Matt Alexander, MD, MPP
@mattvalexander
IM Resident @OslerResidency via @VCU @Kennedy_School | Bylines in @CNN @WSJ @Newsweek + more. Views my own.
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Interested in exploring ways to reduce carbon emissions in your healthcare system but unsure where to start? Check out our review of current US efforts in the inaugural issue of Health Affairs’s new #OpenAccess journal #HAScholar! doi.org/10.1093/haschl…
The best summer nights in Cambridge - really, any great night in Cambridge - ends with a late night run to Felipe's Cambridge 😇 Big ups to Suhas Gondi Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP + Matt Alexander, MD, MPP: the fellow brown dudes (stereotypically) left standing at the end of Darshak Sanghavi’s nightcap!
Grateful for such a wonderful mentor and to be able to share this important message! S/o to the team that brought us together: Alister Martin Suhas Gondi David Velasquez, MD Jesper Ke And excited to build on work by other pediatricians like @ZoeBouchelle in this space.
"The Child Tax Credit helped pull 3.7 million children out of poverty in 2021, but it expired at the end of that year. Congress must make reinstating the Child Tax Credit a priority."- Matt Alexander, MD, MPP & Michael Hole, MD, MBA newsweek.com/child-tax-cred…
Expanding child #tax credits isn't just about 💰, it's an investment in better #health outcomes for #families. A vital step towards a healthier & equitable future says #MRCBG Grossman Fellow alum Matt Alexander, MD, MPP (+ Michael Hole, MD, MBA) via Newsweek 💪🌟 newsweek.com/child-tax-cred…
Stress and hunger have extensive, documented, long-term health impacts on kids. Physicians Michael Hole, MD, MBA and Matt Alexander, MD, MPP track the documented health benefits of an expanded #ChildTaxCredit for children. newsweek.com/child-tax-cred…
When I visited Harvard Medical School in 2016 for my medical school interview, I was awed by the marble buildings and legacy of doctors who had once stepped foot on the campus. But I wondered whether a kid like me, a kid who grew up poor and homeless, belonged at a place like Harvard. 1/x
Thank you Teen Vogue for not only interviewing me, but especially for interviewing the real heroes--my parents. They went from escaping a war zone & sleeping on the floor of an abandoned house to holding 3 degrees from Harvard University that I dedicate to them. "We did whatever it took
Excited to share our work exploring the career trends of docs who attended Harvard Kennedy School. CC'ing a few alum who might appreciate this Ali Khan, MD, MPP, Joseph Sakran, Dr. Jay Bhatt, Marisa Dowling, Denny, Kyle Lakatos MD MPP MSc, Nicky Joseph, Divya Jain, LaShyra Nolen, MD, MPP, Jalen Benson
What do MD/MPPs do after graduation? Our team led by the brilliant David Velasquez, MD set out to answer this Q by reviewing Harvard Kennedy School data. What we found surprised us and, for me, reinforced the belief that healthcare is better when physicians receive policy training. ⬇️
Physicians with policy degrees are on the rise, playing pivotal roles in academia, clinical leadership, & the private sector. but more research is needed says Grossman Fellow Matt Alexander, MD, MPP and co-authors in this recent article journals.lww.com/jphmp/abstract… #HealthPolicy #Medicine
