Rishi Wadhera
Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management
Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Departments
Department of Health Policy and Management
Other Positions
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine-Beth Israel Deaconess, Harvard Medical School
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Biography
Dr. Rishi K. Wadhera, M.D., M.P.P., M.Phil. is a cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and an Associate Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. As the Associate Director of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research, Dr. Wadhera helps lead a prolific research organization with 14 full-time clinician scientists and >30 research staff, biostatisticians, and post-doctoral fellows. He is the founding Director of the Section of Health Policy at the Smith Center, where he leads a nationally recognized NIH-funded research program focused on health policy, population health, and cardiovascular outcomes. His work leverages advanced econometric and statistical methods to understand how national health policies and reforms impact access and affordability, quality of care, and health outcomes. Dr. Wadhera has authored >250 peer-reviewed publications to date, many of which have appeared in leading journals (New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, BMJ, JACC, Circulation). He is currently the Principal Investigator of 3 R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association Established Investigator Award, and several other extramural grants. Dr. Wadhera’s work has been deeply influential on the national stage and has directly led to changes in federal health policy. His expertise has been sought out by U.S. policymakers - including senior leaders at the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and key Congressional committees such as the bipartisan Senate Budget Committee. His research has been widely cited in Congressional testimonies, Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission reports, and American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology clinical practice guidelines and scientific statements.
Dr. Wadhera has mentored more than 40 junior investigators, many of who have secured competitive career development awards and launched successful academic career across the country. His contributions to mentorship have been recognized with the Harvard Medical School Excellence in Mentoring Award. He is also an elected member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI). Beyond his scholarly contributions, He holds influential leadership roles, serving on national expert advisory panels for the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), the National Committee of Quality Assurance, and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC).
Dr. Wadhera received his M.D. from the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine as well as a Masters (M.Phil.) in Public Health as a Gates Cambridge Scholar from the University of Cambridge. He completed both his Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where he received the Harvard Medical School Resident Teaching Excellence Award. During this time, he also received a Master’s in Public Policy (M.P.P.) as a Jerome H. Grossman Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Education and Training
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M.D., Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine -
M.P.P., Healthy Policy
Harvard Kennedy School of Government -
M.Phil., Public Health
University of Cambridge -
, Internal Medicine Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School -
, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Awards and Honors
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Harvard Medical School Excellence in Mentoring Award, 2023
Harvard Medical School -
Harvard Medical School Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring, 2022
Harvard Medical School -
Harvard Kennedy School Jerome Grossman Health Policy Fellowship, 2016
Harvard Kennedy School -
Harvard Medical School Resident Teaching Excellence Award, 2014
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Gates Cambridge Scholarship, 2008
University of Cambridge -
Mayo Clinic Merit Scholarship, 2006
Mayo Clinic
