Douglas B. Kamerow
Chief Scientist
Douglas Kamerow, MD, is a chief scientist at RTI, which he joined in 2001. He leads research on health-related behaviors, preventive medicine, evidence-based care, and improving the quality of health care. Before RTI, Dr. Kamerow spent 20 years in the U.S. Public Health Service, initiating and leading key federal research, health policy, public health, and clinical programs. As director of the Center for Practice and Technology Assessment at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, he developed and led a multi-program national initiative to improve health care quality using evidence-based tools and research. He conceived and supervised creation of the Evidence-based Practice Centers program and the National Guideline Clearinghouse, and he directed the staff of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Dr. Kamerow is also a professor of Clinical Family Medicine at Georgetown University, a regular health policy columnist for the international medical journal BMJ, and a commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
Education
MD, University of Rochester; MPH, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health; AB, Government, Harvard College
Publications
Kamerow, D. (Sep 2012)
Expertise
- Health Policy
- Preventive Medicine
- Primary Health Care