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 9/10/2026

    Lindvall C, Liebowitz A, Emmert-Tangredi K, Martin NJ, Brage S, Paasche-Orlow MK, Chang Y, Lakin JR, Itty J, Sanghani S, Carroll M, Feldeisen T, Randa S, Davis AD, Tulsky JA, Volandes AE, Burns EA. Large Language Models (LLMs) vs Manual Chart Review for Assessing Goal-Concordant Care: An Exploratory Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2026 Sep 10; 10499091261487682. PMID: 42720288.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/4/2026

    Alpert JM, Rothberg MB, Paasche-Orlow MK, Hashmi AZ, Perez-Protto S, Fox J, Wittenberg E. Communication and support needs of dementia care partners at end-of-life. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2026 Sep 04; 10499091261486371. PMID: 42695510.

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  • Published 9/1/2026

    Mou T, Bulczynski E, Greenstone H, Walters S, Doyle G, Rabinowitz J, Wong JB, Paasche-Orlow MK. Patient Decision Aids for Women With Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Review. Urogynecology (Phila). 2026 Sep 01; 32(9):1023-1033. PMID: 42165445.

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  • Published 8/11/2026

    Mou T, Wong JB, Paasche-Orlow MK. Shared decision-making across the urinary incontinence care continuum: implications for patient-centered care. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Aug 11. PMID: 42572463.

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  • Published 8/10/2026

    Maruthur NM, Ryskina KL, Weerahandi H, Block L, Cordasco KM, Gilliam EA, Kwolek DG, Nelson K, Paasche-Orlow MK, Schwarz EB, Windish DM, Schonberg MA. The Experience of General Internal Medicine Research Fellows and Program Directors: Results from a National Survey. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Aug 10. PMID: 42573885.

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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