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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
M.D., Stanford University, 1986
Residency in Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1986-89
Fellowship in General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, 1990-92
M.H.A., University of Washington, 1992
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Daniel S. Lessler, M.D., M.H.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Medical Director for Ambulatory and Managed
Care Systems, Harborview Medical Center
Attending Physician, HMC Adult Medicine Clinic
Division of General Internal Medicine

OFFICE ADDRESS
Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Ave. Campus Box 359704
Seattle, WA 98104
Email: dlessler@u.washington.edu
Academic Office: (206) 744-2477 or (206) 744-3361
Fax: (206) 744-8668
HONORS
Designated an "Outstanding Teacher" by the UCSF Class of 1989, 1988 Research Honors Award, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1986 March of Dimes Medical Student Fellowship, 1983 Stanford Medical Student Scholars Award, 1983 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Medical Student Fellowship, 1983
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Impact of strategies for managing care on cost and quality of care
Technology assessment
Physician management
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Goldberg HI, Lessler DS, Mertens K, et al. Self-management support in a web-based medical record: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal on Quality and Safety. 2004;30:629-635.
Wickizer TM, Lessler DS. Utilization management: Issues, effects and future prospects. Annual Reviews of Public Health. 2002;23:233-254.
Lessler DS, Brennan C. Improving health care with evidence-based initiatives. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2002;59:2171.
Lessler DS, Wickizer TM. The impact of utilization management on re-admissions among patients with cardiovascular disease. Health Services Research. 2000;34(6)1315-1315.
Lessler DS, Avins AL. Cost, uncertainty and doctors’ decisions: The case of thrombolytic therapy. Archives of Internal Medicine. 1992;152:1665-1672. |