Arjun Venkatesh

MD, MBA, MHS, FACEP

Dr. Venkatesh is the Anthony N. Brady Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, Chief of Emergency Services at Yale New Haven Hospital, and Scientist at the Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE). A nationally recognized physician-scientist and healthcare leader, Dr. Venkatesh has authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications and secured more than $12 million in federal and foundation funding to advance quality measurement and health outcomes research in acute care. He serves as Principal Investigator of the Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL), the largest national practice-based research network in emergency care. His work has shaped national policy through the development of CMS quality measures, including the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.

 

Dr. Venkatesh earned his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University. He went on to earn an MBA from Ohio State University before completing medical school at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed Emergency Medicine residency at Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General Hospitals and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program here at Yale University. He is originally from Dayton, OH and resides in New Haven.