Paul H. Wise, MD, MPH
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
- Senior Fellow, Academic Units - Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
- Professor (By courtesy), Health Research & Policy
Key Documents
Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 725-5645
Professional Overview
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 Womens 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 Childrens Hospital (2006)
- Susan Packard Orr Lecturer, Lucile Packard Childrens 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)
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 and International Work
- International Work, International
Internet Links
Scientific Focus
Current 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
- Transdisciplinary translational science and the case of preterm birth. J Perinatol. 2013; (4): 251-8
- Emerging technologies and their impact on disability. Future Child. 2012; (1): 169-91
- Predictors of hospitalization after an emergency department visit for California youths with psychiatric disorders. Psychiatr Serv. 2012; (9): 896-905
- The association between insurance status and emergency department disposition of injured California children. Acad Emerg Med. 2012; (5): 541-51
- The morality of saved lives. Am J Bioeth. 2012; (12): 1-2
- Integrity matters: recapturing the relevance of general academic pediatrics. Acad Pediatr. 2011 Mar-Apr; (2): 123-7
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