Deborah Gurewich PhD
Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine
801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 414-7399deborah.gurewich@bmc.org
gurewich@bu.edu
Sections
General Internal Medicine
Biography
Deborah Gurewich is a health services researcher with expertise in organizational behavior and the social drivers of health and health care access. She works out of the Center for Healthcare Optimization & Implementation Research at VA Boston Healthcare where she focuses on health-related social needs (HSRNs) among individuals in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) system. Dr. Gurewich uses mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as user-centered design approaches to understand and improve care delivery for Veterans at-risk for HSRNs. This includes designing and implementing healthcare-based social care interventions and examining existing systems and practices that disadvantage Veterans with social needs, to target them for intervention.
Education
Health Policy Management, PhD, Brandeis University
Publications
Ostrow R, Agha AZ, Dichter M, Fix GM, Hunt K, Niles B, Fanning L, Gurewich D. Veterans' Experiences with a Social Need Intervention. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Apr 14. PMID: 41979728.
Published on 3/20/2026Jones KF, Wormwood JB, Becker WC, Gurewich D, Linsky AM, Meier DE, Merlin JS, Silveira MJ, Skarf LM, Pattison D, Wyse JJ, Schwartz AW. A Buprenorphine Pocket Card and Tool Kit Tailored to Palliative Care Clinicians: An Education and Implementation Cohort Study. J Palliat Med. 2026 Jul; 29(7):872-879. PMID: 41858238.
Published on 1/5/2026Rosen AK, Beilstein-Wedel E, Gurewich D, Davila H, Shwartz M. Examining Differences in Wait Times for Primary Care in the Veterans Health Administration by Race and Ethnicity: What Role Do Within-facility and Between-facility Differences Play? Med Care. 2026 Mar 01; 64(3):153-160. PMID: 41486581.
Published on 12/29/2025Wachterman MW, O'Hare A, Chan J, Wang V, Jiang L, Bohnert A, Lorenz K, Friedman H, Gurewich D, Hebert P. Pain Management Among Veterans on Hemodialysis Before and After Implementation of the Veteran Health Administration's Opioid Safety Initiative. J Palliat Med. 2026 Mar; 29(3):341-350. PMID: 41472640.
Published on 12/1/2025Gurewich DA, Friedman H, Li M, Hunt KJ, Dichter ME, Fanning LR, Niles B. Subpopulation Differences in Connecting to Resources to Address Social Needs. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Apr; 70(4):108205. PMID: 41338534.
Published on 10/24/2025Rupcic S, Finer E, Jasuja GK, Gurewich D, Dichter ME, Borrero S. Medical-Legal Partnerships for women in the United States: a systematic review protocol. Syst Rev. 2025 Oct 24; 14(1):205. PMID: 41137042.
Published on 6/30/2025Jones KF, Mandavia AD, Gurewich D, Wyse JJ, Sung ML, Becker WC, Livingston NA. Characteristics of Veterans Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: An Observational Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Nov; 40(14):3452-3455. PMID: 40588710.
Published on 1/23/2025Gurewich D, Hunt K, Bokhour B, Fix G, Friedman H, Li M, Linsky AM, Niles B, Dichter M. Screening and Referral for Social Needs Among Veterans: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Aug; 40(11):2732-2739. PMID: 39849274.
Published on 10/25/2024Friedman HR, Griesemer I, Hausmann LRM, Fix GM, Hyde J, Gurewich D. Social needs and health outcomes in two rural Veteran populations. J Rural Health. 2025 Mar; 41(2):e12893. PMID: 39460466.
Published on 10/7/2024Friedman H, Li M, Harvey KL, Griesemer I, Mohr D, Linsky AM, Gurewich D. Identifying Veterans with a Higher Risk of Social Needs Using Cluster Analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Feb; 40(2):385-392. PMID: 39375319.