Howard Forman

Professor Forman is a Professor of Diagnostic Radiology (and faculty director for Finance), Public Health (Health Policy), Economics and Management. Professor Forman directs the Health Care management program in the Yale School of Public Health and teaches healthcare economics in the Yale College Economics Department. He is the faculty founder and director of the MD/MBA program as well as the faculty director of the healthcare focus area in the School of Management’s MBA for Executives program. He is the co-founder and special advisor to the Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership program. He co-hosts the Health & Veritas podcast with Dr. Harlan Krumholz.

As a practicing emergency/trauma radiologist, he is actively involved in patient care and issues related to financial administration, healthcare compliance, and contracting. His research has been focused on improving imaging services delivery through better access to information. He has worked as a health policy fellow in the U.S. Senate, on Medicare legislation.

During the COVID Pandemic, Professor Forman has actively tracked outbreaks at local, national, and international levels; expounding on mitigation strategies and engaging to dispel misinformation through social and print media. He has been a frequent guest commentator and expert on national video and audio platforms.

Education

• Master of Business Administration - MBA The Wharton School (1994 — 1996)
• Doctor of Medicine - MD Stony Brook University (1985 — 1989)
• Bachelor of Science - BS The City College of New York (1982 — 1987)
• Diploma Stuyvesant High School (1978 — 1982)

Companies

• Professor in the Practice of Management Yale School of Management (2019)
• Professor (Health Policy) Yale School of Public Health (2006)
• Professor Yale Department of Economics (1998)
• Professor Yale University School of Medicine (1996)
• Professor Yale School of Management (2001 — 2019)
• Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow United States Senate (2001 — 2002)
• RWJ Clinical Scholar University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1994 — 1996)
• Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar University of Pennsylvania (1994 — 1996)
• Diagnostic Radiology Resident Washington University in St. Louis (1990 — 1994)

Skills

• Non-profits
• Internal Medicine
• Community Outreach

Other

Science, Nonprofits, Radiology, Public Speaking, Statistics, Strategic Planning, Hospitals, Qualitative Research, Higher Education, Global Health, Medicine, Medical Education, Program Evaluation, Epidemiology, Data Analysis, Teaching, Research, Healthcare, Healthcare Management, Health Policy, Public Health, Clinical Research