Aaron Schwartz, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine. His research focuses on understanding and improving health care efficiency and quality. Recent projects have examined the use of low-value care across various insurance and provider settings, and the role of government versus private provision of health insurance and health care in the United States with a focus on coverage rules. Dr. Schwartz pursued combined MD-PhD training at Harvard, where he obtained a PhD in Health Policy (Economics) in 2015 and an MD in 2017. He completed his residency in internal medicine (primary care track) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2020.
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Aaron Schwartz, MD, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
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