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Jeffrey Brown

Lecturer, Part-time

Jeffrey Brown, PhD is a Lecturer, Part-time in the Department of Population Medicine (DPM) at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. 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.

Publications

The association of varying treatment thresholds of mepolizumab on asthma exacerbations in adults. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Davis J, McMahon PM, Simon A, Haffenreffer K, Jamal-Allial A, McMahill-Walraven CN, Kline AM, Brown JS, Van Dyke MK, Jakes RW, Wu AC

Abbreviation

J Asthma

Publication Date

2023-06-22

Healthcare claims-based Lyme disease case-finding algorithms in the United States: A systematic literature review. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Nam YH, Willis SJ, Mendelsohn AB, Forrow S, Gessner BD, Stark JH, Brown JS, Pugh S

Abbreviation

PLoS One

Volume

Issue

Publication Date

2022-10-27

Patient characteristics, pain treatment patterns, and incidence of total joint replacement in a US population with osteoarthritis. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Shinde M, Rodriguez-Watson C, Zhang TC, Carrell DS, Mendelsohn AB, Nam YH, Carruth A, Petronis KR, McMahill-Walraven CN, Jamal-Allial A, Nair V, Pawloski PA, Hickman A, Brown MT, Francis J, Hornbuckle K, Brown JS, Mo J

Abbreviation

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

Volume

Issue

Publication Date

2022-09-23

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In the Media

The New York Times

As Millions Get Shots, F.D.A. Struggles to Get Safety Monitoring System Running

February 12, 2021