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FACULTY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Russell S. Phillips, M.D. 
Fellowship Director
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, BIDMC
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Dr. Russell S. Phillips is Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School, and is Chief of the Division of General Medicine and Primary Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is a general internist and clinical epidemiologist with extensive experience in research fellowship training. He has led the Fellowship Program in General Medicine since 1998. He also directs an NIH-funded fellowship program for general internists in complementary and alternative medicine. He was awarded the A. Clifford Barger Award for Excellence in Mentoring at Harvard Medical School in 1999 and in 2001 was awarded an NIH Mid-Career Investigator Award to support his training activities. His early research focused on primary care issues such as screening for sexually transmitted disease in office practice. More recently he has developed a national reputation for his work on end-of-life care; Dr. Phillips was one of the SUPPORT principal investigators and led studies on the economic impact of end-of-life care, patients' preferences and use of advance directives. He has also completed studies on disparities in care and quality of care. He currently serves as Principal Investigator for the following grants: DHHS/HRSA-funded National Research Service Award (HMS Faculty Development and Fellowship Program in General Internal Medicine), NCCAM-funded National Research Service Award (HMS Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Fellowship Program), NCI-funded R21 “Massage for Patients with Metastatic Cancer,” NCCAM-funded R01 “Tai Chi Mind-body Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure,” and NCCAM-funded K24 “Mid-Career Investigator Award for Research in Alternative Medicine.” Nationally, Dr Phillips chaired the Eisenberg Award for Career Achievement in Research and served as Chairperson of the Research Committee for the Society of General Internal Medicine in 2002-2003. Dr. Phillips also teaches in the Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard School of Public Health.
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Edward R. Marcantonio, M.D., S.M.
Fellowship Co-Director
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director of Research, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, BIDMC
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Dr. Edward R. Marcantonio is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School, and was appointed the Director of Research for the Division of General Medicine and Primary Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2003. He is a general internist, geriatrician, and clinical epidemiologist who has developed a long-standing research program focused on better understanding risk factors for, and treatment of delirium. Delirium (acute confusion) is a common, morbid, and costly syndrome that affects over one-third of hospitalized elders. Moreover, its adverse effects may extend well beyond hospitalization, into the rehabilitation and community setting. Dr. Marcantonio is currently conducting two National Institute on Aging funded research studies in delirium. The first is a randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a nurse-led Delirium Abatement Program (DAP) at eight Boston area post-acute skilled nursing facilities. The goals of the DAP are to a) recognize delirium, b) assess and treat reversible causes/contributors to delirium, c) prevent complications of delirium, and d) restore function in delirious subjects. The second is an observational study examining the incidence and interrelationships between delirium and long-term cognitive dysfunction among elderly subjects undergoing cardiac surgery. This study, known as TRACS-Thinking and Recovery after Cardiac Surgery, will enroll 300 subjects at three Massachusetts cardiac surgery centers, and will also investigate several novel biochemical mediators of delirium. He plans to expand his delirium research program with studies examining pharmacological management of delirium, and intervention on persistent delirium symptoms in community settings. In 2003, Dr. Marcantonio received the Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award from the American Geriatrics Society and was named a Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholar in Aging Research. Dr. Marcantonio also has a strong interest in research training. In addition to serving as BIDMC Co-Director for the General Medicine fellowship program, he also co-directs didactic training in aging research for the BIDMC Division of Gerontology and directs an HMS-wide program to give medical students an introduction to aging-related research. Dr. Marcantonio also teaches in the Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard School of Public Health.
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Risa B. Burns, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Health services research; end-of-life care; public use databases
Roger B. Davis, Sc.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health
Health services research; clinical trials; clinical epidemiology; biostatistics
Tom Delbanco, M.D.
Richard and Florence Koplow-James Tullis Professor of General Medicine and Primary Care, Harvard Medical School
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, BIDMC
Quality of care; medical education; patient education; health services research
David M. Eisenberg, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Harvard Osher Institute
Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies
Safety and efficacy of alternative medicine
Lachlan Forrow, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Ethics Support Service, BIDMC
Director, Palliative Care Programs, BIDMC
Clinical ethics and end-of-life care
Mary Beth Hamel, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine
Health services research; cost-effectiveness research; clinical decision marking in geriatrics and end-of-life care
Lisa I. Iezzoni, M.D., M.Sc.
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Co-Director of Research, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, BIDMC
Health services research; risk adjustment; disability
Bruce E. Landon, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
Health services research and quality of care; the influence of physician and organizational factors on delivery of health care services; physician satisfaction; value-based purchasing
Anna T. R. Legedza, Sc.D.
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Complementary and integrative medicine clinical trials; health outcomes and satisfaction measures in potentially underserved patient populations
Suzanne G. Leveille, R.N., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Health services research; causes and prevention of disability in older adults; community-based approach
Ellen P. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Health services research; end-of-life care; public use databases; cancer screening and outcomes in the elderly
Murray A. Mittleman, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
Director, Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Division of Cardiology, BIDMC
Clinical epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases and occupational injuries
Kenneth J. Mukamal, M.D., M.P.H., M.A.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease
Long Ngo, Ph.D.
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical trials, epidemiology, and statistical methodology in model selection, longitudinal analysis, diagnostic accuracy, pharmacokinetics, and Bayesian model averaging biostatistics
Eileen E. Reynolds, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Medical education; patient-doctor communication
Mara A. Schonberg, M.D., M.P.H.
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Women's health and decision-making
William C. Taylor, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Master, W.B. Castle Society, Harvard Medical School
Course Director, Patient-Doctor II, Harvard Medical School
Medical education; clinical prevention; patient-doctor communication; critical appraisal; decision analysis; cost-effectiveness analysis
Christina C. Wee, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Obesity as a barrier to appropriate medical care; primary care-based interventions for treatment of obesity
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Denotes faculty who graduated from the Fellowship Program
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