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David Nash, M.D.

professional background

David Nash, M.D., is the newly appointed Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Health Policy and Population Health on the campus of Thomas Jefferson University. He is a board certified internist and founded the original Office of Health Policy in 1990. He served as the first Associate Dean for Health Policy at Jefferson Medical College from 1996 to 2003.

Dr. Nash is internationally recognized for his work in outcomes management, medical staff development, and quality of care improvement. His publications have appeared in more than 100 articles in major journals, and he is a consultant to organizations in both the public and private sectors, including the Technical Advisory Group of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council and numerous corporations within the pharmaceutical industry.

Degrees:

• B.A., Economics (Phi Beta Kappa), Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
• M.D., University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
• M.B.A., Health Administration (with Honors), Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania

Associations:

• Founding Dean, Jefferson School of Health Policy and Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University
• Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor and Chairman, Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
• Board of Directors, DMAA
• Board Member: The Care Continuum Alliance; Catholic Healthcare Partners, Cincinnati, OH; Main Line Health, Philadelphia, PA
• Chair of an NQF Advisory Panel
• Member, American College of Surgeons Health Policy Institute
• Principal Faculty Member, American College of Physician Executives, Tampa, FL
• Developer of ACPE Capstone Course on Quality
• Chair, Highmark Blue Cross Board Quality Committee, Pittsburgh, PA

Awards:

• Elliot Stone Award for leadership in public accountability, NAHDO, 2006
• Finalist, 15th Annual Discover Awards for Innovation in Public Health, Discover magazine, 2004
• Named one of the top 100 most powerful in healthcare list by Modern Healthcare
• Appointed to JCAHO Advisory Committee on Performance Measurement
• Latiolais Prize, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, 1995
• Philadelphia Business Journal Healthcare Heroes Award, 1997
• Honorary Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Physician Executives, 1998

Publications:

• Editor, Practicing Medicine in the 21st Century published by American College of Physician Executives
• Editor, A Systems Approach to Disease Management by Jossey-Bass, Connecting with the New Healthcare Consumer by Aspen, The Quality Solution by Jones and Bartlett
• Editor-in-chief, P&T, Disease Management, Biotechnology Healthcare, American Journal of Medical Quality
• Publications have appeared in more than 100 articles in major journals