Dr. Wilson grew up in Connecticut, before attending Harvard College where he graduated with honors in biochemistry. He then attended medical school at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, before completing his internship, residency, and fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2012, he received a Masters degree in Clinical Epidemiology, which has informed his research ever since. At Yale since 2014, his goal is using patient-level data and advanced analytics to personalize medicine to each individual patient. He is the creator of the popular online course "Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend Is Wrong" on the Coursera platform.
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Maurice F. Attie Junior Resident Teaching Award | University of Pennsylvania Health System | 2008 |
| Charles F. Hamilton Award for Excellence in Pulmonary Medicine | Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons | 2006 |
| Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society | Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons | 2006 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society | Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons | 2006 |
| Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award | Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons | 2006 |
| Robert F. Loeb Award for Excellence in Medicine | Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons | 2006 |
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| American Society of Nephrology | Kidney Week Advances in Research Conference on Systems Biology and Machine Learning | 2019 |
| Medscape | Weekly column, "Impact Factor", discussing a new medical study of relevance to the broader community. Daily podcast "Medscape Medical Minute" discussing the findings of three new medical studies. | 2018 - Present |
| World Trade Center Research Review Group, DCD/NIOSH | Member | 2016 |
| Seminars in Dialysis | Editor | 2013 |
| JAMA, CJASN, FASN, American Journal of Nephrology, Journal of Critical Care, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, PLOS One, Annals of Internal Medicine, The Lancet, Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Journal of the American Medical Informatics, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet. | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |