David Watkins, MD, MPH | Division of General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor

Medicine

Assistant Professor

Global Health

Faculty 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:

Duke University, School of Medicine

Durham, NC

2010

Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

2010–2013

Master of Public Health

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

2015

Research fellowship, global health economics

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

2015

Honors:

Eta Sigma Phi

2003

Phi Beta Kappa

2005

Senior Scholarship

2009

Publication of the Month, University of Cape Town

2009

Alpha Omega Alpha

2009

Honorary Research Associate, University of Cape Town

2010

Resident Excellence in Teaching Award

2012

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 Bibliography

Publications:

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.

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