Louell Sala
Health Informatics · Clinical AI · Data Systems

Building AI tools for real-world healthcare decisions

physician turned health informatics specialist focused on transforming clinical, operational and user data into actionable insights.

Selected Work

Healthcare AI and data systems focused on workflow automation, accessibility and decision intelligence.

Healthcare Data

OMOP Environmental Health Analysis

Integrated environmental exposure, air quality, socioeconomic data, and clinical outcomes using an OMOP-informed framework to analyze asthma burden.

OMOP RWE Population Health
Clinical NLP

Suicide Risk Detection (Literature + NLP)

Explored how machine learning and Natural Language Processing can identify early signals of suicide risk from psychiatric notes and social media language.

NLP Mental Health Clinical Data
Applied AI

PowerIQ

Built an AI-powered risk detection system for energy contracts, identifying key signals in complex, unstructured legal text.

AI Risk Detection NLP GitHub
Machine Learning

Lung Cancer Prediction

Built a predictive model exploring lung cancer classification and risk-oriented machine learning approaches.

Machine Learning Python Healthcare GitHub
Data Systems

Spatial

Built a geospatial platform enabling research scientists to create dynamic maps integrated with real-time external data sources.

Geospatial Data Systems Real-Time Data View
Healthcare Systems

Blockchain for Clinical Trials

Explored secure, interoperable data sharing for clinical trials using blockchain-based architecture to improve transparency and trust in research data.

Focused on how emerging technologies can support real-world evidence, data integrity, and multi-party collaboration in healthcare systems.

Healthcare Interoperability Blockchain GitHub

Teaching & Communication

Making complex concepts in AI, data, and emerging technologies accessible and practical.

Machine Learning

Sentiment Analysis Lecture

Developed an interactive lecture introducing sentiment analysis and NLP concepts through real-world examples and practical applications.

NLP Machine Learning View
Content

TechnologyTrainor (YouTube)

Created educational content explaining AI, data science, and technology concepts for broader audiences.

Education AI Data Channel

Story

My work connects clinical experience, data systems, and product thinking.

Where I started

I started my career as a clinician, where I saw firsthand how critical insights are often buried within conversations, documentation, and everyday workflows.

That experience fundamentally shaped how I view technology and that the most powerful systems don’t just process data, rather, they enable people to make better, more informed decisions.

Where I build now

I currently work across healthcare data analytics, applied AI, and informatics, with graduate training in Health Informatics at Weill Cornell Medicine.

I am especially interested in real-world data, EHR systems, interoperability, clinical NLP, and AI tools that turn unstructured information into practical insight.

PythonSQLMachine LearningStatistical ModelingHealthcare DataRWEFHIR / HL7HIPAAEpic EHR

Experience

Clinical depth, data work, product building, and stakeholder-facing communication.

Technology Training CoordinatorNew York Public Library · 2023–Present

Analyze engagement data to improve digital literacy programs, support high-impact community events, and identify trends that inform service delivery.

Co-Founder & AI Product DeveloperIndependent Ventures · 2017–Present

Built agentic AI systems for cybersecurity and decentralized applications, contributed to platforms reaching 3,000+ users, and developed classification models using Python, scikit-learn, MLflow, and Docker.

Medical Scientific LiaisonAstraZeneca / Mundipharma · 2015–2017

Led data-driven clinical partnerships, supported regulatory and access initiatives, facilitated stakeholder discussions, and trained 100+ sales associates with metrics-based feedback.

PhysicianHospital and Occupational Health Settings · 2008–2017

Delivered primary and preventive care to 40–80 patients daily, building deep expertise in clinical workflows, patient care, and healthcare operations.

Recognition

Selected awards, mentorship, and innovation work across AI, healthcare, accessibility, and emerging technologies.

Selected Awards

  • MIT Reality Hack — Winner (2023)
  • MIT Hacking Medicine — First Place Winner (2022)
  • Chainlink Fall Hackathon — Winner (2022)
  • Hedera Hackathon — Winner (2022)
  • Protocol Labs / ETHGlobal — Winner (2021)
  • New York City Techstars, Blockchain - Winner (2018)
  • Weil Cornell Award MIT Hacking Medicine - Winner (2018)

+ additional awards across AI, Web3, data, security, and healthcare innovation.

Mentorship

  • Judge, CUNY New Venture Accelerator (2026)
  • Mentor, MIT Reality Hack (2025)
  • Mentor, CUNY New Venture Accelerator (2025)

Education

  • MS Health Informatics, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  • MBA, Lyceum Philippines University
  • Doctor of Medicine, St. Luke's College of Medicine
  • BS Biology, University of the Philippines Los Banos

Let’s build useful systems from complex data.

Email
louell_sala@yahoo.com

LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/louells

GitHub
github.com/Alchemist21