Michael K. Paasche-Orlow MD, MA, MPH
Adjunct Professor, General Internal Medicine
801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 414-5877michael.paasche-orlow@bmc.org
michael.paascheorlow@bmc.org
mpo@bu.edu
Sections
General Internal Medicine
Centers
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
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.
Education
Medicine-Internal, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Epidemiology, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Philosophy, MA, Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Philosophy, BS, Columbia College
Publications
Alpert JM, Rothberg MB, Paasche-Orlow MK, Hashmi AZ, Perez-Protto S, Fox J, Criswell V, Wittenberg E. A communication phenotype for varying information needs among caregivers of persons with dementia. Gerontologist. 2026 Jun 09; 66(7). PMID: 42082387.
Published on 6/8/2026Amenta E, Grigoryan L, Laytner L, Olmeda K, Paasche-Orlow MK, Trautner BW. Lack of knowledge of antibiotic risks among outpatients is associated with intention to use antibiotics without a prescription. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2026 Jul; 24(7):713-719. PMID: 42257577.
Published on 5/20/2026Mou 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 May 20. PMID: 42165445.
Published on 5/13/2026Reynolds SS, Paasche-Orlow M, Davis AD, Klein J, Winters AR, Fleurant M, Pena H, Moss MS, Sturdivant M, Volandes AE. Impact of a patient-facing video on CHG bathing compliance in patients admitted to a bone marrow transplant unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2026 May 13; 1-6. PMID: 42124495.
Published on 4/21/2026Hurstak EE, Volandes A, Yuh D, Lakin JR, Malave J, Paasche-Orlow MK, Randa SN, Davis AD, Tulsky JA, Quintiliani LM. Video Declarations from Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Tool to Assist with Goals of Care Conversations. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Apr 21. PMID: 42014637.
Published on 4/17/2026Volandes AE, Bohossian H, Chang Y, Lindvall C, Paasche-Orlow MK, Randa S, Samarakoon U, Hashimoto T, Shirai N, Davis AD, Goldstein NE, Garde C, Paasche-Orlow GA, Sciacca K, Klein K, Hanson E, Sage A, Nielsen DS, Walker-Corkery B, El-Jawahri A, Barry MJ, Joel M, Platts-Mills T, Durieux BN, Kwok A, Tyler KR, Ouchi K. Effect of Emergency Department-Initiated Video-Enhanced Advance Care Planning on Documentation and Goal-Concordant Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Apr 17. PMID: 41998266.
Published on 3/18/2026Everitt IK, Quinn EK, Duncan MS, Grasso C, Reisner SL, Jasuja GK, Poteat T, Shapira-Daniels A, Cabral H, Tangpricha V, Paasche-Orlow MK, Benjamin EJ, Mukherjee M, Streed CG. Prevalence and Incidence of Heart Failure Phenotypes Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults in the United States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Apr 07; 15(7):e046269. PMID: 41848050.
Published on 3/10/2026Simon D, Paasche-Orlow MK, Noorchashm H. How FDA Device Regulation Shapes Medical (Mal)Practice. Ann Surg. 2026 Mar 10. PMID: 41803049.
Published on 3/9/2026Collazo A, Haltom TM, Luna Rodriguez J, Olmeda K, Mancera A, Faustinella F, Paasche-Orlow MK, Landis-Lewis Z, Zoorob R, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L. Patient and healthcare professionals' perceptions of educational tools to reduce urine culture contamination in outpatient clinics: a qualitative study. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2026; 6(1):e57. PMID: 41822787.
Published on 3/5/2026Mohamed R, Paasche-Orlow MK, Serrano E, Marquez M, Henault L, Weaver C, Slesinger Roy NC, Farina FR, Hurstak E, Taddeo M, Hauner K, Griffith JW. Differential item functioning of PROMIS Sleep Disturbance-Short Form 8a across levels of health literacy in a community sample of adults. Psychol Assess. 2026 May; 38(5):384-395. PMID: 41785129.
Media Mentions
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