Alison A. Galbraith, MD, MPH

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Alison A. Galbraith, MD, MPH is a Professor and the Director of the Division of Health Services Research in the Department of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She is a primary care pediatrician and health services researcher whose work focuses on the impact of health insurance design on health care access and affordability for families with children. With funding from NICHD, AHRQ, and PCORI, she has done foundational work on the effects of novel insurance designs such as high-deductible health plans and Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans on health care utilization and costs for children and families. She has expertise partnering with health systems stakeholders to conduct rigorous evaluations of health plan policies and programs and is the Director of Research in Population Health Services at Boston Medical Center Health System. Her mentorship activities have included leadership roles in the General Academic Pediatric and Health Services Research Fellowships.

Publications

  • Published 3/7/2025

    Chatrath S, Galbraith AA, Garabedian LF. Examining selection in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces: special enrollment periods. Health Aff Sch. 2025 Apr; 3(4):qxaf048. PMID: 40200979.

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  • Published 2/24/2025

    Fazal O, Slopen N, Galbraith AA, Hunter DG, Gaier ED, Oke I. Sociodemographic Disparities in Uncorrectable Visual Impairment Among US Adolescents. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 May; 273:248-254. PMID: 40010421.

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  • Published 2/19/2025

    Faugno E, Galbraith AA, Walsh K, Maglione PJ, Farmer JR, Ong MS. Experiences with diagnostic delay among underserved racial and ethnic patients: a systematic review of the qualitative literature. BMJ Qual Saf. 2025 Feb 19; 34(3):190-200. PMID: 39496473.

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  • Published 2/1/2025

    Galbraith AA, Milstone AM, Rosenthal SL. It Is Time to Get Political for Children-Reply. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Feb 01; 179(2):220. PMID: 39714801.

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  • Published 1/11/2025

    Gilbert KM, LeCates RF, Galbraith AA, Maglione PJ, Argetsinger S, Rider NL, Farmer JR, Ong MS. Diagnostic disparities in inborn errors of immunity: From clinical suspicion to diagnosis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob. 2025 May; 4(2):100407. PMID: 39991621.

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Education

  • University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, MD
  • University of Washington School of Public Health, MPH
  • Stanford University, BA

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