Lou Hart, MD
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Biography
Lou Hart, MD is a practicing Pediatric Hospitalist, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Yale School of Medicine, and the Medical Director of Health Equity for Yale New Haven Health.
His mission is to identify and eliminate unwanted variations in care and outcomes that exist within our respective systems. Healthcare delivery organizations specifically must remain steadfast in eliminating inefficiencies in process and outcome, and do so before they manifest themselves as unjust harm and economic waste. Long term qualitative success will bring about a transformed healthcare system, and a better one for us all!
Lou was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and grew up playing hockey and golf. He studied Financial Economics, Medicine Health & Society, and Philosophy while at Vanderbilt University. He attended medical school at the University of California-San Diego and did his Pediatrics residency training at NYU.
Dr. Hart started his clinical leadership career as Director of Equity, Quality & Safety at NYC Health + Hospitals, our nation's largest comprehensive safety-net healthcare system. Clinically he enjoys educating and learning from patients, as well as teaching peer faculty, residents, and medical students about equitable systems science. By leveraging quality improvement methodologies, he confronts systems-based drivers of inequity that permeate all sectors of our economy. Academically, he spends time researching and educating colleagues on the innate flaws of racial biology in medicine and its contribution to lower quality care for all patients.
Education & Training
- Emerging Leaders ProgramYale School of Management (2023)
- Clinical Leadership FellowNYC Health + Hospitals (2020)
- ResidencyNew York University, Pediatrics (2019)
- MDUniversity of California, San Diego, Doctor of Medicine (2016)
- BAVanderbilt University, Medicine, Health & Society / Philosophy / Financial Economics (2010)
- International Business & Economics CertificateUniversity of Copenhagen (2008)
Certifications
- Board CertificationAmerican Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2019)
Activities
- Clinical Moral Injury - Lessons Learned from Equity, Quality & SafetyBoston, MA, United States 2023HRSA Workforce Change Collaborative Learning Session
- Leveraging Systems to Advance Equity, Quality & SafetyKansas City, MO Kansas City, KS 2023Redesigning Healthcare Delivery to Improve Value
- Medical Racism: Abolishing Race-Based MedicineNew Haven, CT 2023Southern Connecticut State University MPH Invited Lecture Series
- Integrating Equity into Quality & SafetyBoston, MA, United States 2022Healthcare Equity Innovations Summit
- Pursuing Health Equity: Lessons LearnedBridgeport, CT, United States 2022NAACP CT State Health Conference
- Health(care) Equity: It’s Everyone's JobChicago, IL 2022Advancing Equity Through Quality & Safety Peer Network
- Pursuing Health Equity: Our Collective Call to ActionConnecticut 2022REL Data CT Statewide Convenings
- Health Equity & Considerations from the NICUWorldwide 2022IABLE International Breastfeeding Conference
- Abolishing Racial Biology in MedicineMt Sinai Hospital, NYC 2022Mount Sinai Pediatrics Health Equity Journal Club
- Pursuing Health Equity: Our Collective Call to ActionConnecticut 2022Racial Justice Workgroup
- Pursuing Health Equity: Our Collective Call to ActionWaterbury, CT 2022Department of Internal Medicine Noon Conference
- Pursuing Health Equity: Our Collective Call to ActionNew Haven, CT, United States 2022Business Students for Racial Equity
- Pursuing Health Equity - A Call to ActionIowa City, IA 2022Black History Month Lecture
- From Theory to Impact: Ingraining Health Equity Into Quality & Safety at NYC Health + HospitalsOrlando, FL 20212021 IHI Forum - General Conference
- Medical Eracism: Ending Race-Based Medicine at NYC H+HNew York City 2021NYC Coalition to End Racism in Clinical Algorithms (CERCA)
- Health Equity in Health SystemsChesterfield, MO 2021American College of Lifestyle Medicine Health Systems Council Board Meeting
- Overcoming Racial Injustices in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: Considerations of Equity, Quality & SafetyNew York City 2021Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2021
- Overcoming Health Injustices - Considerations of Equity, Quality and SafetySouthern California 2021Advancing Health Equity Training
- Health Equity & Social JusticeSeattle, WA 2021Women’s Health Summit
- Healthcare Inequities in Communities of ColorNew York City & Connecticut 20212021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit
- Ingraining Equity in Quality & SafetyLos Angeles County 2021Cherished Futures Collaborative Workshop
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Pediatric Senior Resident Clinical Teacher of the Year Award | NYU School of Medicine | 2019 |
Pediatric Junior Resident Clinical Teacher of the Year Award | NYU School of Medicine | 2018 |
Pediatric Intern Clinical Teacher of the Year Award | NYU School of Medicine | 2017 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Standards Review Panel (SRP) , The Joint Commission (TJC) | New Requirements to Reduce Health Care Disparities - Standard LD.04.03.08 & National Patient Safety Goal 16.01.01 | 2022 |
Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) Pride Health Network | Chair | 2022 - Present |
YNHHS Ending Racial Biology in Medicine Taskforce | Director | 2022 - Present |
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) | IHI Leadership for Health Equity Professional Development Program | 2022 - Present |
Stratford Walk with a Doc Community Health Series | Volunteer | 2022 - Present |
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven, NHS of New Haven | Volunteer Board Director | 2022 - Present |
YNHHS Health Equity Patient Data Workgroup | Director | 2021 - 2022 |
American Medical Association (AMA) | AMA Advancing Equity through Quality and Safety Peer Network | 2021 - 2022 |
YNHHS Health Equity Steering Committee | Co-Director | 2021 - Present |
National Organization for Arts in Health, (NOAH) | Volunteer Board Director & Chair of Governance Committee | 2020 - Present |
Departments & Organizations
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Pediatric Hospitalist Program
- Pediatrics