News + Updates

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the ASE Foundation (ASEF) have named Nicholas Spetko, MD, MSc, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), as the recipient of the 2026 Pamela...

In September 2025, we were thrilled to welcome Professor Josh Angrist of MIT for a sabbatical year at the Smith Center. 

He kicked off the year with a month-long class, “Mostly Harmless Causal...

Dr. Robert Yeh, Director of the Smith Center, was inducted into the Association of American Physicians in April 2026. Election to the AAP recognizes physician-scientists who have made significant...

Dr. Rishi Wadhera, Associate Director of the Smith Center, was inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation in April 2026. Each year, the ASCI Council considers membership...

Health care costs reach a breaking point

New American Heart Association Presidential Advisory outlines contributors to and consequences of the current health care affordability crisis, proposes five

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute® (PCORI) has approved the RAPTOR-CIED Study  to advance from its feasibility phase to the full study phase, following the successful completion of...

The Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research was officially launched on November 1, 2015. In tandem with the recruitment of Dr. Robert Gerszten, Dr. Peter Zimetbaum hired Dr. Robert...