Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH
Dean of Yale School of Public Health and C.-E. A. Winslow Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and Professor of Emergency MedicineCards
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Publications Overview
- 208 Publications
- 6,239 Citations
- 9 Yale Co-Authors
Featured Publication
Administrative Support
Publications Overview
- 208 Publications
- 6,239 Citations
- 9 Yale Co-Authors
Featured Publication
Administrative Support
Publications Overview
- 208 Publications
- 6,239 Citations
- 9 Yale Co-Authors
Featured Publication
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Titles
Dean of Yale School of Public Health and C.-E. A. Winslow Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and Professor of Emergency Medicine
Biography
Dr. Megan L. Ranney is an emergency physician, researcher, and national advocate for innovative approaches to public health. She joined Yale in July 2023 as the Dean of the Yale School of Public Health and C.-E. A. Winslow Professor of Public Health.
Dr. Ranney’s research focuses on developing, testing, and disseminating digital health interventions to prevent violence and related behavioral health problems, as well as on COVID-related risk reduction.
She has held multiple national leadership roles, including Co-Founder and Senior Strategic Advisor for the American Foundation for Firearm Injury Reduction in Medicine (AFFIRM) at the Aspen Institute, a nonprofit committed to ending the gun violence epidemic through a non-partisan public health approach, and Co-Founder of GetUsPPE, a start-up nonprofit that delivered donated personal protective equipment to those who needed it most. She is a Fellow of the fifth class of the Aspen Institute’s Health Innovators Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for the National Opioid Abatement Trust. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
She has received numerous awards for technology innovation, public health, and research, including Rhode Island “Woman of the Year” and the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Policy Pioneer Award. A leading public voice on urgent topics in health and medicine, she offers expert analysis through testimony to Congress and guidance for non-governmental organizations. She is a frequent media commentator and author of op-eds for outlets that include the BBC, CNN, The Atlantic, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.
Prior to arriving at Yale, Dr. Ranney served as Deputy Dean at the Brown University School of Public Health; the Warren Alpert Endowed Professor of Emergency Medicine at Alpert Medical School of Brown University; and the Founding Director of the Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health. She remains an adjunct faculty member at Brown University.
Dr. Ranney earned her bachelor's degree in history of science, graduating summa cum laude, from Harvard University; her medical doctorate, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha, from Columbia University; and her master’s degree in public health from Brown University. She completed her residency in Emergency Medicine and a fellowship in Injury Prevention Research at Brown University. She was previously a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cote d'Ivoire.
Appointments
Yale School of Public Health
DeanDualHealth Policy & Management
ProfessorPrimaryEmergency Medicine
ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Emergency Medicine
- Health Policy & Management
- Yale Medicine
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale School of Public Health - NEW
Education & Training
- MA
- Yale University (2024)
- MPH
- Brown University (2010)
- MD
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (2004)
- AB
- Harvard College, Harvard University, History of Science (1997)
Board Certifications
Emergency Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Emergency Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2009
Research
Overview
Public Health Interests
ORCID
0000-0002-8450-9642
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
Craig Rothenberg
Gail D'Onofrio, MD, MS
Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS
Cameron Gettel, MD, MHS
Edouard Coupet II, MD, MS
Publications
Featured Publications
Trends in Firearm Injury Prevention Research Funding, Clinical Trials, and Publications in the US, 1985-2022
Lin J, Chang C, McCarthy M, Baker-Butler A, Tong G, Ranney M. Trends in Firearm Injury Prevention Research Funding, Clinical Trials, and Publications in the US, 1985-2022. JAMA Surgery 2024, 159: 461-463. PMID: 38324281, PMCID: PMC10851134, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUses of mHealth in Injury Prevention and Control: a Critical Review
Ranney M, Stettenbauer E, Delgado M, Yao K, Orchowski L. Uses of mHealth in Injury Prevention and Control: a Critical Review. Current Epidemiology Reports 2022, 9: 273-281. PMID: 36404873, PMCID: PMC9644389, DOI: 10.1007/s40471-022-00312-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricCharacterizing cyber harms from digital health
Perakslis E, Ranney M, Goldsack J. Characterizing cyber harms from digital health. Nature Medicine 2023, 29: 528-531. PMID: 36759672, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-02167-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2024
Whether and how to store firearms in the home: Qualitative insights from care partner experiences in the Safety in Dementia Trial
Knoepke C, Meza K, Portz J, Ranney M, Fisher S, Omeragic F, Greenway E, Castaneda M, Matlock D, Betz M. Whether and how to store firearms in the home: Qualitative insights from care partner experiences in the Safety in Dementia Trial. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024 PMID: 39450575, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare partnersFirearm accessDementia trialsCommunity-dwelling PWDCare partners' experiencesEnglish-speaking adultsFirearm violenceCommunity settingsHome safetyEssential themesPrevent injuryNear missesPartners' experiencesPWDThematic descriptionUnited StatesCareDementiaAdult childrenInterview discussionsHomeStandard toolDominant themesPartner relationshipsThemesThe Effect of the "Safety in Dementia" Online Tool to Assist Decision Making for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia and Access to Firearms : A Randomized Trial.
Betz M, Portz J, Knoepke C, Ranney M, Fischer S, Peterson R, Johnson R, Omeragic F, Castaneda M, Greenway E, Matlock D. The Effect of the "Safety in Dementia" Online Tool to Assist Decision Making for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia and Access to Firearms : A Randomized Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2024 PMID: 39531391, DOI: 10.7326/annals-24-00763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictive Models to Assess Risk of Persistent Opioid Use, Opioid Use Disorder, and Overdose
Song S, Dandapani H, Estrada R, Jones N, Samuels E, Ranney M. Predictive Models to Assess Risk of Persistent Opioid Use, Opioid Use Disorder, and Overdose. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024, 18: 218-239. PMID: 38591783, PMCID: PMC11150108, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent opioid useOpioid use disorderPrediction model Risk Of Bias ASsessment ToolRisk of biasOpioid useRisk of persistent opioid useSystematic reviewRisk of bias assessment toolOpioid overdoseRisk of opioid use disorderUse disorderOpioid-related risksBias assessment toolFull-text reviewPreferred Reporting ItemsMeta-Analysis guidelinesSubstance use disorder historyPrediction Model RiskReporting ItemsElectronic databasesDiagnosis historyStudy selectionAbstract reviewPrimary outcomeData extractionLetter: A Call to Action: A Neurosurgeon's Responsibility in Firearm Injury Prevention and Advocacy
Chang C, Anderson M, Shao B, Lin J, Ranney M, Cielo D. Letter: A Call to Action: A Neurosurgeon's Responsibility in Firearm Injury Prevention and Advocacy. Neurosurgery 2024, 94: e61-e62. PMID: 38265204, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2023
Skills to Enhance Positivity in adolescents at risk for suicide: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Yen S, Suazo N, Doerr J, Macrynikola N, Villarreal L, Sodano S, O’Brien K, Wolff J, Breault C, Gibb B, Elwy R, Kahler C, Ranney M, Jones R, Spirito A. Skills to Enhance Positivity in adolescents at risk for suicide: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0287285. PMID: 37862324, PMCID: PMC10588868, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricLeveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department
Hawk K, Weiner S, Rothenberg C, Bernstein E, D'Onofrio G, Herring A, Hoppe J, Ketcham E, LaPietra A, Nelson L, Perrone J, Ranney M, Samuels E, Strayer R, Sharma D, Goyal P, Schuur J, Venkatesh A. Leveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 225-234. PMID: 37831040, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsAtraumatic back painCommunity EDED visitsBack painOpioid prescribing practicesFirst-line treatmentEmergency department patientsOpioid use disorderQuality improvement projectEvidence-based resourcesOpioid administrationOpioid prescriptionsDental painSafe analgesiaDepartment patientsOpioid pillsPrescribing practicesEmergency departmentAmerican CollegeUse disordersMedication safety educationPainOpioidsImprovement projectVisitsComparison of Diagnostic and Triage Accuracy of Ada Health and WebMD Symptom Checkers, ChatGPT, and Physicians for Patients in an Emergency Department: Clinical Data Analysis Study
Fraser H, Crossland D, Bacher I, Ranney M, Madsen T, Hilliard R. Comparison of Diagnostic and Triage Accuracy of Ada Health and WebMD Symptom Checkers, ChatGPT, and Physicians for Patients in an Emergency Department: Clinical Data Analysis Study. JMIR MHealth And UHealth 2023, 11: e49995. PMID: 37788063, PMCID: PMC10582809, DOI: 10.2196/49995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTriage accuracyEmergency departmentAda HealthSymptom checkersED physiciansEffective health careIndependent physiciansHealth care workersSelf-reported clinical dataSelf-reported dataTriage ratingsPhysician reviewTriage recommendationsHealth careCare workersDeidentified dataPatient useResearch assistantsDiagnostic decision support systemED diagnosisTriage resultsTriage of patientsPhysiciansTriageHealth
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- December 06, 2024Source: The Lancet
Addressing the unmet need: U.S. leadership on climate and health
- December 01, 2024Source: The New York Tiimes
Long a ‘Crown Jewel’ of Government, N.I.H. Is Now a Target
- November 22, 2024
The Hidden Lives Behind Gun Violence Statistics
- November 13, 2024Source: SoundPractice
Gun Violence, Physician Leadership, and a Public Health Perspective with Dr. Megan Ranney
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