Saul N. Weingart, MD, PhD

Newton, MA

Chief Medical Officer, Tufts Medical Center

Represented: Clinicians

Saul N. Weingart is the Chief Medical Officer at Tufts Medical Center. His research examines patient safety in primary and specialty care and the role of patient engagement. He has developed innovative approaches to patient safety in oncology, including one of the first medication reconciliation programs in ambulatory care, a high-performance teamwork initiative designed by and for patients, a Web portal-based incident reporting system for patients, and initiatives to enhance the safety of high-risk medications such as anticoagulants and oral chemotherapies. A general internist, he is Chair of the Board of Governors of the National Patient Safety Foundation and the recipient of a 2012 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award in System Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality. He holds a MD from the University of Rochester and a PhD in public policy from Harvard University.

Weingart served as a member of the Advisory Panel on Patient Engagement from April 2013 - April 2015.