Dr. Susan Gaeta is an Associate Professor, Patient Safety and Quality Officer for the Department of Emergency Medicine, and Chair of Inpatient Clinical Informatics at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She previously served for 10 years as an Intensivist in the Department of Critical Care and Respiratory Care. Her work focuses on quality improvement, particularly in sepsis management and advance care planning (ACP). Her collaborative research spans multiple departments, addressing sepsis and ACP immunotherapy-related adverse events among emergency center patients.
Dr. Gaeta has a longstanding commitment to leadership and service. She has held roles such as medical school class president and Northern California coordinator of the Chicano Latino Medical Association. Dedicated to supporting the Latino community, she has volunteered at health fairs, student-run clinics at UC Davis, and mentored students pursuing careers in healthcare and STEM. She is also a proud single parent of a son who graduated from George Washington University in May 2025.