About HMX
HMX offers a unique
approach to online learning
in medical education.
HMX courses have been envisioned and created by a highly skilled interdisciplinary team of Harvard Medical School educators and creative professionals. Together we craft curricula focused on bringing medical science concepts to life via real-world and clinical applications.
We apply the science of learning and best practices in biomedical visualization to guide the development of our courses. Our goal is to help learners focus on the understanding and application of key scientific principles, with interactive lessons and regular assessments to ensure content mastery.
Since HMX launched in 2016, we’ve delivered these unique courses to a growing number of students and professionals around the world.
What We Offer
Our courses cover key areas of medicine, from foundational science to advanced topics that are changing health care. See all available courses in our HMX Fundamentals and HMX Pro series.
Who It’s For
Learners at all levels have taken HMX courses to get ahead in their education and careers.
See what some of them have to say about the experience.
Listen In
HMX courses are designed to facilitate learning for a variety of applications. In the Learning Paths podcast, we explore educational motivations and experiences through conversations with health care students, teachers, and professionals.
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The HMX team
Michael J. Parker, MD
Associate Dean for Online Learning / Faculty Director of HMX / Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Joanne H. Muller, MA, CMI
Director of Creative Media
Sophia P. Snyder
Director of Operations, Finance, and Marketing
Jackie Kustan, MA
Senior Medical & Scientific Illustrator/Animator
Safiya Bobb
Operations Manager
Ben Rubenstein, MA
Senior Marketing Manager
Kate McDonnell-Dowling, PhD
Lecturer in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology / Pharmacology Curriculum Lead
Claire Stone
Senior Operations Coordinator
Matt Bunch
Principal Software Engineer
Dorothy Fatunmbi, MS
Medical & Scientific Illustrator/Animator
Marysa Angelli
Operations Assistant
Andrew Pike, PhD
Lecturer in Immunology / Curriculum Fellow in Online Learning
YeaRim Oh
Curriculum Coordinator
Nicholas Bucher
Front-End Interactive Developer
Lauren McHale
Coordinator for Institutional and Corporate Relations
Enrique Caballero, MD
Faculty Director of Institutional and Corporate Relations
Katie Yost, MS, CMI
Senior Medical & Scientific Illustrator/Animator
Caity Anderson, PhD
Research Associate in Genetics / Curriculum Fellow in Online Learning
Hannah Kilfoye, MS
Operations Coordinator
Harriett Gabbidon
Online Course Delivery Support Specialist
Dahye Kim
Online Course Delivery Support Specialist
Douglass McLean
Producer
Andy Twomey, MA
UI Designer
Jamie DeMotts
Educational Video Editor
Benjamin Reichman
Post Producer
Esther Ng, MS
Senior Medical & Scientific Illustrator/Animator
Faculty
Physiology
PRIMARY FACULTY
Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD
Ellen and Melvin Gordon Professor of Medicine and Medical Education, Harvard Medical School
Michael J. Parker, MD
Associate Dean for Online Learning / Faculty Director of HMX / Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Melanie Hoenig, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Nephrologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Barbara LeVarge, MD
Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Pulmonologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (former)
Duane Pinto, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Interventional Cardiologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Genetics
PRIMARY FACULTY
Christine DeGennaro, PhD
Course Lead
Lecturer in Genetics, Harvard Medical School (former)
Robert Green, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Geneticist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Carrie Blout, MS, CGC, LGC
Senior Genetic Counselor, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Calum MacRae, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Cardiologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jonathan Picker, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Medical Geneticist, Boston Children’s Hospital
Huma Rana, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Medical Geneticist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Immunology
PRIMARY FACULTY
Andrew Lichtman, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School
Marshall Thomas, PhD
Lecturer in Genetics, Harvard Medical School (former)
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Jules Dienstag, MD
Carl W. Walter Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Gastroenterologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Keith Flaherty, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Hematologist/ Oncologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Joseph Merola, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School / Dermatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
David Sloane, MD
Instructor, Harvard Medical School / Allergist and Immunologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Biochemistry
PRIMARY FACULTY
Kevin Bonham, PhD
Course Lead
Lecturer in Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School (former)
Ole-Petter (“OP”) Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Endocrinologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Marie E. McDonnell, MD
Lecturer on Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Endocrinologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Eli Miloslavsky, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Rheumatologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Pharmacology
PRIMARY FACULTY
Kate McDonnell-Dowling, PhD
Course Lead
Lecturer in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School / Pharmacology Curriculum Lead, HMX
James P. Rathmell, MD
Primary Clinical Faculty
Leroy D. Vandam Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School / Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
David E. Golan, MD, PhD
Primary Advising Faculty
Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School /
Dean for Research Operations and Global Programs, Harvard Medical School /
George R. Minot Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Nikhil C. Munshi, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Pritesh Topiwala, MD
Instructor in Anesthesia, Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Cancer Genomics and Precision Oncology
PRIMARY FACULTY
Christine DeGennaro, PhD
Course Lead
Lecturer in Genetics, Harvard Medical School (former)
Marios Giannakis, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Robert Green, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Geneticist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Carrie Blout, MS, CGC, LGC
Senior Genetic Counselor, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
George Demetri, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
William Hahn, MD, PhD
William Rosenberg Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
William Kaelin, MD
Sidney Farber Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Tali Mazor, PhD
Computational Biologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Matthew Meyerson, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Jonathan Nowak, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Molecular Pathologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Huma Rana, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Medical Geneticist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Alice Shaw, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Thoracic Oncologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Lynette Sholl, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School / Pathologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Immuno-oncology
PRIMARY FACULTY
Andrew Lichtman, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School
Andrew Pike, PhD
Lecturer in Immunology, Harvard Medical School / Curriculum Fellow in Online Learning
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Keith Flaherty, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Hematologist/ Oncologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Gordon Freeman, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Timothy Graubert, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Hematologist/Oncologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
F. Stephen Hodi, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Marcela Maus, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Hematologist/Oncologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Nikhil C. Munshi, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Lynette Sholl, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School / Pathologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Scott Rodig, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School / Pathologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Genetics – Essentials
PRIMARY FACULTY
Christine DeGennaro, PhD
Course Lead
Lecturer in Genetics, Harvard Medical School (former)
Robert Green, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Geneticist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Carrie Blout, MS, CGC, LGC
Senior Genetic Counselor, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
George Church, PhD
Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School / Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School
Isaac (“Zak”) Kohane, MD, PhD
Marion V. Nelson Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School / Lawrence J. Henderson Professor of Pediatrics and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School
Calum MacRae, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Cardiologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Heidi Rehm, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School / Chief Genomics Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital
Pharmacology – Essentials
PRIMARY FACULTY
Kate McDonnell-Dowling, PhD
Course Lead
Lecturer in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School / Pharmacology Curriculum Lead, HMX
James P. Rathmell, MD
Primary Clinical Faculty
Leroy D. Vandam Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School / Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
David E. Golan, MD, PhD
Primary Advising Faculty
Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School / Dean for Research Operations and Global Programs, Harvard Medical School /
George R. Minot Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, ObsEva SA / Harvard Medical School alumna
Nikhil C. Munshi, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Vishal Patel, PhD
Chief of Staff, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research / Harvard Medical School alumnus
Peter Sorger, PhD
Otto Krayer Professor of Systems Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School
Pritesh Topiwala, MD
Instructor in Anesthesia, Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Novel Therapies for Chronic Inflammation, Autoimmunity, and Allergy
PRIMARY FACULTY
Andrew Lichtman, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School
Andrew Pike, PhD
Lecturer in Immunology, Harvard Medical School / Curriculum Fellow in Online Learning
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Michael Dougan, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Gastroenterologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Aidan Long, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Allergist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Joseph Merola, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School / Dermatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Deepak Rao, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Rheumatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Michael Weinblatt, MD
John R. Riedman Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Rheumatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Genetic Testing and Sequencing Technologies
PRIMARY FACULTY
Caity Anderson, PhD
Course Lead
Research Associate in Genetics, Harvard Medical School / Curriculum Fellow in Online Learning
David Miller, MD, PhD
Primary Clinical Faculty
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School / Medical Geneticist, Boston Children’s Hospital
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Mark Daly, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Geneticist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Christine DeGennaro, PhD
Lecturer in Genetics, Harvard Medical School (former)
Amit Khera, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Cardiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Cynthia Morton, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School / Medical Geneticist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Anne O’Donnell Luria, MD, PhD
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School / Medical Geneticist, Boston Children’s Hospital
Michelle Pacione, EdM, MS, LCGC
Genetic Counselor, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Timothy Yu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School / Neurologist, Boston Children’s Hospital
Drug Delivery
PRIMARY FACULTY
Kate McDonnell-Dowling, PhD
Course Lead
Lecturer in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School / Pharmacology Curriculum Lead, HMX
Daniel Kohane, MD, PhD
Primary Faculty
Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School / Pediatric Critical Care Physician, Boston Children’s Hospital
Philip Cole, MD, PhD
Primary Advising Faculty
Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School / Senior Investigator, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Michael Agus, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School / Pediatric Endocrinologist and Pediatric Critical Care Physician, Boston Children’s Hospital
Katharine Garvey, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School / Pediatric Endocrinologist, Boston Children’s Hospital
Ana Jaklenec, PhD
Research Scientist and Principal Investigator, MIT
Jeffrey Karp, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Robert Langer, ScD
David H. Koch Institute Professor, MIT / Faculty, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Xueguang Lu, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MIT
Morteza Sarmadi, MSc
PhD candidate, MIT
Garry Steil, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School / Physiologist and Research Engineer, Boston Children’s Hospital
C. Giovanni Traverso, MB, BChir, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Gastroenterologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS
Yang Li, PhD
Research Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital
Wei Zhang, PhD
Instructor in Anesthesiology, Boston Children’s Hospital
Vaccines and Viral Immunology
PRIMARY FACULTY
Andrew Lichtman, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School
Andrew Pike, PhD
Primary Advising Faculty
Lecturer in Immunology, Harvard Medical School / Curriculum Fellow in Online Learning
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Galit Alter, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dan Barouch, MD, PhD
William Bosworth Castle Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jules Dienstag, MD
Carl W. Walter Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Gastroenterologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Stephen C. Harrison, PhD
Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Professor of Basic Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School
Kathryn E. Stephenson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Bruce Walker, MD
Phillip T. and Susan M. Ragon Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
HMX Moderators
Elliot Akama-Garren
Harvard Medical School student
MD/PhD Candidate, 2025
Michael Chang
Harvard Medical School student
MD Candidate, 2021
Juli Coraor
Harvard Medical School student
MD/PhD Candidate, 2024
Carlos Donado
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Ameya Kirtane
Instructor in Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Gha Young Lee
Harvard Medical School student
MD Candidate, 2024
Giulia Notarangelo
Biological and Biomedical Sciences,
Harvard Medical School
PhD Candidate
Paris Pallis
Immunology,
Harvard Medical School
PhD Candidate
Michael Poeschla
Harvard Medical School student
MD/PhD candidate, 2027
Mengting Qiu
Harvard Medical School student
MD Candidate, 2023
Jordan Said
Harvard Medical School student
MD Candidate, 2021
Priya Shah
Harvard Medical School student
MD Candidate, 2022
Jillian F. Wise, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Visiting Scholar
University of Oslo / Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School / Broad Institute
