Dr. Rishi Wadhera

Dr. Rishi Wadhera is a physician-scientist and health policy leader dedicated to improving the quality, equity, and value of cardiovascular care. As Associate Director of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research and a practicing cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, he leads a large multidisciplinary research program focused on population health, health care policy, and cardiovascular outcomes. His work seeks to understand how policies and system-level factors influence access to care, clinical outcomes, and health disparities across the United States. A prolific scholar, Dr. Wadhera has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications in leading medical journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, BMJ, Circulation, and JACC. He currently serves as Principal Investigator on multiple NIH-funded R01 grants, including two from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and one from the National Institute of Nursing Research, as well as projects supported by the American Heart Association and Donaghue Foundation. As a dedicated mentor, he has guided over 30 trainees and received the Harvard Medical School Excellence in Mentoring Award. Dr. Wadhera also serves as an Associate Editor for JACC and as an expert advisor to national organizations including the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), the National Committee for Quality Assurance, and the American Heart Association, shaping policies that advance value-based care and equitable health outcomes.