Vesela Kovacheva MD, PhD is a physician-scientist, attending anesthesiologist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the Harvard Medical School with a strong passion for clinical innovation and translational research. Dr. Kovacheva is a Faculty Affiliate at the Harvard Data Science Initiative and has a vision for transforming the practice of obstetric anesthesiology by using the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and populational genetics.  She is interested in creating artificial intelligence (AI)-powered algorithms for risk stratification, personalized management of adverse patient outcomes, and closed-loop infusion control. Her work also focuses on investigating the genetic factors associated with major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality, like postpartum hemorrhage.  Her work has been published in high-impact journals such as Nature, FASEB, Hypertension, IEEE J Biomed Health Inform, and Anesthesiology.

Dr. Vesela Kovacheva did her residency in anesthesiology and fellowship in obstetric anesthesiology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  She also holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Boston University, where her graduate research focused on the epigenetic mechanisms through which maternal nutrition during pregnancy affects brain development in the offspring.