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Richard J. Pan, M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Lecturer
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Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Pan is a pediatrician and former California legislator with over 35 years of experience in health care, public health and health policy with a focus on social determinants of health and health workforce. As a California legislator, Dr. Pan chaired the Assembly and Senate Committees on Health, including authoring legislation to implement the Affordable Care Act and promote public health, and the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services overseeing California's $163 billion annual health and human services budget. He is currently developing policies to improve health care affordability and the health workforce.
Division
Undergraduate School
B.A., Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1987
Medical School
M.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991
Other School
M.P.H., Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 1998
Residency
Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1994-95
Residency
Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1991-94
Fellowship
Dyson Child Advocacy & Primary Care Research Fellow, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 1995-98
American Academy of Pediatrics Child Health Advocate Award, 2021
State of California Department of Public Health Beverlee A. Myers Award, 2019
American Medical Association Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service, 2014
Medical Board of California Physician Humanitarian Award, 2010
American Academy of Pediatrics/American Medical Association Abraham Jacobi Memorial Award, 2009