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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Delgado is particularly committed to collaborations that involve multidisciplinary team science. He founded the Behavioral Science & Analytics For Injury Reduction (BeSAFIR) lab, which applies data and behavioral science to improve acute care and to prevent injuries and overdoses. This includes analyzing emergency department and hospital encounter data and leveraging electronic health records, text-messaging, and other digital interventions to change clinician and patient behavior. His research has been published in high-impact journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, and JAMA Internal Medicine and is currently funded by PCORI, CDC, FDA, and NIH. He also serves as an Associate Director of the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) and as the Deputy Director of the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, a health system behavioral design team. Finally, Dr. Delgado serves as Co-Chair of the University Pennsylvania Health System Opioid Task Force. He has received numerous awards for his research and has been appointed to two National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committees. He received his M.D. from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and his M.S. in Health Services Research from Stanford University.