Ralph Horwitz

School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, United States of America

Ralph I Horwitz M.D

Academic positions:
- Arthur Bloomfield Professor, Stanford University (2007-present)
- Chair of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University (2007-present)
- Dean and Vice president for medical affairs of the School of Medicine, Case Western University (2003-2006)
- Director of the Case Research Institute (2003-2006)
- Former president of the American Board of Internal Medicine and member of the Council of the AAP

All industry positions (in last five years):
None declared

Research interests:
Dr Horwitz is internationally known for his pioneering research that helped to establish the field of clinical investigation and outcomes research; for his distinguished leadership in reinvigorating the Department of Medicine at Yale; for his innovative programs in the education of physicians and the training of physician scientists; and his visionary renewal of the social contract linking the practice of medicine to the civic responsibility of the profession of medicine.

As a general internist and clinical epidemiologist, his major research emphasis is studying the strategies of clinical care. Much of Dr Horwitz's research program is devoted to developing methodologic techniques that can ensure valid and generalizable answers to relevant clinical questions.

Any other information:
- Dr Horwitz is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Epidemiology.
- Elected member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation
- Elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences
- Elected member of the Association of American Physicians (AAP).
- Fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at Yale
- Awarded Robert J. Glaser Award from the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM, 2005)

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Head of Faculty: Research Methodology (since 16 November 2005)

Ralph Horwitz is a Head of Faculty for the RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Faculty. The role of a Head of Faculty is to help divide the Faculty (specialty) into Sections (sub-specialty areas), nominate leaders in those areas as Section Heads, and offer ongoing advice on the strategic direction of the service. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.

Links

http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ralph_Horwitz/