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Office
Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
1310 24th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Eduardo Ortiz, MD, MPH is the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center. Previously, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System in Nashville, TN. He is an Associate Clinical Professor in Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Medical College of Georgia, and he completed a fellowship in medical informatics at the University of Utah, where he also received a master's degree in public health. He is an internist with expertise in quality, patient safety, evidence-based medicine, guideline development, systematic reviews, informatics, health services research, and public health.
Education & Training
- University of UtahM.P.H., 1997
- Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 1989
- Armstrong State CollegeB.S., Major in Chemistry, minor in Biology and Spanish, Summa Cum Laude, 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- UT State Medical License 1994 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2006 - 2006
- CA State Medical License 1991 - 1994
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Secretary's Award for Distinguished Service United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2003-2004
- Performance Award Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2003
- Director's Award of Merit Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2001-2002
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Publications & Presentations
Journal Articles
- In Response � Let�s not SPRINT to Judgment About New Blood Pressure GoalsOrtiz E, James PA, Ann Intern Med, 1/1/2016
- Let�s not SPRINT to Judgment About New Blood Pressure GoalsOrtiz E, James PA, Ann Intern Med, 1/1/2016
- Innovations in American Society of Clinical Oncology Practice Guideline DevelopmentSomerfield MR, Bohlke K, Browman GP, Denduluri N, Einhaus K, Hayes DF, Khorana AA, Miller RS, Mohile SG, Olver TK, Ortiz E, Lyman GH, J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Creating Evidence-Based Hypertension Guidelines: T.R.I.P the JNC WayJames P, Ortiz E, LeFevre M, Evans C, 40th Annual Meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group, New Orleans, LA, 1/4/2012
- Multiple Myeloma in a 30-Year Old Man Presenting with Gradually Worsening FatigueGoraya NK, Ortiz E, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2005
- Management Techniques for Patients who Sabotage their Own CareSelassie L, Shroff D, Ortiz E, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2005
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Lectures
- Quality Measure DevelopmentBaltimore, MD - 1/1/2016
- Strategic Approach to Measure Development: Streamlining the Process to Meet Efficiency, Productivity and Regulatory RequirementsAlexandria, VA - 1/1/2016
- Evaluating Evidence and Clinical Practice GuidelinesNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bet - 1/1/2013
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Other
- Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease � Expert Panel ReportBuchanan GR, Yawn BP, Afenyi-Annan AN, Ballas SK, Hassell KL, James AH, Jordan L, Lanzkron SM, Lottenberg R, Savage WJ, Tanabe PJ, Ware RE, Murad MH, Goldsmith J, Hort..., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-pro/guidelines/sickle-cell-disease-guidelines
1/1/2014 - A Strategic Approach for Funding Research: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality�s Patient Safety Initiative 2000-2004Keyes MA, Ortiz E, Queenan D, Hughes R, Chesley F, Hogan EM, Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advances
Rockville, MD - 1/1/2005 - Evidence-Based Medicine for the Practicing ClinicianStraus SE, Mangrulkar RS, Gerrity MS, Hayward RS, Green ML, Lencoski K, Ortiz E on behalf of the Society of General Internal Medicine Evidence-Based Medicine Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Press Mentions
- Use of Population Health Data to Refine Diagnostic Decision-Making for PertussisFebruary 22nd, 2010
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Carl Vinson Veterans Affairs Medical CenterDublin, Georgia
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