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
Volandes AE, Chang Y, Lakin JR, Paasche-Orlow MK, Lindvall C, Zupanc SN, Martins-Welch D, Carney MT, Burns EA, Itty J, Emmert-Tangredi K, Martin NJ, Sanghani S, Tilburt J, Pollak KI, Davis AD, Garde C, Barry MJ, El-Jawahri A, Quintiliani L, Sciacca K, Goldman J, Tulsky JA. An Intervention to Increase Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 01; 8(5):e259150. PMID: 40343696.
Published on 4/15/2025Collazo A, Amenta E, Olmeda K, Valentine-King M, Laytner L, Mancera A, Zoorob R, Paasche-Orlow MK, Street RL, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L. A screening question to assess risk of using antibiotics without a prescription: a diagnostic study. BMC Prim Care. 2025 Apr 15; 26(1):111. PMID: 40234795.
Published on 4/9/2025Paasche-Orlow MK, Wolf MS. Addressing Health Literacy. JAMA. 2025 Apr 09. PMID: 40202765.
Published on 1/13/2025Paasche-Orlow MK, Barocas S. A Puzzling Thank You #3. Health Lit Res Pract. 2025 Jan; 9(1):e1-e2. PMID: 39805562.
Published on 11/3/2024Penumarthy A, Zupanc SN, Paasche-Orlow MK, Volandes A, Lakin JR. Facilitated Advance Care Planning Interventions: A Narrative Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Nov 03; 10499091241298677. PMID: 39489614.
Published on 9/11/2024Gunn CM, Kressin NR, Battaglia TA, Schonberg MA, Paasche-Orlow MK, Tosteson ANA. Testing a Breast Cancer Screening Decision aid Designed for Health Literacy Accessibility. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Dec; 39(16):3360-3362. PMID: 39261341.
Published on 9/9/2024Laytner LA, Trautner BW, Nash S, Faustinella F, Zoorob R, Olmeda K, Paasche-Orlow MK, Grigoryan L. Situations predisposing primary care patients to use antibiotics without a prescription in the United States. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024; 4(1):e121. PMID: 39257427.
Published on 8/28/2024Zupanc SN, Quintiliani LM, LeClair AM, Paasche-Orlow MK, Volandes A, Penumarthy A, Henault L, Itty JE, Davis AD, Lakin JR. The Sowers of Seeds: A Qualitative Analysis of the Role of Palliative Care Educators in Facilitating Goals-of-Care Conversations and Palliative Care Referrals. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Aug 28; 10499091241267917. PMID: 39196855.
Published on 7/8/2024Shah J, Trautner BW, Olmeda K, Laytner LA, Faustinella F, Paasche-Orlow MK, Grigoryan L. A survey of patient practices regarding leftover antibiotics reveals a potential source of antibiotic overuse. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 Aug 07; 68(8):e0046924. PMID: 38975752.
Published on 7/5/2024Santos MG, Paasche-Orlow M. The Moral Call to Action: A Special Issue of HLRP in Honor of Dr. Rima Rudd. Health Lit Res Pract. 2024 Jul; 8(3):e113-e115. PMID: 38979817.
Media Mentions
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