Christopher M Worsham

Boston, Massachusetts

Physician-epidemiologist | Harvard Faculty

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Epidemiology and Internal Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms:

public health, health policy, health economics, causal inference, econometrics, pulmonology, critical care, data analysis, insurance claims, health services, statistics, research, intensive care, hospital, causation, data science, outcomes, artificial intelligence

Education:

MD, Dartmouth Medical School; MPH, Harvard School of Public Health; BS, University of Michigan

Years in Practice:

13

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

2

Additional Information

Dr. Christopher M. Worsham uses epidemiologic and econometric methods to perform large database research on causal associations, physician behavior, resource utilization, and health care policy as a faculty member of Harvard Medical School. He is also a practicing pulmonary and critical care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and applies evidence-based medicine in his provision of health services and evaluation of scientific questions in health care settings. Dr. Worsham has particular research interest in the intensive care unit, for which he has received a career development grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research in Quality. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, The BMJ, and JAMA Internal Medicine. An advocate of public education about medicine, health, statistics, epidemiology, and biomedical sciences, Dr. Worsham coauthored the book "Random Acts of Medicine" and has written for popular publications such as The New York Times, the Harvard Business Review, and STAT. He has also delivered presentations and lectures throughout the US on the use of data and technology in medicine. Dr. Worsham is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, where he serves on the health insurance coverage task force, and is a fellow of the American Thoracic Society, which he represents at the American Medical Association House of Delegates. As an expert, his practice areas include: commercial disputes; data science, artificial intelligence, and statistical modeling; health economics and outcomes research, epidemiology, and market access; intellectual property; strategy, policy, and analytics.