Latha Ganti, MD, MS, MBA, FACEP, FAAN is Professor of Medical Science at the Warren Alpert Medical School and a member of the Brown Data Science Institute where she mentors student projects in CSCI2370 "Interdisciplinary Scientific Visualization," and DATA 1150 “Data Science Fellows course.” A proud mom of two Brown graduates, she is the outgoing chair for the Brown Medical Parents Committee (MPC), where she spearheaded fundraising and developed experiences for junior PLME students.
Dr. Ganti's lab focusses on real world problems that directly impact patient care. As the Research Director for Polk County Fire Rescue, she over sees the prehospital data collection for time sensitive diagnoses including stroke, trauma, STEMI and cardiac arrest. Her data science students help to develop the data visualizations, while the data itself is continually analyzed to implement process improvements. One of Dr. Ganti's passions is teaching the next generation of scholars how to publish their work. She actively engages Brown undergraduates as co-authors and finds opportunities for them to present.
Dr. Ganti is the recipient of the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) and Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) Distinguished Educator Awards. She serves on the board of directors for the Florida College of Emergency Physicians where she chairs the editorial and publications committee.
In addition to her board certification in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Ganti is also fellowship-trained in Vascular Neurology. She is a graduate of the American Academy of Neurology’s Women’s Leaders in Neurology Program, a recipient of the AAN’s AB Baker Teaching Award, a member of AAN’s education committee, and an editorial board member of AAN’s Brain and Life magazine.
Dr. Ganti has published extensively in the fields of orthopedic trauma, neurologic emergencies and medical education, with high impact. Her Google Scholar citations reveal an H index of 49, with more than 10K citations to her work and over 480 Pubmed® indexed papers.