Benjamin Rodwin, MD
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Biography
Dr. Rodwin is a staff physician and academic hospitalist at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven, CT. He completed his undergraduate degree in Biology and Neuroscience at Brandeis University. He then spent a year working in the laboratory of Dr. Anthony Hollenberg at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center before attending New York University School of Medicine. After completing his medical degree with a concentration in health policy, Dr. Rodwin came to Yale for his internship and residency. During residency, Dr. Rodwin completed research on variations in care at the patient, provider, and hospital levels with a particular focus on early adoption of new medications for cardiovascular diseases. After residency, Dr. Rodwin completed a year as the Chief Resident for Quality and Safety at the West Haven VA through the VA's National Center for Patient Safety and completed lean-six sigma training. Since then, he has worked at VA Connecticut as a hospitalist where he attends on the wards, teaching medical students and residents. His research is focused on patient safety, including assessments of preventable inpatient mortality and diagnostic errors, quality improvement, and variations in care between providers and hospitals. He serves as an Associate Program Director of the Traditional Internal Medicine Residency Program at Yale and as the Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in the Office of Education at VA Connecticut.
Education & Training
- Chief Resident for Quality and SafetyWest Haven VA (2018)
- ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (2017)
- MDNew York University School of Medicine (2014)
- BSBrandeis University (2009)
Certifications
- Board CertificationABIM, Internal Medicine (2017)
Activities
- Facility- and Provider-Level Variation of Care in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseBoston, MA 2021Society of General Internal Medicine
- Prevalence of harmful diagnostic errors in hospitalized adults: a systematic review and meta-analysisSan Diego, CA 2020Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting
- Room of Hazards: An Interprofessional Evaluation of Safety Risks in a Simulated Patient RoomIrvine, CA, United States 2020Society of General Internal Medicine California/Hawaii Region
- Improving the Quality of Inpatient Discharge Instructions: An Evaluation and Implementation of Best PracticeBoston, MA, United States 2019Society of General Internal Medicine New England Region
- Preventable Mortality in Hospitalized Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisWashington, DC, United States 2019Society of General Internal Medicine
- Patient and Hospital Characteristics Associated with Ticagrelor Uptake in Acute MI: An Analysis of the NCDR Chest Pain – MI RegistryChicago, IL, United States 2018American Heart Association
- Improving CKD Screening in Veteran Patients of Internal Medicine ResidentsSan Diego, CA, United States 2018American Society of Nephrology
- Improvement in Surrogate Decision Maker Documentation for InpatientsNew Haven, CT, United States 2017Joseph A. Zaccagnino Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Conference
- Variation in the Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Associated Cost Implications – Findings from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2010 to 2013Washington, DC, United States 2017American College of Cardiology
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Poster Finalist | American College of Physicians National Meeting | 2020 |
Outstanding Poster Award | Society of General Internal Medicine - New England Region | 2019 |
Abstract Spotlight | Society of General Internal Medicine Evidence-Based Medicine Subcommittee | 2019 |
Yale-New Haven Hospital Delivery Network Award | Joseph A. Zaccagnino Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Conference | 2017 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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VA National Center for Patient Safety | Den Leader, Chief Resident for Quality and Safety Program | 2021 - Present |
BMJ Open | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
Society of General Internal Medicine | Member | 2018 - 2020 |
Society of Hospital Medicine | Member | 2018 - Present |
Journal of General Internal Medicine | Reviewer | 2014 - Present |