Physician · Researcher · Science Communicator
Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Yale University. Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator. I use data and evidence to separate medical fact from fiction — on Medscape, Medium, and the Wellness, Actually podcast.
01 — About
I'm a nephrologist, clinical researcher, and science communicator at Yale School of Medicine. My research uses real-time analytics and clinical decision support to target diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to patients at risk of clinical deterioration — spanning electronic alerting, rare-event prognostication, machine learning, and randomized clinical trials.
Beyond the lab, I'm passionate about helping people understand medical evidence. I write the weekly Impact Factor column and video series on Medscape, co-host the Wellness, Actually podcast with Emily Oster, and write on Medium. My book, How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't, came out in 2023.
My goal is simple: rigorous analysis, delivered accessibly. Medical news analyzed rigorously, synthesized succinctly.
02 — Podcast
Co-hosted with economist and best-selling author Emily Oster, Wellness, Actually separates fact from fiction, causality from correlation, so you can stay informed without being overwhelmed. Every episode we cover the health news of the week, take listener questions, and do a deep dive into a buzzy wellness topic — from GLP-1s to red light therapy to cold plunges.
Distributed by iHeartMedia. New episodes weekly.
03 — Book
Grand Central Publishing, 2023
Blending personal anecdotes with hard science, this book gives you the tools to navigate our complicated healthcare system, evaluate medical claims, and understand when medicine works — and when it falls short. From clinical trials to alternative therapies, it's a guide to becoming a more informed patient.
Buy on Amazon04 — Writing
I write regularly on Medium and Medscape, covering everything from GLP-1 receptor agonists to the neurobiology of hypocrisy.
05 — In the Media
Discussing the real data linking acetaminophen use with autism spectrum disorder.
The pros and cons of removing fluoride from the water supply, with Connell McShane.
Discussing the ongoing measles outbreak with Brianna Keilar.
The Texas measles outbreak, with Brianna Keilar and Boris Sanchez.
A new study suggesting that female patients fare better when cared for by female doctors.
How the public lost trust in medicine, and what we can do to earn it back.
President Biden's checkup at Walter Reed Medical Center, with Brianna Keilar and Boris Sanchez.
Speaking with Linsey Davis about How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't and how people can know what medical information to trust. Watch video →
Joining Drs. Howie Forman and Harlan Krumholz to discuss the book and how a failing medical system makes people susceptible to misinformation.
The surge in respiratory viral infections, the impact of COVID in China, and the shortage of children's pain relievers, with Bianna Golodryga.
06 — Research
I direct the Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator (CTRA) at Yale School of Medicine. CTRA is dedicated to applying discoveries from the laboratory and preclinical experiments to the design of clinical trials and patient-oriented research. Our work spans biomarker discovery and validation, interventional data science, electronic alerting, clinical decision support, and machine-learning approaches to rare-event prognostication.
Our team of physicians, scientists, and research staff is committed to demonstrating that patients directly benefit from the applied science we develop — with projects ranging from acute kidney injury prediction and treatment to heart failure management and kidney precision medicine.
For a complete scientific bibliography: PubMed · Google Scholar
07 — Teaching
Free on Coursera
How do you know if a new drug actually works? What makes a study trustworthy? In this course, I teach you how to critically evaluate medical studies — the same skills I teach Yale medical students. You'll learn about p-values, confounding, bias, randomization, and how to spot misleading claims, no medical background required.
Enroll Free on Coursera →Free enrollment · Self-paced
No prerequisites required