Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, MD, MA, MPH

Adjunct Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Expertise includes: The role of health literacy in health outcomes and health disparities, and health services interventions; The potential for behavioral informatics to help people with limited health literacy overcome literacy barriers.

Publications

  • Published 5/13/2026

    Reynolds SS, Paasche-Orlow M, Davis AD, Klein J, Winters AR, Fleurant M, Pena H, Moss MS, Sturdivant M, Volandes AE. Impact of a patient-facing video on CHG bathing compliance in patients admitted to a bone marrow transplant unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2026 May 13; 1-6. PMID: 42124495.

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  • Published 5/4/2026

    Alpert JM, Rothberg MB, Paasche-Orlow MK, Hashmi AZ, Perez-Protto S, Fox J, Criswell V, Wittenberg E. A communication phenotype for varying information needs among caregivers of persons with dementia. Gerontologist. 2026 May 04. PMID: 42082387.

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  • Published 4/21/2026

    Hurstak EE, Volandes A, Yuh D, Lakin JR, Malave J, Paasche-Orlow MK, Randa SN, Davis AD, Tulsky JA, Quintiliani LM. Video Declarations from Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Tool to Assist with Goals of Care Conversations. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Apr 21. PMID: 42014637.

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  • Published 4/17/2026

    Volandes AE, Bohossian H, Chang Y, Lindvall C, Paasche-Orlow MK, Randa S, Samarakoon U, Hashimoto T, Shirai N, Davis AD, Goldstein NE, Garde C, Paasche-Orlow GA, Sciacca K, Klein K, Hanson E, Sage A, Nielsen DS, Walker-Corkery B, El-Jawahri A, Barry MJ, Joel M, Platts-Mills T, Durieux BN, Kwok A, Tyler KR, Ouchi K. Effect of Emergency Department-Initiated Video-Enhanced Advance Care Planning on Documentation and Goal-Concordant Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Apr 17. PMID: 41998266.

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  • Published 3/18/2026

    Everitt IK, Quinn EK, Duncan MS, Grasso C, Reisner SL, Jasuja GK, Poteat T, Shapira-Daniels A, Cabral H, Tangpricha V, Paasche-Orlow MK, Benjamin EJ, Mukherjee M, Streed CG. Prevalence and Incidence of Heart Failure Phenotypes Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults in the United States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Apr 07; 15(7):e046269. PMID: 41848050.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University

Education

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MD
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, MPH
  • Jewish Theological Seminary of America, MA
  • Columbia College, BS