Digna Velez Edwards, MS, PhD

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Lucius E. Burch Chair of Reproductive Physiology & Family Planning
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Women's Health Research Center
Director, Division of Quantitative Sciences, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Co-Director, Initiative for Maximizing Student Development T32
Co-Director, BIRCWH K12 Program

More Information

https://www.vumc.org/vee-labs/welcome-velez-edwards-and-edwards-lab

Global Health Research Interests: Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Countries: Brazil, Viet Nam

Dr. Digna Velez Edwards is a genetic epidemiologist, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Biomedical Informatics, Director of the Division of Quantitative Sciences in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Women's Health Research Center, Investigator of the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, and a member of the Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center. She has doctoral training in human genetics and has a master's degree in statistics. She started as faculty in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2010, pursuing research focused on exploring the genetic factors contributing to ethnical differences and the role of gene-environment interactions in the risk of complex diseases, with a specific interest in fibroproliferative disorders that include uterine fibroids and keloids and diseases that disproportionately impact women's reproductive health.