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Jagpreet Chhatwal

Jagpreet Chhatwal MS, PhD

Healthcare Technology
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Dr. Chhatwal is a decision scientist at MGH Institute for Technology Assessment (ITA), and an assistant professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on the application of operations research methods to improve clinical decision-making and inform health policies. He leads health outcomes and disease modeling research in multiple disease areas including hepatitis C, human papillomavirus, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation, leukemia, anal cancer, and breast cancer.

Dr. Chhatwal's research on breast cancer diagnosis showed how operations research methods can improve biopsy decision-making after mammography exams. This work won multiple awards including a best junior faculty paper and best student paper from the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science. His research on hepatitis C modeling has made a direct impact on defining hepatitis C screening and treatment policies. His work on the cost and impact new hepatitis C treatment was featured by The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Washington Post and CNBC.

In addition, his research interests include advancement of decision-analytic methods used for medical decision-making. Dr. Chhatwal regularly teaches methods-oriented workshops at the annual meetings of the Society for Medical Decision Making and International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. He is also an editorial board member of Medical Decision Making.
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