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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Michelle M. Mello is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily Medicine and Health Professions, with significant contributions appearing in subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, and Pharmacy.

Their work focuses on several key topics, including Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Ethics in Clinical Research, Healthcare cost, quality, practices, and Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy.

Michelle M. Mello has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Thinking Globally, Acting Locally - The U.S. Response to Covid-19" (2020, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • "Diagnostic Testing for the Novel Coronavirus" (2020, JAMA)
  • "Ethics and governance for digital disease surveillance" (2020, Science)
  • "Ensuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2" (2020, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • "Confronting the evolution and expansion of anti-vaccine activism in the USA in the COVID-19 era" (2023, The Lancet)

The frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Joshua M. Sharfstein
  • Saad B. Omer
  • Douglas J. Opel
  • Jason L. Schwartz
  • David M. Studdert

Michelle M. Mello's research appears regularly in several prominent venues, with the highest number of publications in the following journals:

  • New England Journal of Medicine (16 publications)
  • JAMA Health Forum (14 publications)
  • JAMA (12 publications)
  • The Lancet (4 publications)
  • Health Affairs (3 publications)

In recognition of their contributions, Michelle M. Mello was made a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment.

    David M. Studdert;Michelle M. Mello;William M. Sage;Catherine M. DesRoches

  • Claims, Errors, and Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation

    David M. Studdert;Michelle M. Mello;Atul A. Gawande;Tejal K. Gandhi

  • National Costs Of The Medical Liability System

    Michelle M. Mello;Amitabh Chandra;Atul A. Gawande;David M. Studdert

  • The Havasupai Indian Tribe Case — Lessons for Research Involving Stored Biologic Samples

    Michelle M. Mello;Leslie E. Wolf

  • Deterrence of Medical Errors: Theory and Evidence for Malpractice Reform

    Michelle M. Mello;Troyen A. Brennan

  • The new medical malpractice crisis.

    Michelle M Mello;David M Studdert;Troyen A Brennan

  • Obesity — The New Frontier of Public Health Law

    Michelle M. Mello;David M. Studdert;Troyen A. Brennan

  • Thinking Globally, Acting Locally - The U.S. Response to Covid-19.

    Rebecca Lee Haffajee;Michelle M Mello

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  • Relationship Between Malpractice Litigation Pressure and Rates of Cesarean Section and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section

    Y. Tony Yang;Michelle M. Mello;S. V. Subramanian;David M. Studdert

  • Making the case for laws that improve health: a framework for public health law research.

    Scott Burris;Alexander C. Wagenaar;Jeffrey W. Swanson;Jennifer K. Ibrahim

  • Conflict in the care of patients with prolonged stay in the ICU: types, sources, and predictors.

    David M. Studdert;Michelle M. Mello;Jeffrey P. Burns;Ann Louise Puopolo

  • Clinical Trial Participants' Views of the Risks and Benefits of Data Sharing

    Michelle M Mello;Van Lieou;Steven N Goodman

  • Diagnostic Testing for the Novel Coronavirus.

    Joshua M. Sharfstein;Scott J. Becker;Michelle M. Mello

  • Financial conflicts of interest in physicians’ relationships with the pharmaceutical industry-self regulation in the shadow of federal prosecution

    D.M. Studdert;M.M. Mello;T.A. Brennan

  • Of Swords and Shields: The Role of Clinical Pratice Guidelines in Medical Malpractice Litigation

    Michelle M. Mello

  • Financial Conflicts of Interest in Physicians' Relationships with the Pharmaceutical Industry — Self-Regulation in the Shadow of Federal Prosecution

    David M Studdert;Michelle M Mello;Troyen A Brennan

  • The role of medical liability reform in federal health care reform.

    Michelle M. Mello;Troyen A. Brennan

  • Preparing for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data

    Michelle M. Mello;Jeffrey K. Francer;Marc Wilenzick;Patricia Teden

  • Physicians’ Fears Of Malpractice Lawsuits Are Not Assuaged By Tort Reforms

    Emily R. Carrier;James D. Reschovsky;Michelle M. Mello;Ralph C. Mayrell

  • Nature of conflict in the care of pediatric intensive care patients with prolonged stay.

    David M. Studdert;Jeffrey P. Burns;Michelle M. Mello;Ann Louise Puopolo

  • Advising patients about patient safety: current initiatives risk shifting responsibility.

    Vikki A. Entwistle;Michelle M. Mello;Troyen A. Brennan

  • HIPAA and Protecting Health Information in the 21st Century.

    I. Glenn Cohen;Michelle M. Mello

  • Strategies and practices in off-label marketing of pharmaceuticals: a retrospective analysis of whistleblower complaints.

    Aaron S. Kesselheim;Michelle M. Mello;David M. Studdert

  • Ethics and governance for digital disease surveillance.

    Michelle M. Mello;C. Jason Wang

  • A New Era in Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

    Stephanie Morain;Michael F. Greene;Michelle M. Mello

  • Four States With Robust Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Reduced Opioid Dosages.

    Rebecca Lee Haffajee;Michelle M. Mello;Fang Zhang;Alan M. Zaslavsky

  • Half-Baked — The Retail Promotion of Marijuana Edibles

    Robert J MacCoun;Michelle M Mello

  • Regulation of Smoking in Public Housing

    Jonathan P. Winickoff;Mark Gottlieb;Michelle M. Mello

  • Shifting Vaccination Politics — The End of Personal-Belief Exemptions in California

    Michelle M. Mello;David M. Studdert;Wendy E. Parmet

  • Big Data, Big Tech, and Protecting Patient Privacy.

    I Glenn Cohen;Michelle M Mello

  • Drug Companies’ Liability for the Opioid Epidemic

    Rebecca L. Haffajee;Michelle M. Mello

  • Promoting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: recommendations from the Lancet Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the USA

    Saad B Omer;Regina M Benjamin;Noel T Brewer;Alison M Buttenheim

  • Public Awareness of and Contact With Physicians Who Receive Industry Payments: A National Survey

    Genevieve Pham-Kanter;Michelle M. Mello;Lisa Soleymani Lehmann;Lisa Soleymani Lehmann;Eric G. Campbell

  • Whistle-Blowers' Experiences in Fraud Litigation against Pharmaceutical Companies

    Aaron S. Kesselheim;David M. Studdert;Michelle M. Mello

  • Managing the Risks of Concurrent Surgeries

    Michelle M. Mello;Edward H. Livingston;Edward H. Livingston

  • What is a public health "emergency"?

    Rebecca Haffajee;Wendy E. Parmet;Michelle M. Mello

  • Of Swords and Shields: The Role of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Medical Malpractice Litigation

    Michelle M. Mello

  • Defensive Medicine Among High-Risk Specialist Physicians in a Volatile Malpractice Environment

    D.M. Studdert;M.M. Mello;W.M. Sage

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Studdert
David M. Studdert Stanford University
Troyen A. Brennan
Troyen A. Brennan Harvard University
William M. Sage
William M. Sage Texas A&M University
I. Glenn Cohen
I. Glenn Cohen Harvard University
Robert D. Truog
Robert D. Truog Harvard University
Atul A. Gawande
Atul A. Gawande Brigham and Women's Hospital
Catherine M. DesRoches
Catherine M. DesRoches Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Daniel Carpenter
Daniel Carpenter Harvard University
Eric G. Campbell
Eric G. Campbell University of Colorado Denver
Matthew J Spittal
Matthew J Spittal University of Melbourne

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