Paul H. Wise, MD, MPH

Administrative Appointments

• Richard E. Behrman Professor of Child Health and Society, Stanford University , (2005– present )
• Director, Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention , (2004– present )
• Vice-Chief, Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital , (2003– 2004 )
• Director, Social and Health Policy Research, Boston Medical Center , (1996– 2003 )
• Director, Harvard Institute for Reproductive and Child Health, Harvard Medical School , (1992– 1996 )
• Director, Emergency and Primary Care Services, Children's Hospital, Boston , (1981– 1985 )

Honors and Awards

• George A. Silver Memorial Lecture, George Washington University School of Medicine (2007)
• 2006 Hugh and Alison Westgate Award in Justice and International Pediatrics, Minnesota Children’s Hospital (2006)
• Susan Packard Orr Lecturer, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (2006)
• A.B. awarded summa cum laude,, Cornell University (1974)
• Charles L. Horn Prize for Leadership in Medicine, Cornell University Medical College (1978)
• Young Professional Award,, American Public Health Association (1988)
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt Award, The March of Dimes (1995)
• Richard and Millie Brock Award for Contributions to Pediatrics, New York Academy of Medicine (2001)
• Anne E. Dyson Memorial Award Visiting Professor, University Rochester School of Medicine (2002)
• William Root Lecturer and AOA Visiting Professor, Kansas University School of Medicine (2003)

Professional Education

• A.B., Cornell University Latin American Studies (1974)
• M.D., Cornell Univ Medical College Medicine (1978)
• M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health General Studies (1978)

Community & International Work

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Web Site Links

• CHP/PCOR Research Profile

Research Interests

He is a health policy and outcomes researcher whose work has focused on children's health; health-outcomes disparities by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status; the interaction of genetics and the environment as these factors influence child and maternal health; and the impact of medical technology on disparities in health outcomes.

Publications

• The rebirth of pediatrics. Wise PH,  Pediatrics.  2009; 123 (1): 413-6
• Transforming preconceptional, prenatal, and interconceptional care into a comprehensive commitment to women's health. Wise PH,  Womens Health Issues.  2008 Nov-Dec; 18 (6 Suppl): S13-8
• Variability in pediatric utilization of trauma facilities in California: 1999 to 2005. Wang NE,  Saynina O, Kuntz-Duriseti K, Mahlow P, Wise PH.  Ann Emerg Med.  2008; 52 (6): 607-15
• The relationship of immigrant status with access, utilization, and health status for children with asthma. Javier JR,  Wise PH, Mendoza FS.  Ambul Pediatr.  2007 Nov-Dec; 7 (6): 421-30
• The UNICEF report on child well-being. Wise PH,  Blair ME.  Ambul Pediatr.  2007 Jul-Aug; 7 (4): 265-6
• Inhalational, gastrointestinal, and cutaneous anthrax in children: a systematic review of cases: 1900 to 2005. Bravata DM,  Holty JE, Wang E, Lewis R, Wise PH, McDonald KM, Owens DK.  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med.  2007; 161 (9): 896-905
• Trauma center utilization for children in California 1998-2004: trends and areas for further analysis. Wang NE,  Chan J, Mahlow P, Wise PH.  Acad Emerg Med.  2007; 14 (4): 309-15
• The future pediatrician: the challenge of chronic illness. Wise PH,  J Pediatr.  2007; 151 (5 Suppl): S6-10
• Creating an analytic voice in the policy storm. Wise PH,  Chamberlain L.  Ambul Pediatr.  2005 Jan-Feb; 5 (1): 45-6
• The transformation of child health in the United States. Wise PH,  Health Aff (Millwood).  2004 Sep-Oct; 23 (5): 9-25
• The anatomy of a disparity in infant mortality. Wise PH,  Annu Rev Public Health.  2003; 24 341-62
• Framework as metaphor: the promise and peril of MCH life-course perspectives. Wise PH,  Matern Child Health J.  2003; 7 (3): 151-6
• The State Children's Health Insurance Program: effective but vulnerable. Wise PH,  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med.  2002; 156 (12): 1175-6
• Knowledge of welfare reform program provisions among families of children with chronic conditions. Smith LA,  Wise PH, Wampler NS.  Am J Public Health.  2002; 92 (2): 228-30
• Maternal cigarette smoking, metabolic gene polymorphism, and infant birth weight. Wang X,  Zuckerman B, Pearson C, Kaufman G, Chen C, Wang G, Niu T, Wise PH, Bauchner H, Xu X.  JAMA.  2002; 287 (2): 195-202
• Welfare, women, and children: it's time for doctors to speak out. Chavkin W,  Wise PH, Romero D.  J Am Med Womens Assoc.  2002; 57 (1): 3-4, 10
• Women's health after pregnancy and child outcomes at age 3 years: a prospective cohort study. Kahn RS,  Zuckerman B, Bauchner H, Homer CJ, Wise PH.  Am J Public Health.  2002; 92 (8): 1312-8
• The data are in: health matters in welfare policy. Chavkin W,  Wise PH.  Am J Public Health.  2002; 92 (9): 1392-5
• Relationships between welfare status, health insurance status, and health and medical care among children with asthma. Wood PR,  Smith LA, Romero D, Bradshaw P, Wise PH, Chavkin W.  Am J Public Health.  2002; 92 (9): 1446-52
• Employment barriers among welfare recipients and applicants with chronically ill children. Smith LA,  Romero D, Wood PR, Wampler NS, Chavkin W, Wise PH.  Am J Public Health.  2002; 92 (9): 1453-7
• Chronic illness among poor children enrolled in the temporary assistance for needy families program. Wise PH,  Wampler NS, Chavkin W, Romero D.  Am J Public Health.  2002; 92 (9): 1458-61
• Welfare to work? Impact of maternal health on employment. Romero D,  Chavkin W, Wise PH, Smith LA, Wood PR.  Am J Public Health.  2002; 92 (9): 1462-8
• State welfare reform policies and maternal and child health services: a national study. Romero D,  Chavkin W, Wise PH, Hess CA, VanLandeghem K.  Matern Child Health J.  2001; 5 (3): 199-206
• Antibiotics without prescription: "bacterial or medical resistance"? Bauchner H,  Wise PH.  Lancet.  2000; 355 (9214): 1480
• The impact of managed care insurance on use of lower-mortality hospitals by children undergoing cardiac surgery in California. Erickson LC,  Wise PH, Cook EF, Beiser A, Newburger JW.  Pediatrics.  2000; 105 (6): 1271-8
• State income inequality, household income, and maternal mental and physical health: cross sectional national survey. Kahn RS,  Wise PH, Kennedy BP, Kawachi I.  BMJ.  2000; 321 (7272): 1311-5
• State welfare reform policies and declines in health insurance. Chavkin W,  Romero D, Wise PH.  Am J Public Health.  2000; 90 (6): 900-8
• Implications of welfare reform for child health: emerging challenges for clinical practice and policy. Smith LA,  Wise PH, Chavkin W, Romero D, Zuckerman B.  Pediatrics.  2000; 106 (5): 1117-25
• Efficacy and justice: the importance of medical research and tertiary care to social disparities in infant mortality. Wise PH,  J Perinatol.  1999; 19 (6 Pt 2): S24-7
• The scope of unmet maternal health needs in pediatric settings. Kahn RS,  Wise PH, Finkelstein JA, Bernstein HH, Lowe JA, Homer CJ.  Pediatrics.  1999; 103 (3): 576-81
• Implementation of Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR): experience from the national Healthy Start program. Baltay M,  McCormick MC, Wise PH.  Matern Child Health J.  1999; 3 (3): 141-50
• Policies towards pregnancy and addiction. Sticks without carrots. Chavkin W,  Wise PH, Elman D.  Ann N Y Acad Sci.  1998; 846 335-40
• National survey of the states: policies and practices regarding drug-using pregnant women. Chavkin W,  Breitbart V, Elman D, Wise PH.  Am J Public Health.  1998; 88 (1): 117-9
• Topics for our times: welfare reform and women's health. Wise PH,  Elman D.  Am J Public Health.  1998; 88 (7): 1017-8
• Home uterine activity monitoring in the prevention of very low birth weight. Kempe A,  Sachs BP, Ricciotti H, Sobol AM, Wise PH.  Public Health Rep.  1997 Sep-Oct; 112 (5): 433-9
• Fertility therapy and the risk of very low birth weight. McElrath TF,  Wise PH.  Obstet Gynecol.  1997; 90 (4 Pt 1): 600-5
• War experiences and distress symptoms of Bosnian children. Goldstein RD,  Wampler NS, Wise PH.  Pediatrics.  1997; 100 (5): 873-8
• The first injustice: socioeconomic disparities, health services technology, and infant mortality. Gortmaker SL,  Wise PH.  Annu Rev Sociol.  1997; 23 147-70
• Mandatory testing of pregnant women and newborns: HIV, drug use, and welfare policy. Chavkin W,  Elman D, Wise PH.  Fordham Urban Law J.  1997; 24 (4): 749-55
• Ethics in context. Chavkin W,  Wise PH.  Am J Obstet Gynecol.  1997; 176 (3): 732-3
• Inadequate hepatitis B vaccination of adolescents and adults at an urban community health center. Sharfstein J,  Wise PH.  J Natl Med Assoc.  1997; 89 (2): 86-92
• Risk status at discharge and cause of death for postneonatal infant deaths: a total population study. Kempe A,  Wise PH, Wampler NS, Cole FS, Wallace H, Dickinson C, Rinehart H, Lezotte DC, Beaty B.  Pediatrics.  1997; 99 (3): 338-44
• Maternal and infant health: effects of moderate reductions in postpartum length of stay. Mandl KD,  Brennan TA, Wise PH, Tronick EZ, Homer CJ.  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med.  1997; 151 (9): 915-21
• Racial disparities in outcomes of military and civilian births in California. Barfield WD,  Wise PH, Rust FP, Rust KJ, Gould JB, Gortmaker SL.  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med.  1996; 150 (10): 1062-7
• The influence of the wider use of surfactant therapy on neonatal mortality among blacks and whites. Hamvas A,  Wise PH, Yang RK, Wampler NS, Noguchi A, Maurer MM, Walentik CA, Schramm WF, Cole FS.  N Engl J Med.  1996; 334 (25): 1635-40
• The importance of extreme prematurity and low birthweight to US neonatal mortality patterns: implications for prenatal care and women's health. Wise PH,  Wampler N, Barfield W.  J Am Med Womens Assoc.  1995 Sep-Oct; 50 (5): 152-5
• Child Beauty, Child Rights and the Devaluation of Women. Wise PH,  Health Hum Rights.  1995; 1 (4): 472-476
• Mortality rates among 15- to 44-year-old women in Boston: looking beyond reproductive status. Katz ME,  Holmes MD, Power KL, Wise PH.  Am J Public Health.  1995; 85 (8 Pt 1): 1135-8
• The impact of extreme prematurity and congenital anomalies on the interpretation of international comparisons of infant mortality. Sachs BP,  Fretts RC, Gardner R, Hellerstein S, Wampler NS, Wise PH.  Obstet Gynecol.  1995; 85 (6): 941-6
• The accessibility of drug treatment for pregnant women: a survey of programs in five cities. Breitbart V,  Chavkin W, Wise PH.  Am J Public Health.  1994; 84 (10): 1658-61
• What you measure is what you get: prenatal care and women's health. Wise PH,  Am J Public Health.  1994; 84 (9): 1374-5
• Finding common ground: the necessity of an integrated agenda for women's and children's health. Chavkin W,  Breitbart V, Wise PH.  J Law Med Ethics.  1994; 22 (3): 262-9; discussion 270-1
• Health care reform and the special needs of children. Perrin JM,  Kahn RS, Bloom SR, Davidson S, Guyer B, Hollinshead W, Richmond JB, Walker DK, Wise PH.  Pediatrics.  1994; 93 (3): 504-6
• Confronting racial disparities in infant mortality: reconciling science and politics. Wise PH,  Am J Prev Med.  1993 Nov-Dec; 9 (6 Suppl): 7-16
• Infant mortality. McCormick MC,  Wise PH.  Curr Opin Pediatr.  1993; 5 (5): 552-7
• Clinical determinants of the racial disparity in very low birth weight. Kempe A,  Wise PH, Barkan SE, Sappenfield WM, Sachs B, Gortmaker SL, Sobol AM, First LR, Pursley D, Rinehart H.  N Engl J Med.  1992; 327 (14): 969-73
• Noise or fugue: seeking the logic of child health indicators. Wise PH,  Lowe JA.  Ment Retard.  1992; 30 (6): 323-9
• Infant mortality as a social mirror. Wise PH,  Pursley DM.  N Engl J Med.  1992; 326 (23): 1558-60
• From the Surgeon General, US Public Health Service. Novello AC,  Clinton JJ, Wise PH, Mitchell WI.  JAMA.  1991; 266 (6): 770
• Hispanic health: time for data, time for action. Novello AC,  Wise PH, Kleinman DV.  JAMA.  1991; 265 (2): 253-5
• From the Surgeon General, US Public Health Service. Novello AC,  Wise PH, Kleinman DV, Orenstein WA, Sepe SI.  JAMA.  1991; 265 (11): 1364
• Poverty, technology and recent trends in the United States infant mortality rate. Wise PH,  Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol.  1990; 4 (4): 390-401
• Bacteremia in an ambulatory setting. Improved outcome in children treated with antibiotics. Woods ER,  Merola JL, Bithoney WG, Spivak H, Wise PH.  Am J Dis Child.  1990; 144 (11): 1195-9
• Final report of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Work Group on pediatric human immunodeficiency virus infection and disease: content and implications. Novello AC,  Wise PH, Willoughby A, Pizzo PA.  Pediatrics.  1989; 84 (3): 547-55
• What do regional variations in the rates of hospitalization of children really mean? Wise PH,  Eisenberg L.  N Engl J Med.  1989; 320 (18): 1209-11
• Interpretation of indices of fetal pulmonary maturity by gestational age. VanMarter LJ,  Berwick DM, Torday J, Frigoletto FD, Wise PH, Epstein MF.  Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol.  1988; 2 (4): 360-4
• Poverty and child health. Wise PH,  Meyers A.  Pediatr Clin North Am.  1988; 35 (6): 1169-86
• Infant mortality increase despite high access to tertiary care: an evolving relationship among infant mortality, health care, and socioeconomic change. Wise PH,  First LR, Lamb GA, Kotelchuck M, Chen DW, Ewing A, Hersee H, Rideout J.  Pediatrics.  1988; 81 (4): 542-8
• Midwifery and medicine in America. The struggle for justice in infant health. Richmond JB,  Wise PH.  J Nurse Midwifery.  1986 Sep-Oct; 31 (5): 219-23
• The impact of 'Bottle Bill' legislation on the incidence of lacerations in childhood. Baker MD,  Moore SE, Wise PH.  Am J Public Health.  1986; 76 (10): 1243-4
• Racial and socioeconomic disparities in childhood mortality in Boston. Wise PH,  Kotelchuck M, Wilson ML, Mills M.  N Engl J Med.  1985; 313 (6): 360-6
• Evaluation of the febrile child under 2 years of age. McGravey A,  Wise PH.  J Emerg Med.  1984; 1 (4): 299-305
• Ethics and the ED nurse: triage in emergency services. Hanson M,  Wise PH, Robbins D.  J Emerg Nurs.  1981 May-Jun; 7 (3): 118-9
• Flow-volume loops in newborn infants. Wise PH,  Krauss AN, Waldman S, Auld PA.  Crit Care Med.  1980; 8 (2): 61-3