Jorge R Herskovic, MD, PhD
Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Division of Discovery Science
About Dr. Jorge R Herskovic
Dr. Herskovic is the Director of Academic Analytics & Technology at UT MD Anderson. He also holds a research appointment in the department of Biomedical Informatics & Computational Biology.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor (Joint appointment), Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Division of Basic Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2008 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, US, Health Informatics, Ph.D |
| 2005 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, US, Health Informatics, M.S |
| 2002 | Universidad De Chile, Santiago, CL, MD |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2002 | Medico Cirujano |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2012
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Director, Department of Academic Analytics and Technology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - Present
Director ad interim, Department of Academic Technology Services, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2015
Director, Department of Institutional Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2015
Lead, Joint Faculty-Administration Salary Working Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2015
Academic Intelligence Analyst, Department of Academic Affairs, Sr VP Office, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2015
Honors & Awards
| 2018 | Best Boss Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2025. testing move without institution. Invited, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Herskovic JR. A new publication. Cancer Clin Oncol, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 12343555.
- Herskovic JR. The use of PubMed in CV system demonstrations. J Made Up Studies, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Herskovic JR, Subramanian D, Cohen T, Bozzo-Silva PA, Bearden CF, Bernstam EV. Graph-based signal integration for high-throughput phenotyping. BMC Bioinformatics 13 Suppl 13(Suppl 13):S2, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23320851.
- Myers RB, Herskovic JR. Probabilistic techniques for obtaining accurate patient counts in Clinical Data Warehouses. J Biomed Inform 44 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S69-S77, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21986292.
- Herskovic JR, Cohen T, Subramanian D, Iyengar MS, Smith JW, Bernstam EV. MEDRank: using graph-based concept ranking to index biomedical texts. Int J Med Inform 80(6):431-41, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21439897.
- Silva PA, Bernstam EV, Markowitz E, Johnson TR, Zhang J, Herskovic JR. Automated medication reconciliation and complexity of care transitions. Blood 2011:1252-60, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22195186.
- Herskovic JR, Goodwin JC, Bozzo Silva PA, Willcockson I, Franklin A. Sequential incoherence in a multi-party synchronous computer mediated communication for an introductory Health Informatics course. Blood 2010:296-300, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21346988.
- Herskovic JR, Iyengar MS, Bernstam EV. Using hit curves to compare search algorithm performance. J Biomed Inform 40(2):93-9, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 16469545.
- Herskovic JR, Tanaka LY, Hersh W, Bernstam EV. A day in the life of PubMed: analysis of a typical day's query log. J Am Med Inform Assoc 14(2):212-20, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17213501.
- Herskovic JR, Bernstam EV. Using incomplete citation data for MEDLINE results ranking. Blood 2005:316-20, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 16779053.
Invited Articles
- Markowitz, E, Bernstam, EV, Herskovic, JR, Zhang, J, Shneiderman, B, Plaisant, C, Johnson, TR. Medication Reconciliation. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings / AMIA Symposium. AMIA Symposium 2011:878-887, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22195146.
Other Articles
- Herskovic JR, Thistle V Test.
Abstracts
- Capurro D, Soto M, Vivent M, Lopetegui M, Herskovic JR. Informatica biomedica. Rev Med Chil 139(12):1611-6, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22446710.
- Herskovic JR, Helm B, Karout L, Group CW, Kalra MK. Testing.
Book Chapters
- Bernstam, EV, Herskovic, JR, Hersh, W. Query log analysis in biomedicine, 359-377, 2008.
- Herskovic JR. Testing status. In: Methods Mol Biol. 2nd.
Books (edited and written)
- Herskovic JR. Testing. Wahoo, 2025.
- Herskovic JR. Testing 2, 2024.
Patents
- Herskovic JR. Testing CV.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 10, 2026