Melissa S. Wong, MD MSHS

MFM
Clinical Informatics
AI enthusiast/skeptic

I am the Director of Informatics and AI Strategies and an Assistant Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University. My research and work focuses on designing and deploying artificial intelligence and clinical informatics tools that improve maternal outcomes, reduce disparities, and strengthen real-world clinical decision making. I serve as Vice Chair of the SMFM Clinical Informatics Committee and am an inaugural member of Cedars-Sinai’s AI Physician Advisory Council, helping guide system-level strategy for safe and equitable AI integration.

Active Research

  • Machine Learning for Labor Prediction
  • Clinical Decision Support to Racial Disparities in Aspirin / Preeclampsia Prevention
  • Deep Learning for Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
  • Bias Mitigation in AI Implementations

Past Lives

  • Virtual Reality for Labor Pain Management
  • NIH ORWH
  • OB/Gyn Generalist
  • Aspiring Latin teacher