Christopher Paul Moriates BS, MD, SFHM

Dr. Chris Moriates is the Assistant Dean for Health Care Value and an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Dell Medical School at UT Austin. He is responsible for creating an innovative curriculum for value-based health care for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education, as well as building value improvement programs that engage health care providers. Dr. Moriates co-authored the book Understanding Value-Based Healthcare (McGraw-Hill, 2015), which Dr. Atul Gawande called “a masterful primer for all clinicians.” He led the creation of the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) Cost Awareness curriculum for internal medicine residents, which was described in JAMA Internal Medicine, and featured in a perspective article in the New England Journal of Medicine. He is a founding editor for the “Teachable Moments” series in JAMA Internal Medicine. He is also the Director of Implementation at Costs of Care, a global non-profit organization curating clinician insights that drive better care at lower cost.
Dr. Moriates is co-chair of medical education strategy for the International Choosing Wisely Consortium. He created and leads the Choosing Wisely STARS program in the United States. Dr. Moriates also directs the Distinction Track in Care Transformation for the internal medicine residency program at Dell Medical School. He speaks internationally on topics related to educating clinicians about health care value and how to implement high-value care programs. Prior to joining Dell Medical School, Dr Moriates was an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF, where he led the UCSF Center for Healthcare Value’s Caring Wisely program, the Division of Hospital Medicine High-Value Care Committee, and the internal medicine residency’s Cost Awareness curriculum.Dr. Moriates received his Medical Degree from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, and completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at UCSF.