Joshua P. Metlay, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Professor Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Metlay received his bachelor's degree from Yale University, his PhD in Immunology from Rockefeller University, and his MD from Cornell University Medical College. He completed residency and chief residency in internal medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and a fellowship in general internal medicine and epidemiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He also received a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Dr. Metlay's research spans two major areas, the epidemiology of drug resistance among common bacterial respiratory pathogens, particularly S. pneumoniae and the development and evaluation of interventions to improve the quality of treatment decisions for respiratory tract infections. This research has led to numerous federal grants from NIAID, CDC, and AHRQ and roles on national advisory committees in the area of infectious diseases epidemiology.
Dr. Metlay is dedicated to education and mentorship. He has been recognized with a number of honors including the Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2008 (Pen's highest teaching honor), the Mid-Career Research and Mentorship Award from the Society of General Internal Medicine in 2010, and the Arthur Asbury Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 2011.
Publications
Restrepo D, Armstrong KA, Metlay JP. Avoiding Cognitive Errors in Clinical Decision Making. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Oct 20. PMID: 33075247
Ashrafzadeh S, Metlay JP, Choudhry NK, Emmons KM, Asgari MM. J Invest Dermatol. 2020 May. Using Implementation Science to Optimize the Uptake of Evidence-Based Medicine into Dermatology Practice. Epub 2019 Dec 18. PMID: 31862108