Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP
@rkwadhera
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Associate Professor @HarvardMed | Cardiologist @BIDMCHealth | Associate Director @SmithBIDMC | Health Policy and Outcomes Research |
Boston, MA
Joined May 2017
The rapid growth of private equity in health care has attracted widespread attention & concern Our new @JAMA_current study finds that when private equity takes over a hospital, patients' care experience significantly worsens. https://t.co/FEjtttopA0
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Thank you to @HMFPBoston for sharing the press release on our @JACCJournals article: https://t.co/trvHc6cAv2
@n_spetko @SmithBIDMC @rwyeh @rkwadhera
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We are delighted to welcome a truly exceptional class to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Cardiology Fellowship! This group brings incredible talent, compassion, and energy. So excited for them to join the BIDMC family!! #Match2026 @BidmcCvi @BIDMCVFellows
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We couldn't be more excited about this STELLAR incoming crew of BI cardiology fellows! Welcome to the BI family!!! #Match2026 @BidmcCvi
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We are delighted to welcome a truly exceptional class to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Cardiology Fellowship! This group brings incredible talent, compassion, and energy. So excited for them to join the BIDMC family!! #Match2026 @BidmcCvi @BIDMCVFellows
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A little something different from me. I wrote about losing my grandfather while working in the ICU during the worst of the COVID pandemic, and how that experience forever changed my perspective on grief and death. https://t.co/yF3rHbJ2dj
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1/ In lieu of 🦃, super excited to share our work on the prevalence, treatment, and control of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) among US adults with hypertension—now out in @JACCJournals! https://t.co/PheGg4V5fo
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Can't believe it's been 10 years already. An incredible journey so far! So grateful to be able to work with such a committed and thoughtful group of trainees, staff, statisticians and faculty at the Smith Center @smithbidmc. Thank you @BIDMChealth for believing in us!
This month, the Smith Center celebrated its 10 year anniversary. The past decade has been filled with impactful research, incredible learning, and community. Many thanks to our team - Here's to the next 10 years! https://t.co/0K64yY85fa
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Excited to finally collaborate with long-time friends / colleagues @rkwadhera @EricSecemskyMD
https://t.co/FHQLfiD5NO
@JACCJournals @HHLeeMD @emilybcrawford @AKrawisz @somijemmacho @spjuraschek @jenniferlcluett @hokyoulee @HyeonChangKim1
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This month, the Smith Center celebrated its 10 year anniversary. The past decade has been filled with impactful research, incredible learning, and community. Many thanks to our team - Here's to the next 10 years! https://t.co/0K64yY85fa
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For all those interested in cardiovascular research, please consider applying for a Sarnoff fellowship. @SmithBIDMC has been a frequent host and it’s been a wonderful experience. @frank_medina_ @AishRaja94 @BIDMCVFellows @BIDMChealth @SarnoffCardio @rwyeh @rkwadhera @DocStrom
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Manufacturer inhaler price caps offered hope of improved inhaler affordability in the US, but several loopholes mean costs will not change for many patients. @rkwadhera & I discuss these limitations and next steps to address high inhaler costs.
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This Viewpoint describes the public health implications of high inhaler costs for patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Manufacturers rolled out price caps on inhalers this past year but loopholes & barriers to access the low prices mean many still pay high costs @StephenMein & @RKWadhera argue legislation is needed to improve inhaler affordability New in @JAMAInternalMed
https://t.co/Oj0GSrLaZi
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The Ambulatory Specialty Model in USA: Imitation or Innovation? https://t.co/2EQ7XldVB2 via @rkwadhera et al
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Chat we are so back 🔥 @jumpman23 stole the show at ComplexCon!! Jordan Family showed out, AJXI City pack dropped early and Jumpman capped off the weekend with a Sneaker of the Year win. Jordan brand couldn’t miss at ComplexCon 2025
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🚨Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Aging, out in @JACCJournals Advances!🚨Structural & intermediary determinants impact vascular, myocardial, valvular, and EP aging.❤️ Patient, population, & policy interventions are ready for implementation & study! https://t.co/TA7vTssJ2K
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Value-based care has largely fallen short in the US. CMS’s new Ambulatory Specialty Model tries to change that by bringing specialists to the table In @JAMA_current, we ask whether this is true innovation, or just an imitation of past failures? https://t.co/p3p2SWdKa7
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CMS recently proposed a new value-based model to target high-volume, high-cost chronic conditions, starting with heart failure. @AndrewOseran @rkwadhera dive into the potential impact of the Ambulatory Specialty Model. New in @JAMA_current
https://t.co/vYNd1MXO3c
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This Viewpoint describes the value-based Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) recently announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; summarizes ways in which the ASM addresses structural...
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We're thrilled to launch a new postdoctoral research fellowship in oncology & health policy, jointly mentored by experts @DanaFarber & @SmithBIDMC An incredible opportunity for scholars aiming to shape the future of cancer care and policy Application➡️ https://t.co/KmyLsz6Jzh
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On the heels of #AHA25, EchoPrime is published in @Nature! EchoPrime has the strong performance in a wide range of echo interpretation tasks and is validated across 5 international hospitals. Led by @milos_ai and @bryandhe. 1/n
1/n We are excited to announce EchoPrime – the first echocardiography AI model capable of evaluating a full transthoracic echocardiogram study, identify the most relevant videos, and produce a comprehensive interpretation! Great work lead by @milos_ai, EchoPrime is the largest
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VERY excited to present at @AHAScience #AHA25 today our NHLBI-funded trial, "Home Health Aides Caring for Adults With Heart Failure: A Pilot RCT" - with sim pub in @JAMANetworkOpen Link: https://t.co/LogzP3KcFh 1/
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If You Break It, They Won’t Come: @LisaRosenbaum17's most recent episode of NOS explores the pressures primary care faces on personal and systemic levels. Featuring @SmithBIDMC fellow @prihatha's POV as a prior primary care resident. Listen here: https://t.co/FDfzEHGfTV
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