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Walid F. Gellad

Adjunct Researcher

Pittsburgh Office

Education

B.A. in music, Swarthmore College; M.D., University of Maryland; M.P.H., Harvard University

Contact Information

Overview

Biography

Walid Gellad M.D., is an adjunct researcher at RAND and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a faculty member of the Pittsburgh Veterans Administration (VA) Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP).

Dr. Gellad's research focuses on physician prescribing practices and on policy issues affecting access and adherence to medications for seniors and veterans. He is the recipient of a career development award from the Department of Veterans Affairs to study the quality and efficiency of prescribing in the VA. He is a consultant to the FDA advisory committee on nonprescription drugs and an alternate member of the FDA Drug Safety Oversight Board.

Dr. Gellad is board certified in Internal Medicine and completed a residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He sees primary care patients in the VA Pittsburgh Heathcare System and attends on the inpatient general medical service.

Research Focus

Concurrent Non-RAND Positions

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Staff Physician, Pittsburgh VA Medical Center

Selected Publications

Grenard JL, Munjas BA, Adams JL, Suttorp M, Maglione M, McGlynn EA, Gellad WF, "Depression and Medication Adherence in the Treatment of Chronic Diseases in the United States: A Meta-Analysis," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2011

Zhang Y, Zhou L, Gellad WF, "Potential Savings from Greater Use of $4 Generic Drugs," Archives of Internal Medicine, 171(5), 2011

Gellad WF, Lowe JC, Good CB, Donohue JM, "Variation in Prescription Use and Spending for Lipid-lowering and Diabetes Medications in the VA Healthcare System," American Journal of Managed Care, 16(10), 2010

Gellad WF, Choudhry NK, Friedberg MW, Brookhart MA, Haas JS, Shrank WH, "Variation in Drug Prices at Pharmacies: Are Prices Higher in Poorer Areas?" Health Services Research, 2009

Gellad WF, Haas JS, Safran DG, "Race/Ethnicity and Nonadherence to Prescription Medications Among Seniors: Results of a National Study," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 22(11), 2007

Gellad WF, Huskamp HA, Phillips KA, Haas JS, "How the New Medicare Drug Benefit Could Affect Vulnerable Populations," Health Affairs, 25(1), 2006