CHP/PCOR
Stanford University
117 Encina Commons
Stanford, CA 94305-6019

pwise@stanford.edu
(650) 725-5645 (voice)
(650) 723-1919 (fax)

Research Interests
children's health policy; disparities in health outcomes by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status; the impact of medical technologies on disparities in healthcare treatment and outcomes

Paul Wise is the Richard E. Behrman Professor of Child Health and Society, Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, and Senior Fellow in the Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University.  He is Director of the Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention and a core faculty of the Centers for Health Policy and Primary Care Outcomes Research, at Stanford University.

Dr. Wise received his A.B. degree summa cum laude and his M.D. degree from Cornell University, a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health and did his pediatric training at the Children's Hospital in Boston.  His former positions include serving as the Director of Emergency and Primary Care Services at the Children's Hospital, Boston, Director of the Harvard Institute for Reproductive and Child Health at Harvard Medical School, and Special Assistant to the U.S. Surgeon General.  Prior to moving to Stanford University, Dr. Wise was Vice-Chief of the Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities in the Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, the academic and research base of Partners in Health.

Dr. Wise's research focuses on U.S and international child health policy, particularly the provision of technical innovation in resource-poor areas of the world.  Dr. Wise has worked extensively in international settings and served as Chair of the Steering Committee of the NIH Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research between 2000 and 2006.  Dr. Wise currently serves on the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health and Society.