Dr. Gareth Parry, PhD, is a biostatistician at the Health Evaluation Research Lab within the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance. He serves as the Analytics Lead for the Bipolar Action Network, a national learning health network. His research focuses on learning health systems, health care delivery improvement, implementation initiatives, and safety and quality measures. He has a substantial record of peer-reviewed publications and has led or co-led numerous grant awards.

Dr. Parry developed the Clinical Risk Index for Babies (CRIB) score, which was recognized as a Scientific Achievement of the Year by the UK Medical Research Council in 1994. He also established the Pediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet) in the United Kingdom and published the CRIB II update. His recent research includes evaluating the impact of value-based payment models on mental health care access, suicide risk in youth, and applying machine learning to identify patients at risk for opioid overdose in emergency departments.

Dr. Parry previously chaired the Annual Scientific Symposium for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). He teaches biostatistics for the Harvard Global Clinical Scholars program. He earned his Ph.D. in Health Services Research from the University of Dundee.