New school name coming this fall

Beginning September 1, the name of our school will change from MGH Institute of Health Professions to Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions. Learn more.

Pedram Safari is a mathematician by training and an educator by career. He received his PhD from Columbia University in NY in 2000 and has worked at a variety of institutions on 3 different continents ever since. Most recently, he has been a visiting fellow/scholar at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) at Harvard University, as well as a preceptor of mathematics for social sciences at Harvard's department of government and a lecturer and research associate at the mathematics department. Pedram has taught to a variety of audiences and has received a Certificate of Teaching Excellence from Harvard’s Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. He also has a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration and has worked with professionals in various fields, such as government, economics and finance, education, psychology, neuroscience, and public health.

  • PhD, Columbia University, New York

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