stakeholders to prioritize content-related priorities and define tasks and objectives for their team.

Overall, Mahsa Parvizi has a strong background in research and healthcare, with experience in genetic studies, oncology software development, and content management.

Mahsa Parvizi pursued their education in neuroscience and biomedical sciences, earning a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from the University of Delaware from 2006 to 2010. Mahsa furthered their studies at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine from 2011 to 2014, where they obtained a Master of Science (M.S.) degree. Their focus remained in the field of neuroscience and biomedical sciences during this academic journey.