Lou Hart, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital Medicine)Cards
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Removing Race From Hyperbilirubinemia Guidelines Is Not Enough
Ostfeld-Johns S, Aragona E, Hart L. Removing Race From Hyperbilirubinemia Guidelines Is Not Enough. JAMA Pediatrics 2022, 176: 1163-1164. PMID: 36251301, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.3865.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConstruction and performance of a clinical prediction rule for ureteral stone without the use of race or ethnicity: A new STONE score
Moore C, Gross C, Hart L, Molinaro A, Rhodes D, Singh D, Baloescu C. Construction and performance of a clinical prediction rule for ureteral stone without the use of race or ethnicity: A new STONE score. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2024, 5: e13324. PMID: 39524039, PMCID: PMC11543628, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.13324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical prediction ruleArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveSTONE scoreMultivariate logistic regressionUreteral stonesComputed tomographyPrediction ruleUncomplicated renal colicKidney stonesReceiver operating characteristic curveLogistic regressionNon-black raceDiagnosis of kidney stonesGross hematuriaMicroscopic hematuriaRenal colicPotential adverse effectsDiagnostic accuracyHematuriaClinical algorithmMale genderProspective dataClinical accuracyRetrospective dataCharacteristic curveRacial and Ethnic Health Disparities Related to COVID-19
Lopez L, Hart LH, Katz MH. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Related to COVID-19. JAMA: The Journal Of The American Medical Association 2021, 325: 719-720. PMID: 33480972, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.26443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccess and Analytics: What the Military Can Teach Us About Health Equity.
Lopez L, Chen K, Hart L, Johnson AK. Access and Analytics: What the Military Can Teach Us About Health Equity. American Journal Of Public Health 2021, 111: 2089-2090. PMID: 34878876, PMCID: PMC8667823, DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Comparison of Two Statewide Datasets to Understand Population Prevalence of Substance Use in Pregnancy: Findings and Considerations for Policy & Research
Sieger M, Morin J, Budris L, Sienna M, Ostfeld-Johns S, Hart L, Morosky C. A Comparison of Two Statewide Datasets to Understand Population Prevalence of Substance Use in Pregnancy: Findings and Considerations for Policy & Research. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2024, 28: 1121-1131. PMID: 38539033, PMCID: PMC11060901, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-024-03914-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersSubstance useBlack mothersPregnancy-related deathsFederal Child Abuse PreventionMental health conditionsPublic health aimSelf-reported drug useMaternal self-reportDrug usePrevalence of substance useChild protective services involvementProtective services involvementMothers self-reportedChild abuse preventionSelf-reported dataStatistically similar ratesPrenatal substance exposureSelf-report ratingsHealth aimRate of whitesHispanic mothersHealth conditionsHospital personnelSelf-ReportPatient Care Decision Tools: Protections Against Discrimination in Final Rule Revisions to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
Hart, L. Patient Care Decision Tools: Protections Against Discrimination in Final Rule Revisions to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Health Law Journal. Vol 29. No 3. 2024: 38-41Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsLeveraging Technology and Workflow Optimization for Health-Related Social Needs Screening: An Improvement Project at a Large Health System.
Angah N, Meedzan B, Pruzinsky N, O'Connell A, Hart L, Cobbs-Lomax D, Vanderwoude P. Leveraging Technology and Workflow Optimization for Health-Related Social Needs Screening: An Improvement Project at a Large Health System. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2024, 50: 24-33. PMID: 38087722, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsIngraining Equity into Quality and Safety: A System-Wide Strategy
Hart, L; Wei, E; Krouss, M; Segall, J; Roman, M; Sheehy, K; Bajaj, K. Commentary: Ingraining Equity into Quality and Safety: A System-Wide Strategy. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Improvement Blog. 24 Jul 2020.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPatient perspectives on safety and privacy in sexual orientation and gender identity data collection
Lewis J, Alpert A, Galusha D, Faria A, Hirschman A, Wolfe H, Hart L, Nunez-Smith M, Wang K. Patient perspectives on safety and privacy in sexual orientation and gender identity data collection. JNCI Monographs 2025, 2025: 170-176. PMID: 40671545, PMCID: PMC12268159, DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgaf015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender identity data collectionIdentity data collectionHealth careHealth systemHealth-care qualityHealth-care professionalsFront desk staffGender minoritiesData collectionGender minority communitiesPatient safetyPatient perspectiveSexual orientationPatient concernsGender identity questionMinority participantsHealthCareMinority communitiesEpidemiological dataGender identityHospitalized patientsParticipantsIdentical questionsGenderPeer support enhanced behavioural crisis response teams in the emergency department: protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial
Nath B, Desai R, Cook J, Dziura J, Davis-Plourde K, Youins R, Guy K, Pavlo A, Smith E, Smith D, Kangas K, Heckmann R, Hart L, Powsner S, Sevilla M, Evans M, Kumar A, Faustino I, Hu Y, Bellamy C, Wong A. Peer support enhanced behavioural crisis response teams in the emergency department: protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e103775. PMID: 40484432, PMCID: PMC12161358, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster randomised controlled trialEmergency departmentPeer supportDelivery of trauma-informed careStepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trialExperience of mental illnessPhysical restraintRate of physical restraintBehavioral crisesPeer support workersReduce restraint useSecondary outcomesFollow-up data collectionResponse teamPatient-centred approachPositive patient outcomesTrauma-informed carePeer-reviewed journalsCrisis response teamsUsual careStepped-wedgeIntervention readinessPeer deliveryRestraint useED setting
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Overview
Lou Hart, MD, is a pediatric hospitalist, which means he cares for hospitalized children.
“It’s a fast-paced environment and I love building relationships with kids and families,” Dr. Hart says. “What’s so great about young people is their strength and courage in times of despair. A child’s emotions can swing from so scared to so happy in the blink of an eye, which speaks to their resiliency.”
When he was 10, Dr. Hart wrote a note to his mother telling her that he planned to become a pediatrician when he grew up.
“My grandmother was a registered nurse in the traumatic brain injury and burn units at our public hospital for over 26 years. I remember her teaching me about things like hemophilia in her textbooks, and it fascinated me and sparked my life long curiosity about medicine,” he says. “And then when my father died during my senior year of college of a preventable illness, it shook me to the core and regrouped my focus to dedicate myself to a career in medicine to end this type of human suffering.”
At the time, Dr. Hart had been studying financial economics and philosophy, two areas that now serve him well in his position as medical director of health equity for Yale New Haven Health System. His mission in this inaugural role is to acknowledge and eliminate institutional bias, structural racial inequity, and unjust social barriers that all drive devastating health disparities for patients and communities.
“It’s a data-informed approach to normalize the idea of health equity being a fundamental pillar of quality and safety systems in healthcare,” he explains. “Inequities are unwanted variations in care processes and outcomes for our patients, and they need to be addressed and eliminated from our system. It’s about collecting patient social identity data and using an equity lens to root out any unjust disparities that exist in our collective measures of access to care, patient experience, quality and safety outcomes, and community engagement.”
When it comes to his one-on-one time with patients and families, Dr. Hart says he lets his natural curiosity, kindness, and empathy lead the way.
“I tell all my patients and families that I will serve them with respect, integrity, and accountability throughout our journey together. I remind them that it is my responsibility to build trust in our relationship and my distinct privilege and pleasure to be able to serve them and advocate on their behalf,” Dr. Hart says. “Ultimately, I treat all my patients how they want to be treated, and not simply how I might want to be treated.”
Clinical Specialties
Board Certifications
Pediatrics
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pediatrics
- Original Certification Date
- 2019
News
News
- February 28, 2024
Find Yale Pediatrics at the 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting
- February 27, 2024
Dinner Introduces Future Residents to Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital
- November 27, 2023Source: YNHHS
Yale New Haven Health launches “We Ask Because We Care” campaign to reduce and eliminate healthcare disparities
- January 31, 2023Source: Yale Daily News
YNHHS tackles racial bias in medical technology with new office
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