William Timothy Lester MD
Assistant Professor in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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15 Parkman StSte 625Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-2375
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Summary
- William Lester, MD, is an Internal Medicine specialist based in Boston, MA. He completed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and holds an MS in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. His experience covers health technology/informatics, internal medicine, and healthcare innovation. He has multiple publications on informatics and precision medicine, with articles cited by other publications for their contributions to clinical diagnoses, pharmacogenomic testing, and public health policy. Dr. Lester has participated in clinical trials, including one focusing on improving patients' medication knowledge through a "Serious Game". He has received several CMS Meaningful Use certifications related to electronic health record systems.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1997
The University of Texas at AustinMS, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, 1991 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Oncall, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2013-2014, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2017
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsDedicated AI Expert System vs Generative AI With Large Language Model for Clinical Diagnoses.Mitchell J Feldman, Edward P Hoffer, Jared J Conley, Jaime Chang, Jeanhee A Chung
JAMA Network Open. 2025-05-01 - 2 citationsPharmacogenomic testing and prescribing patterns for patients with cancer in a large national precision medicine cohort.Jay G Ronquillo, William T Lester
Journal of Medical Genetics. 2023-01-01 - 7 citationsPrecision Medicine Landscape of Genomic Testing for Patients With Cancer in the National Institutes of Health All of Us Database Using Informatics Approaches.Jay G Ronquillo, William T Lester
JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. 2022-01-01
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