Mailing Address:
Harvard Medical School
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention
133 Brookline Avenue, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02215

Email:Alison_Galbraith@harvardpilgrim.org

Phone: (617) 509-9893
Fax: (617) 859-8112

Staff Assistant: Jessica Corwin

Other Clinical Affiliations:
Children's Hospital Boston

Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH

Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention. She is a pediatrician and health services researcher, and is a member of the Center for Child Health Care Studies. Her research focuses on the effects of insurance policy on health and health care for vulnerable populations of children. She is currently studying the effects of high-deductible health plans on health care use for children and families, particularly those with chronic conditions.

After completing a pediatrics residency at the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Galbraith did fellowships at the Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco, and at the University of Washington Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program. She received her MD at the University of Rochester and her MPH at the University of Washington. She practices general pediatrics at Children's Hospital Boston.

Select publications:

• Galbraith AA, Egerter SA, Marchi KS, Chavez G, Braveman PA. Newborn early discharge revisited: are California newborns receiving recommended postnatal services? Pediatrics. 2003;111:364-71.
• Galbraith AA, McAninch-Dake B, Semura J, Anderson N, Christakis DA. Emergency department use and perceived delay in accessing illness care among children with Medicaid. Ambul Pediatr. 2004;4:509-13.
• Galbraith AA, Wong SW, Kim SE, Newacheck PW. Out-of-pocket financial burden for low-income families with children: Socioeconomic disparities and effects of insurance. Health Serv Res. 2005;40(6 Pt 1):1722-36.
• Galbraith AA, Grossman DC, Koepsell TD, Heagerty PJ, Christakis DA. Medicaid acceptance and availability of timely follow-up for newborns with Medicaid. Pediatrics. 2005;116(5):1148-54.
• Wong SW, Galbraith AA, Kim SE, Newacheck PW. Disparities in the financial burden of children’s healthcare expenditures. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159(11):1008-13.