NIMHD Early Career Investigator Award

2024 Awardee

Jorge A. Rodriguez, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Presentation at HDRI 2024
Striving for Digital Health Equity

Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and a Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He received his M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a Clinical Informatics fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Dr. Rodriguez’s research focuses on the thoughtful assessment and application of health technology to achieve health equity, especially for patients with limited English proficiency. His work includes contributions to bridging disparities in patient-facing technologies, such as patient portals, mobile apps, artificial intelligence, and telemedicine. He has published on the multilevel factors affecting the opportunities and challenges of applying technology to improve the health of minority populations.

Dr. Rodriguez is currently working on an NIMHD K23 award entitled, "Toward Technology Equity: Extending Telemedicine to Latino Patients with Type II Diabetes," which focuses on interventions to ensure equity in access and use of digital tools for diabetes care. He secured a supplement to this grant focused on telemedicine use among women of reproductive age, where he applies health services research and machine learning methods. He has also been awarded grants from the National Academy of Medicine, the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, and the Research in Implementation Science for Equity program, funded by the NHLBI.

In addition to his research, Dr. Rodriguez is committed to guiding the next generation of healthcare professionals and researchers. He mentors trainees, fostering their development in the fields of health technology, health equity, and research.