Catherine M. DesRoches, DrPH

February 3, 2017

Catherine (Cait) M. DesRoches, DrPH, MSc, is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a health policy and data nerd with expertise in emerging trends in health care delivery. Cait noticed early in her career that the concerns of patients and their families are often not the same as those of clinicians and…

February 2, 2017

Sigall Bell, MD, is a physician-researcher, healthcare innovator, and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. As Director of Patient Safety and Discovery at OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and co-Director of Research at the national Collaborative for Accountability and Improvement, Dr. Bell’s work concentrates on patient engagement, diagnostic safety, and equity.…

January 28, 2017

Joe Dong, MS, came to OpenNotes from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, Department of Nursing, where he was a statistical programmer working with longitudinal cohort data related to the connection between chronic pain characteristics and functional outcomes, including falls in an aging population. Before relocating to Boston, Mr. Dong was a statistician and GIS specialist…

January 21, 2017

Kendall Harcourt received her B.A. in Psychology from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts where she also completed her Master’s in Public Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Administration. Before joining OpenNotes, she held a position at University of Massachusetts Medical School where she worked with OB/GYN practitioners to improve access to mental health care for…

January 17, 2017

Dr. Long Ngo is a member of the research faculty in the Department of Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine in biostatistics at Harvard Medical School. He collaborates with colleagues in general medicine, radiology, emergency medicine, and environmental health. His methodology research interests are in model selection, longitudinal data…

January 16, 2017

As Deputy Director for the OpenNotes Lab, Amanda Norris, MDiv, MTS, plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of patient-clinician communication in an era of unprecedented health information transparency. Drawing from her background in organizational communications and strategic planning, her understanding of the needs of both patients and healthcare professionals makes her a trusted…

January 15, 2017

Steve is currently the OpenNotes Director of Behavioral/Mental Health. Previously, Steve was the Social Work Manager for Psychiatry, Primary Care, Pain Management and Infectious Disease as well as the Associate Director of the Ethics Support Service at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Through his leadership, he began the first ever program in making behavioral health therapist notes readily available to patients through their personal computers in 2014.

January 13, 2017

Liz Salmi is the Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes. In this role, Liz helps clinicians, hospitals and health systems understand through “the patient’s eyes” the changing nature of patient-clinician communication in an age of growing transparency. Her research areas of interest include: the effects of transparency on patient-clinician communication, stakeholder engagement, research dissemination,…

January 13, 2017

As a Senior Project Manager, Deborah Wachenheim, MPP, helps to oversee and advance multiple projects at OpenNotes. She has a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and completed her undergraduate degree at Cornell University. Deb has a background in consumer engagement in health care and is working to involve patients and families…