Daniel joined the MGH Institute for Technology Assessment (ITA) in August 2023 as a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Mohammad Jalali. Also, he is part of the Rising Scholars Postdoctoral Program at the University of Virginia. Daniel received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and holds a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes.
His research interests are generally in operations research and, more specifically, in stochastic models and stochastic dynamic programming applied to healthcare. His past research is in data-driven models for improving decision-making in cardiovascular disease, working alongside clinical collaborators at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. His work seeks to develop new frameworks for health equity by considering patients' health disparities in disease prevention policies.