Christopher M. Worsham

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Teaching Associate, Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy
Christopher M. Worsham

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Education

M.D., Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine; M.P.H., quantitative methods, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Summary of Experience

Dr. Worsham uses econometric methods to perform health services and large database research on physician behavior, resource utilization, and health care policy. He has particular research interest in the intensive care unit, for which he has received a career development grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research in Quality. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, The BMJ, and JAMA Internal Medicine. An advocate of public education about medicine, health, statistics, epidemiology, and biomedical sciences, Dr. Worsham coauthored the book Random Acts of Medicine and has written for popular publications such as The New York Times, the Harvard Business Review, and STAT. He has also delivered presentations and lectures throughout the US on the use of data and technology in medicine. Dr. Worsham is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, where he serves on the health insurance coverage task force, and the American Thoracic Society, which he represents at the American Medical Association House of Delegates.

Christopher M. Worsham
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