Heather Baer, ScD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Epidemiologist
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Biography
Dr. Heather J. Baer is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and an Associate Epidemiologist in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her research focuses on the role of lifestyle factors in the etiology and prevention of chronic disease. Her work also examines strategies for management of overweight and obesity in clinical settings, with a particular focus on health information technology. In addition, Dr. Baer is actively involved in a variety of teaching and educational activities at the Chan School. She is the Faculty Director of the MPH in Epidemiology and the Field of Study leader for the MPH in Clinical Effectiveness. She is the Course Director for Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology (EPI 208) during the Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness and the lead instructor for Analytic Methods in Epidemiology (EPI 522) and the Applied Practice and Integrative Learning Experience (EPI 945) in the MPH in Epidemiology. Dr. Baer received a Teaching Citation from the Harvard
T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2013, and she received the Roger L. Nichols Excellence in Teaching Award in 2017.