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 9/13/2025

    Heisler-MacKinnon JA, Kong WY, Kennedy KL, Loughlin CE, Lawler CN, Galbraith AA, Gilkey MB. Parents' perspectives on cost conversations in pediatric asthma care: Findings from a qualitative interview study. Patient Educ Couns. 2025 Dec; 141:109351. PMID: 41016226.

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  • Published 9/1/2025

    Gordon SH, Lee S, Deen N, Cole MB, Feinberg E, Galbraith A. Medicaid Reimbursement for Maternal Depression Screening and Care for Postpartum Depression. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Sep 01; 179(9):1009-1016. PMID: 40587153.

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  • Published 5/12/2025

    Park ER, Kirchhoff AC, Mitchell CO, Durieux N, Foor A, Kuhlthau K, Perez GK, Ards L, Alston S, Armstrong GT, Vaca Lopez PL, McDonald A, Nolan VG, Levy DE, Leisenring WM, Galbraith AA, Nathan PC, Vukadinovich C, Cooper CL, Donelan K. Assessing the effect of virtual navigation interventions to improve health insurance literacy and decrease financial burden in cancer survivors: The HINT II study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Jul; 154:107952. PMID: 40368025.

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  • 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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Education

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

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