Research Faculty and Fellows


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Primary Faculty

Edward R. Marcantonio, MD, SM
Section Chief for Research

Research Interests:

  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • Delirium, Cognitive Function
  • Outcomes of Hospitalization and Surgery in Older Adults
Edward R. Marcantonio, MD

Kenneth J. Mukamal, MD, MPH
Associate Section Chief for Research

Research Interests:

  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Alcohol Consumption
Kenneth Mukamal, MD, MPH

Mara A. Schonberg, MD, MPH
Director, General Medicine Fellowship

Research Interests:

  • Patient Decision Making
  • Women's Health
  • Gerontology

Mara Schonberg, MD

Gloria Y. Yeh, MD, MPH
Director, HMS Research Fellowship in Integrative Medicine

Research Interests:

  • Complementary and Integrative Health
  • Mind-Body Mechanisms
  • Cardiopulmonary Health

Gloria Yeh, MD

Shoshana J. Herzig, MD, MPH
Associate Chief of Hospital Medicine for Academic Affairs
Director of Hospital Medicine Research

Research Interests:

  • Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Medication Utilization
  • Physician Decision Making
Shoshana Herzig, MD

Sigal K. Bell, MD
Director of Patient Safety and Discovery, OpenNotes

Research Interests:

  • Transparency
  • Patient Safety

Sigal Bell, MD

Roger B. Davis, ScD
Associate Director of Biostatistics, Division of General Medicine

Research Interests:

  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology

Roger Davis, ScD

Tom L. Delbanco, MD
Co-Founder, OpenNotes

Research Interests:

  • Transparency
  • Patient Safety
Tom L. Delbanco, MD

Cait M. DesRoches, DrPH
Executive Director, OpenNotes;
Co-Director, General Medicine Faculty Scholarship

Research Interests:

  • Transparency
  • Patient Safety

Cait DesRoches, DrPH

Stephen P. Juraschek, MD, PhD
Research Director, Hypertension Center at Healthcare Associates

Research Interests:

  • Hypertension & Orthostatic Hypotension
  • Diet & Nutrition
  • Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology & Prevention Trials

Stephen Juraschek, MD

Ted J. Kaptchuk
Director, Program in Placebo Studies & Therapeutic Encounter

Research Interests:

  • Placebo Effects
  • Asian & Traditional Medicine

Ted Kaptchuk

Kristen M. Kraemer, PhD

Research Interests:

  • Health Behavior Change
  • Mind-Body Interventions
  • Emotional Health in Chronic Illness

Kristen Kraemer, PhD

Long H. Ngo, PhD
Director of Biostatistics, Division of General Medicine

Research Interests:

  • Air Pollution and Health
  • Geriatrics
  • Longitudinal Analysis & Semiparametric Modeling
  • Model Selection
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Competing Risks
  • Bayesian Methods

Long Ngo, PhD

Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, PhD, MPH, RN, FNP-BC

Research Interests:

  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Hypertension
  • Wearable Devices

Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, PhD

Todd Pollack MD, FIDSA
Medical Director, The Partnership for Health Advancement in Vietnam

Research Interests

  • Global Health
  • Health Systems Strengthening
  • Quality Improvement
  • Health Equity and Access
  • HIV & Viral Hepatitis
  • Medical Education
 

Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn, PhD

Research Interests:

  • Delirium
  • Gerontology
  • Late Life Health

Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn, PhD

Janice D. Walker, RN, MBA
Co-Founder, OpenNotes

Research Interests:

  • Patient Perspectives on Quality of Care
  • Health Information Technology
  • Care of the Underserved

Janice Walker, RN

Mingyu Zhang, PhD, MHS

Research Interests:

  • Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Hypertension
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Microbiome and Metabolomics
Mingyu Zhang, PhD, MHS 

Affiliated Faculty



Timothy S. Anderson, MD

Research Interests:

  • Aging research
  • Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Health services & utilization
  • Cardiovascular outcomes
  • Conflicts of interest
Dr. Anderson
Mary Beth E. Hamel, MD, MPH
Executive Editor, New England Journal of Medicine

Research Interests:

  • Patient Decision Making
  • End of Life Care
  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Mary Beth E. Hamel

Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA MSc

Research Interests:

  • Health Care Policy
  • Health Services

Bruce Landon

Ellen P. McCarthy, PhD, MPH

Research Interests:

  • Health Disparities
  • Cancer Outcomes
  • Palliative Care

Ellen McCarthy, PhD

Stephen F. O'Neill, BCD, JD
Mental Health Liaison, OpenNotes

Research Interests:

  • Transparency
  • Patient Safety
Stephen O'Neill
Russell S. Phillips, MD
Director, HMS Center for Primary Care

Research Interests:

  • Primary Care Innovation
  • End of Life Care
  • Integrative Medicine
Russell Phillips
Christina C. Wee, MD, MPH
Senior Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine

Research Interests:

  • Obesity
  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Outcomes & Disparities
Christina Wee

Fellows and Scholars