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Nicoleta Economou-Zavlanos

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Translational Biomedical
2424 Erwin Road, Room 9042, Durham, NC 27705

Research Interests


I serve as the founding director of the Algorithm-Based Clinical Decision Support (ABCDS) Oversight program, leading the operations and framework design effort for the governance, evaluation, and monitoring of ABCDS software at Duke; this ABCDS Oversight program is a Duke Health synergistic effort between the School of Medicine and the Duke University Health System. Additionally, I serve as Director of Duke Health AI Evaluation & Governance. This program is dedicated to initiatives and projects around health AI evaluation and governance that facilitate the reliable selection, development, deployment, and utilization of AI, while also raising awareness within the community. Before assuming the above roles, I led projects supporting a learning health system at Duke working alongside faculty and health system leadership to bring together people, processes, technologies, and data streams required to drive evidence-based continuous improvement and innovation in health care delivery and operations. 

Selected Grants


Measuring AI Maturity in Healthcare Organizations

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · 2023 - 2026

Health AI Coalition Workgroup

ResearchProject Lead · Awarded by Mitre Corporation · 2022 - 2022

Enhanced X-ray Angiography Analysis and Interpretation Using Deep Learning

ResearchProgram Manager · Awarded by Vigilant Medical · 2019 - 2022

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Improving the Safety and Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care · July 2024 - June 2028 Co-Principle Investigator Co-Principle Investigator Co-Principle Investigator · Awarded by: The Duke Endowment · $6,000,000.00

External Relationships


  • Alliance for Health Policy
  • Bipartisan Policy Center
  • Coalition for Health AI
  • International Corporate Health Leadership Council (ICHLC)
  • NIH's Bridge2AI
  • US Department of State
  • US Food and Drug Administration
  • World Health Organization

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