Assistant ProfessorMedicine Assistant ProfessorGlobal Health Related Links: Research ProfileFaculty Information Biography Dr. Watkins is a hospitalist at Harborview Medical Center and a physician-scientist in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington. His scholarly work focuses health system reform and policy challenges in low- and middle-income countries. Education & Training: MDDuke University, School of MedicineDurham, NC2010 Internship and Residency in Internal MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA2010–2013 Master of Public HealthUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA2015 Research fellowship, global health economicsUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA2015 Honors: Eta Sigma Phi2003 Phi Beta Kappa2005 Senior Scholarship2009 Publication of the Month, University of Cape Town2009 Alpha Omega Alpha2009 Honorary Research Associate, University of Cape Town2010 Resident Excellence in Teaching Award2012 Contact Email: davidaw@uw.edu Research & Clinical Interests Research Interests: Global health Health economics Health policy analysis Integrated healthcare delivery Epidemiological and demographic modeling Evidence-to-policy/knowledge translation Publications My NCBI: My NCBI BibliographyPublications: Watkins DA, Yamey G, Schaferhoff M, Adeyi O, Alleyne G, et al. Alma-Ata at 40 Years: Reflections from the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health. Lancet 2018; 392(10156):1434-60. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32389-4. Jamison DT, Alwan A, Mock CN, Nugent R, Watkins D, et al. Universal health coverage and intersectoral action for health: findings from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition. Lancet 2018; 391(10125):1108-20. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32906-9. Watkins DA, Johnson CO, Colquhoun SM, Karthikeyan G, Beaton A, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of rheumatic heart disease, 1990-2015. New Engl J Med 2017;377:713-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1603693.