Neil Marya, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, a director of the Program in Digital Medicine, and director of the Digital Medicine Fellowship, is a clinician and researcher who focuses on artificial intelligence and machine learning models for image analysis, diagnostics, and digital pathology. As an early-stage investigator, Dr. Marya’s research has ranged from studying the evolving role of capsule endoscopy for managing gastrointestinal bleeding to investigating endoscope reprocessing and strategies to eliminate endoscope-transmitted infections. His current work focuses on examining the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the diagnosis of gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary malignancies. Dr. Marya earned his medical degree and completed his internal medicine residency at UMass Chan Medical School, where he also served as a chief resident. Additionally, he completed fellowships in gastroenterology and advanced endoscopy at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, respectively. Dr. Marya joined the faculty at UMass Chan/UMMH in 2020. In addition to his leadership roles in the Program in Digital Medicine, he currently serves as the director of both Bariatric Endoscopy and Faculty Development and Innovation, and assistant director of the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at UMass Chan Medical School.
