A David Paltiel, MBA, PhD
Professor of Public Health (Health Policy), Professor of Management, and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies; Co-director, Public Health Modeling Concentration
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Biography
The objective that guides Dr. Paltiel's scholarly activities is to promote a reasoned approach to decision making and resource allocation in public health and medicine. Trained in the field of Operations Research, Dr. Paltiel designs and implements policy models and cost-effectiveness analyses. He has a special interest and expertise in HIV/AIDS and has published broadly on the cost-effectiveness of testing, prevention, treatment, and care, both in the United States and around the world.
Education & Training
- PhDYale University, Operations Research (1992)
- MBAYale University (1985)
- BAMcGill University (1981)
Activities
- Cost-effectiveness of Packages of Interventions in Maternal-Child Health and MalnutritionMirria, Niger 2016Cost and cost-effectiveness analysis of packages of nutrition and other health-promotion interventions implemented by NGO partners in Niger with a target population of 9000 children & Mothers.
- HIV, Developing countriesAbidjan, Ivory Coast; Cape Town, South Africa; Chennai, India 2010Optimizing HIV Care in Less Developing Countries
- Health ManagementMilan, Italy 2008Professor Paltiel conducted instructional programs in health management.
- HIV Testing GuidelinesParis, France; Lisbon, Portugal 2008Professor Paltiel works closely with the French Ministry of Health and the health surveillance branch of the French government to help them promulgate their first-ever national guidelines for routine HIV testing.
- HIV Prevention and Care Cost-EffectivenessCape Town, South Africa; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2008With colleagues in South Africa, Professor Paltiel has researched and published on the cost-effectiveness of alternative HIV prevention and patient care interventions.