The Mass EQLHS Grand Rounds is honored to have hosted the following previous speakers:

  • 1/14/26

    • “Improving Language Concordant Surgical Care”

    • Gezzer Ortega, MD, MPH

      Assistant Professor of Surgery; Lead Faculty for Research & Innovation in  Surgical Care; Center for Surgery and Public Health

      Brigham and Women’s Hospital

      Surgical care health outcomes; public health in surgery; academic mentorship

  • December 10, 2025 – Mass EQLHS Scholars

    • Theresa Williamson, MD

    • "Decision Modeling in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Treatment"

      Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School

      Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

    • Q. Lina Hu-Bianco, MD

    • "Factors Influencing Access to Guideline-Concordant Care in Thyroid Cancer"

      Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

      Assistant Professor of Surgery

  • October 8, 2025 - Mass EQLHS Scholars

    • Taylor S. Freret, MD, EdM

    • “Helping Clinicians Navigate Evidence-Based Care: Implementing Recommendations to Reduce Preeclampsia”

      Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

      Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician

      Instructor, Harvard Medical School

    • Ashley L. O’Donoghue, PhD

    • “Learning Health Systems and Mental Health Care: Leveraging causal inference to improve continuity”

      Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

      Economist, Center for Healthcare Delivery Science

  • June 11, 2025 - Mass EQLHS Scholar

    • “Predictors of Prolonged Emergency Department Boarding and Health Consequences of Trauma”

    • Rose Olson, MD, MPH

      Brigham and Women’s Hospital

      Internal Medicine Physician

      Instructor, Harvard Medical School

      Research Consultant, World Health Organization

  • April 9, 2025

    • “Learning Collaboratives as an Implementation Strategy for Health Promotion: The Impact of Adaptations on Outcomes”

    • Stephen Bartels, MD, MS

      Massachusetts General Hospital (MGB) and Harvard Medical School

      Professor of Medicine

      Director, The Mongan Institute

      Director, Health Policy Research Center

  • March 12, 2025 - Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP)

    • “Driving Improvements in Patient Experiences of Care: MHQP’s Data, Research, and Partnerships for Impact”

    • Barbra Rabson, MPH

      President & CEO

    • Natalya Martins, MPH

      Vice President of Programs