Mark Hlatky, MD

Professor of Health Policy, of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), Emeritus

Academic Appointments

Professor Emeritus-Hourly, Health Policy
Member, Cardiovascular Institute
Member, Stanford Cancer Institute

Administrative Appointments

Chair, Department of Health Research and Policy (1996 - 2003)
Director, Health Services Research Masters Degree Program (1989 - 2019)
Director, Stanford-Kaiser Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Center (2008 - 2013)

Honors & Awards

Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award, Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, American Heart Association (2014)
Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association (2014)
Distinguished Scientist Award, American College of Cardiology (2015)

Projects

EPOCH Study (Effect of Preeclampsia on Cardiovascular Health), Stanford University School of Medicine, and the Danish National Biobank (Statens Serum Institut)
This project will enroll 3 cohorts of women, and measure biomarkers that may explain the association of preeclampsia early in life with an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease later in life

Location

Stanford University School of Medicine

Collaborators
- Gary Shaw, NICU Nurses Professor and Professor (Research), by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy (Epidemiology) and of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine), Stanford University School of Medicine
- Marcia Stefanick, Professor (Research) of Medicine (Stanford Prevention Research Center), of Obstetrics and Gynecology and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine
- David Stevenson, Stanford
- Virginia Winn, Stanford University School of Medicine

Professional Education

Fellowship, Duke University, Cardiology (1983)
Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar (1981)
Residency, University of Arizona, Internal Medicine (1979)
BS, MIT, Physics (1972)
MD, University of Pennsylvania, Medicine (1976)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Cardiovascular Health Services Research
Cost-Effective Analysis, especially of new technology
Clinical Outome Research
Randomized Clinical Trials with cost, quality of life endpoints (coronary angioplasty, stents, and bypass surgery; diabetes management)
Clinical Guidelines Development
Patient Outcomes Research in Cardiac Arrhythmias

2026-27 Courses

Independent Studies
- Biomedical Data Science Teaching Methods
  BMDS 295 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Directed Reading
  BMDS 299 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Directed Reading in Health Research and Policy
  HRP 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Graduate Research
  HRP 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Medical Scholars Research
  BMDS 370 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Medical Scholars Research
  HRP 370 (Win, Spr, Sum)

Graduate and Fellowship Programs

Biomedical Data Science (PhD Program)
Cardiovascular Medicine (Fellowship Program)
Epidemiology (Masters Program)
Health Services Research (Masters Program)

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