Alison Amidei Galbraith, MD, MPH

Professor, Pediatrics

Alison Galbraith
801 Albany Street

Biography

Alison A. Galbraith, MD, MPH is 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 8/14/2024

    Faugno E, Gilkey MB, Cripps L, Kennedy KL, Eftekhari S, Galbraith AA. "No room for error": a qualitative interview study of experiences with health insurance coverage loss and COVID-19 pandemic relief policies among people with asthma. J Asthma. 2024 Aug 14; 1-10. PMID: 39093725.

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  • Published on 8/12/2024

    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 Aug 12. PMID: 39133513.

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  • Published on 7/3/2024

    Oke I, Hunter DG, Galbraith AA. Impact of Pediatric Instrument-Based Vision Screening. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul 03. PMID: 38958990.

    Read at: PubMed
  • Published on 7/1/2024

    Oke I, Hunter DG, Galbraith AA. Vision Screening in Children-Reply. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul 01; 142(7):687. PMID: 38842881.

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  • Published on 5/1/2024

    Baker O, Galbraith A, Thomas A, LeCates RF, Wharam JF. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on regular emergency department users. Am J Manag Care. 2024 May; 30(5):230-236. PMID: 38748930.

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  • Published on 3/12/2024

    Park ER, Kirchhoff AC, Donelan K, Perez GK, McDonald A, Bliss CC, Foor A, van Thiel Berghuijs KM, Waters AR, Durieux N, Leisenring W, Armstrong GT, Ponzani C, Lopez A, Vaca Lopez PL, Battaglia T, Galbraith AA, Kuhlthau KA. Health Insurance Navigation Tools Intervention: A Pilot Trial Within the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 Jul; 20(7):953-963. PMID: 38471048.

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  • Published on 3/1/2024

    Oke I, Slopen N, Galbraith AA, Hunter DG, Wu AC. Gaps in the Vision Screening Pathway for School-Aged US Children. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Mar 01; 142(3):268-270. PMID: 38270959.

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  • Published on 1/5/2024

    Wharam JF, LeCates RF, Thomas A, Zhang F, Argetsinger S, Garabedian LF, Galbraith AA. Trends in High-Acuity Cardiovascular Events During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Jan 05; 5(1):e234572. PMID: 38180767.

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  • Published on 12/2/2023

    Kennedy KL, Kong WY, Heisler-MacKinnon J, Medlin R, Loughlin CE, Lawler CN, Hernandez ML, Galbraith AA, Gilkey MB. Using Cost Conversations to Address Financial Toxicity in Pediatric Asthma Care: Findings From a Survey of Caregivers. J Pediatr Health Care. 2024; 38(3):374-381. PMID: 38043046.

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  • Published on 12/2/2023

    Faugno E, Gilkey MB, Cripps LA, Sinaiko A, Peltz A, Kingsdale J, Galbraith AA. "Pick a Plan and Roll the Dice": A qualitative study of consumer experiences selecting a health plan in the non-group market. Health Policy Open. 2023 Dec 15; 5:100112. PMID: 38170067.

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