Alison Amidei Galbraith, MD, MPH
Professor, Pediatrics
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.
Education
- University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, MD
- University of Washington School of Public Health, MPH
- Stanford University, BA
Publications
- Published on 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 Feb 24. PMID: 40010421.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2024
Galbraith AA, Carroll AE. Guiding Child Health Policy With Science: The JAMA Pediatrics Health and the 2024 US Election Theme. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Dec 01; 178(12):1243-1245. PMID: 39432279.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/4/2024
Garabedian LF, Wharam JF, Newhouse JP, Lakoma M, Argetsinger S, Zhang F, Galbraith AA. The impact of a payer-provider joint venture on healthcare value. Health Serv Res. 2024 Nov 04. PMID: 39497289.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2024
Hsu HE, Cohen RT, Galbraith AA. Accounting for Children in Accountable Care Organizations. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Nov 01; 178(11):1099-1101. PMID: 39348137.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/18/2024
Abraham C, Gilkey MB, Walsh KE, Hickingbotham MR, Galbraith AA. Factors Associated With Repeat Pediatric Influenza Vaccination Among Inconsistent Vaccinators. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2024 Oct 18; 99228241286970. PMID: 39422922.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/1/2024
Milstone AM, Galbraith AA, Rosenthal SL, Berry JG, Boat TF, Campo JV, Clayton EW, Debley JS, Duncan AF, Epstein LH, Fiks AG, Fuentes-Afflick E, Halterman JS, Johnson RM, Keiser AM, Keren R, Lieu TA, Moreno MA, Palazzi DL, Rangel SJ, Sola-Visner MC, Thompson LA, Trent M, VanBuren JM, Vo JT, Christakis DA. Promoting Child Health by Protecting the Patient-Clinician Relationship From Politics. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Oct 01; 178(10):969-971. PMID: 39133513.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2024
Oke I, Hunter DG, Galbraith AA. Impact of Pediatric Instrument-Based Vision Screening. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Sep 01; 142(9):882. PMID: 38958990.
Read at: PubMed
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