Jeffrey Brown | Department of Population Medicine

Jeffrey Brown, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Medicine (DPM) at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. Within DPM, Dr. Brown serves as a member of the Therapeutics Research and Infectious Disease Epidemiology program Executive Committee. His primary research activities involve new approaches to facilitate large-scale multi-institutional research through the use of distributed health data networks to support a learning health system. This research formed the basis for several established research networks, including the FDA’s Sentinel System and PCORnet. He has leadership roles in FDA Sentinel, PCORnet, the Biologics and Biosimilars Collective Intelligence Consortium (BBCIC), and the Innovation in Medical Evidence and Development Surveillance (IMEDS) program. Beyond these distributed data networks, he has led several post-marketing safety studies for various sponsors. Dr. Brown is the inventor of PopMedNet, an open-source software platform that facilitates creation and operation of distributed health data networks. Dr. Brown holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Tufts University and a PhD in Social Policy from Brandeis University. He is an 8-time US national champion and 3-time world champion in Ultimate Frisbee and coached the Tufts Men’s Ultimate team for 20 years.

Staff Assistant

Dayna Sylvester

dayna_sylvester@harvardpilgrim.org

Publications

Response to "Externally Controlled Trials: Are We There Yet?" (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Carrigan G, Whipple S, Capra WB, Taylor MD, Brown JS, Lu M, Arnieri B, Copping R, Rothman KJ

Abbreviation

Clin Pharmacol Ther

Publication Date

2020-06-15

Using and improving distributed data networks to generate actionable evidence: the case of real-world outcomes in the Food and Drug Administration's Sentinel system. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Brown JS, Maro JC, Nguyen M, Ball R

Abbreviation

J Am Med Inform Assoc

Publication Date

2020-04-11

Incidence of Serious Infections and Design of Utilization and Safety Studies for Biologic and Biosimilar Surveillance (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Zhang J, Sridhar G, Barr CE, Eichelberger B, Lockhart CM, Marshall J, Clewell J, Accortt NA, Curtis JR, Holmes C, McMahill-Walraven CN, Brown JS, Haynes K

Abbreviation

J Manag Care Spec Pharm

Volume

Issue

Publication Date

2020-04-01

Considerations for using distributed research networks to conduct aspects of randomized trials. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Marsolo KA, Brown JS, Hernandez AF, Hammill BG, Raman SR, Syat B, Platt R, Curtis LH

Abbreviation

Contemp Clin Trials Commun

Volume

Publication Date

2020-01-02

Healthcare Database Networks for Drug Regulatory Policies: International Workshop on the Canadian, US and Spanish Experience and Future Steps for Italy. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Sultana J, Trotta F, Addis A, Brown JS, Gil M, Menniti-Ippolito F, Milozzi F, Suissa S, Trifirò G

Abbreviation

Drug Saf

Publication Date

2019-10-22

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Associate Professor

Faculty

jeff_brown@harvardpilgrim.org

Work Phone

617-867-4986

Mailing Address

Harvard Medical School

Department of Population Medicine

401 Park Drive, Suite 401 East

Boston, MA 02215

Degree(s)

PhD

Websites

PopMedNet

FDA Sentinel System

PCORnet

NIH Health Care System Research Collaboratory DRN

Cancer Research Network

Biologics and Biosimilars Collective Intelligence Consortium (BBCIC)

Innovation in Medical Evidence and Development Surveillance (IMEDS)

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