MEET OUR FELLOWS

Jennifer Bayly, M.D.
Site: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship Year: 2
Research Interests:
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Impact of structural and social determinants of health on chronic disease health inequities
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Public health policy, healthcare policy
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Community-based participatory research

Eden Bernstein, M.D.
Site: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship Year: 2
Research Interests:
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Treatment of alcohol use disorder in primary care
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Health outcomes related to alcohol use disorder and effectiveness of pharmacotherapy
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Understanding factors that influence variability in physician behaviors and clinical decision-making

Catherine Hwang, M.D., M.S.
Site: Brigham and Women's Hospital - Division of Pharmacoepidemiology
Fellowship Year: 2
Research Interests:
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Improve access, affordability, and adherence to prescription medicines
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Investigate the impact of regulatory policies on physician prescribing behavior
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Examine patient, provider, insurer, and health systems factors that affect medication utilization

Daniel Nelson, M.D., M.P.P.
Site: Department of Population Medicine
Fellowship Year: 2
Research Interests:
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State-level policy decisions about Medicaid, including insurance benefit design, eligibility, and delivery system reform
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Barriers to enrollment and renewal of health insurance
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Use of econometric techniques to evaluate policy changes

Emily Lupez, M.D., M.P.H.
Site: Cambridge Health Alliance
Fellowship Year: 2
Research Interests:
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Health inequities in vulnerable populations
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Social determinants of health and access to care
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Chronic disease and preventative care

George Karandinos, M.D., Ph.D.
Site: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship Year: 1
Research Interests:
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Urban poverty, gun violence, incarceration, substance use and disability
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Understanding the social determinants shaping unequal risk environments responsible for health disparities by race, ethnicity, geography and socioeconomic status
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Mixed methods research design combining statistical analysis with ethnographic fieldwork

Yingfei Wu, M.D., M.P.H.

Miguel Linares, M.D., M.P.H.
Site: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fellowship Year: 1
Research Interests:
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System barriers that prevent equitable care of patients with a non-English language preference
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Pharmacoequity in chronic kidney disease
Site: Massachusetts General Hospital:
Fellowship Year: 1
Research Interests:
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Chronic disease prevention and management especially in vulnerable populations
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Health inequities and barriers to healthcare
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Clinical trials involving community based interventions