Professor Bhattacharya will be appearing across Australian media and events during his tour
Dr Jay Bhattacharya is one of the world’s leading experts on public health policy and as Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University he directs the Stanford Center for Demography and Economics of Health and Aging.
With 135 articles published in leading peer-reviewed journals in medicine, economics, health policy, epidemiology, statistics, law, and public health, Jay has recently evaluated the epidemiology of COVID-19 and the government policy responses to the epidemic, noting that governments are gradually returning to ‘focused protection’ as called for in the Great Barrington Declaration that he co-authored in Oct 2020.
Biography
Jay Bhattacharya is a Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research, a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and at the Stanford Freeman Spogli Institute. He holds courtesy appointments as Professor in Economics and in Health Research and Policy. He directs the Stanford Center on the Demography of Health and Aging. Dr. Bhattacharya’s research focuses on the economics of health care around the world with a particular emphasis on the health and well-being of vulnerable populations. Dr. Bhattacharya’s peer-reviewed research has been published in economics, statistics, legal, medical, public health, and health policy journals. He holds an MD and PhD in economics from Stanford University.
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Health Policy – HP/PCOR
- Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
- Professor (By courtesy), Economics
- Senior Fellow (By courtesy), Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging, Stanford University (2011 – Present)
- Research Associate, Acumen, LLC (2007 – Present)
- Research Associate, National Bureau of Economics Research (2002 – Present)