Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil
Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil is an Associate Director of the Smith Center for Outcomes Research, as well as a cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and the Associate Program Director of the Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship. He is also the Section Head of Health Policy and Equity at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research and the Clinical Lead of High Value Care at the Center for Health Care Delivery Science at BIDMC. Dr. Wadhera is the PI of two R01 grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a R01 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), an AHA Established Investigator Award, and a grant from the Donaghue Foundation. His research program is primarily funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other extramural grants.
Our Work
Research conducted in the Health Policy & Equity Section combines the use of real-world data with advanced statistical, econometric, and epidemiological methods to answer questions related to healthcare access, quality and value, and population health, with a focus on cardiovascular outcomes. The work has explored how state and federal health policies - particularly those enacted under the Affordable Care Act and the Inflation Reduction Act - impact care delivery, clinical outcomes, and health equity. Work in this section is commonly published in high-impact journals such as NEJM, JAMA, and BMJ.
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Our Research Team
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- RT @pash22: @nature_sabine @NHSuk @NHSEngland @markhollings41 @thetimes @medicalmodelbri @DrSteveTaylor ... And we all know what a disaster…
- RT @JeremyAdlerMD: Further evidence healthcare should not be for profit. Patient care and patient experience worsened. Changes in Patient…
- RT @rkwadhera: The rapid growth of private equity in health care has attracted widespread attention & concern Our new @JAMA_current study…