Paul’s research and teaching has focused on understanding and supporting doctor patient communication both within and from clinic visits.
Research Partner Individuals
Jody Naimark, MD
Family physician and lead investigator in Massachusetts for the Yale/OpenNotes Patient Priorities Care project Jody is the lead investigator at Lahey Hospital for the Epic Integration phase of the Yale/OpenNotes Patient Priorities Care collaboration. She practiced Family Medicine in Tewksbury MA from 1989 to June 2021 and was the medical director of 2 Family Medicine practices in Tewksbury and…
Anita Vanka, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and co-leader of the Macy/Schmeidler medical student OpenNotes educational initiative at HMS Anita is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and a hospitalist in the Department of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). She and Kate Johnston lead the OpenNotes initiative…
Katherine T. Johnston, MD, MA, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and co-leader of the Macy/Schmeidler medical student OpenNotes educational initiative at HMS Kate is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital. She and Anita Vanka developed the OpenNotes initiative focusing on teaching medical students at…
John Santa, MD, MPH
Retired Internist and Health Administrator John Santa worked for OpenNotes as Director of Dissemination from 2015 to 2020. John is a volunteer on several health policy projects in Oregon and is thrilled to volunteer at OpenNotes. His major interest is transparency and engagement of patients and consumers.
Deven McGraw, JD, MPH, LLM
Lead, Data Stewardship and Data Governance, Ciitizen Platform Former Deputy Director Health Information Privacy, HHS Office for Civil Rights Deven McGraw is passionate about helping individuals exercise their rights to get copies of their medical records. This passion drew her to help Ciitizen, a company that empowers individuals with their health information. Deven became a…
Shoshana J. Herzig, MD, MPH
Director of Hospital Medicine Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Shani’s research areas of focus center on medication utilization, medication safety, and adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients, with the goal of improving care in the inpatient setting. She collaborates with OpenNotes on projects related to the application of…
Tobias Esch, MD
Chair, Director, Institute for Integrative Health Care & Health Promotion, Professor of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany Tobias is a neuroscientist and physician-researcher, who always cared about activating and empowering patients, with behavior change and medical communication as his focus. Board-certified in Family Medicine, Tobias has been collaborating with the OpenNotes team for almost a decade…
Lisa Danielpour
Healthcare Technology, Disabilities, Patient/Family Advocate and Speaker.Marketing and Communications Director, Milestones Autism Resources As a dedicated patient and family advocate, Lisa presents at national healthcare conferences on how OpenNotes colors in the lines of patient experience. She shares how giving patients and families access to progress notes improves patient outcomes, safety, and understanding of the…
Kerry Litman, MD, CPPS
Physician Lead, Patient and Family Centered Care, Southern California (Kaiser) Permanente Medical Group Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine As Kaiser Permanente Southern California’s physician lead for Patient and Family Centered Care, Kerry has been a strong proponent of OpenNotes which was implemented for Kaiser Permanente Southern California’s…
