Dr. Harlan Krumholz is a distinguished cardiologist and leading authority in healthcare outcomes research at Yale University School of Medicine. He currently serves as the Harold H. Hines Jr. Professor of Medicine and Director of the Yale New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. After earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Yale University in 1980 and his medical degree from Harvard University in 1985, he completed his medical fellowship at Beth Israel Hospital Harvard Medical School and residency at the University of California San Francisco. His early career was shaped by experiences in rural North Carolina health services, which established his enduring focus on practical aspects of medicine and healthcare delivery for underserved populations.
Dr. Krumholz has pioneered transformative approaches to measuring and improving healthcare quality, patient outcomes, and health equity through rigorous outcomes research methodologies. His groundbreaking work revealed critical delays in heart attack treatment protocols, leading to the development of the D2B An Alliance for Quality initiative that significantly reduced door to balloon times for heart attack patients nationwide. He has developed innovative strategies for promoting transparency in medical research through the Yale University Open Data Access Project and co founded medRxiv, a non profit preprint server for medical sciences that has revolutionized scholarly communication. With over 1600 scientific publications, his research has profoundly influenced national healthcare policies and clinical practices across multiple domains of cardiovascular medicine and healthcare delivery.
As a member of the National Academy of Medicine and Distinguished Scientist of the American Heart Association, Dr. Krumholz has shaped healthcare research through his leadership in numerous national initiatives and advisory roles. His receipt of China's Friendship Award and recognition as a Top 10 Distinguished International Cardiologist highlights his global impact on cardiovascular medicine development. He continues to advance the integration of digital health technologies with clinical research through his leadership at the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation and his work with emerging health technology companies. Dr. Krumholz remains at the forefront of efforts to harness the digital transformation in healthcare to generate knowledge and deliver personalized patient centered care aligned with individual needs and preferences.
