Thomas Gaziano

Harvard Medical School

Thomas Gaziano M.D., M.Sc. is jointly appointed to the Divisions of Cardiovascular Medicine and Social Medicine and Health Inequalities at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Gaziano is certified as a Diplomat in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases and has expertise in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in developing countries including the epidemiology and management of its risk factors. His research includes the development of decision analytic models to assess the cost-effectiveness of various screening, prevention and management decisions--including in developing countries. Dr. Gaziano's international experience includes two years at Oxford University South Africa as the first Lancet International Fellow and recently four months in India evaluating CVD epidemiology and cost-effective strategies for its management. He has served as a consultant and author for the Disease Control Priorities Project organized by the World Bank, WHO, and the Fogarty International Center, NIH and has been funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.