Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Fellowship Directors

Edward R. Marcantonio, M.D., S.M. *

Fellowship Co-Director
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Section Chief of Research, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, BIDMC
Director, Aging Research Program
Recipient of HMS A. Clifford Barger Awards for Excellence in Mentorship

Edward R. Marcantonio, MD MSc is a Professor of Medicine at HMS and Section Chief for Research in the Division of General Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). Dr. Marcantonio is an internationally recognized clinical investigator focused on developing methods to deliver high value care to older adults in multiple settings to improve quality and outcomes, and reduce costs related to delirium and cognitive dysfunction. He currently leads four NIH-funded studies (3 R01’s, 1 P01 project) focused on improving diagnosis of delirium, and testing interventions to reduce delirium and cognitive decline in older adults. His research has been continuously funded for over 25 years by the NIH, AHRQ, and several foundations. He has received national recognition for his research, including the Paul Beeson Physician Scholarship, the American Geriatrics Society Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Clinical Investigation Award, and is an elected member of the Association of American Physicians. Over 70% of Dr. Marcantonio’s research portfolio is directly relevant to primary care. Dr. Marcantonio is also an active clinical general internist/geriatrician.

In addition to leading several career development programs for junior researchers, Dr. Marcantonio has personally mentored over 60 students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty members. Several of his former mentees now lead their own independent research programs, such as Dr. Schonberg. Dr. Marcantonio has received numerous mentoring awards including BIDMC’s Center for Faculty Development's Excellence in Mentoring Award, the HMS A. Clifford Barger Award for Excellence in Mentorship, and currently holds a Mid-Career Mentoring Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) from the National Institute on Aging. He is a Core faculty member of the Clinical Epidemiology Course in the Program of Clinical Effectiveness at HSPH.

Faculty Members

Timothy Anderson, M.D.

Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Aging Research
Pharmacoepidemiology
Health services and utilizations
Cardiovascular outcomes

Roger B. Davis, Sc.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Recipient of HMS A. Clifford Barger Award for Excellence in Mentorship

Health services research
Clinical trials
Clinical epidemiology
Biostatistics

Tom Delbanco, M.D.
Richard and Florence Koplow-James Tullis Professor of General Medicine and Primary Care, Harvard Medical School
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, BIDMC
Co-Founder, OpenNotes

Quality of care
Medical education
Patient education
Health services research

Catherine M. DesRoches, Dr.PH
Member of the Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, BIDMC
Executive Director, OpenNotes

Health services research
Survey research
Health Information technology
Delivery system organization

Mary Beth Hamel, M.D., M.P.H. *
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Executive Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine

Health services research
Clinical decision marking in geriatrics and end-of-life care

Shoshana Herzig, M.D., M.P.H. *
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director of the Hospital Medicine Research Program

Hospital-based pharmacoepidemiology focusing on the association between commonly used medications and nosocomial complications
Interventions to enhance the safety and appropriateness of prescribing in the hospital setting

Stephen Juraschek, M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care

Orthostatic hypertension
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes

Ted Kaptchuk
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Program in Placebo Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for Mind-Body Therapies

Placebo effects
Patient-clinician relationship
Acupuncture and Complementary Therapies

Bruce E. Landon, M.D., M.B.A. *
Professor of Medicine and Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School

Health services research and quality of care
The influence of physician and organizational factors on delivery of health care services
Physician social networks
Improving value of care

Long Ngo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine (Biostatistics), Harvard Medical School

Delirium
Breast cancer
Cardiology
Air pollution
Clinical Trials
Statistical methodology and applications in completing risks
Marginal structure models
Model selection
Longitudinal data analysis
Diagnostic accuracy

Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn, Ph.D.
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care

Delirium
Gerontology
Late life health

Jan Walker, R.N., M.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care
Research Associate Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Co-Founder, OpenNotes

Patients’ perspective on quality of care
Patients’ use of health information technology
Opening records to patients
Preparing professionals to care for the underserved
Qualitative research, including focus groups

Christina Wee, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Obesity Research Program
Recipient of the SGIM Midcareer Research and Mentorship Award and the HMS A. Clifford Barger Award for Excellence in Mentorship

Obesity
Cardiovascular Health
Health Outcomes & Disparities

Gloria Yeh, M.D., M.P.H. *
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Mind-body therapies
Complementary Medicine
Preventive care
Stress management
Cardiopulmonary disease
Clinical trials

* Denotes faculty who have graduated from the Fellowship Program