HowardHHiattMD

Family Medicine • Boston, MA

Preventive Medicine

Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Office
Brigham & Women's Hosp
Dept Of Medicine
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-5155

Fax+1 617-732-5648

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1950 - 1951
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1948 - 1950
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1948

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1949 - 2023

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 1971

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

784 citations
Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients: results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I
Troyen A. Brennan, Lucian L. Leape, Nan M. Laird, Liesi E. Hebert, A R Localio
Quality & Safety in Health Care. 2004-04-01
123 citations
Identification of adverse events occurring during hospitalization. A cross-sectional study of litigation, quality assurance, and medical records at two teaching hospitals
Troyen A. Brennan, A R Localio, Lucian L. Leape, Nan M. Laird, Lynn M. Peterson
Annals of Internal Medicine. 1990-02-01
2418 citations
The nature of adverse events in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study II
Lucian L. Leape, Troyen A. Brennan, Nan M. Laird, Ann G. Lawthers, A R Localio
The New England Journal of Medicine. 1991-02-07

Press Mentions

Howard Hiatt, 98, Dies; Steered Public Health Toward Greater AccountabilityMarch 14th, 2024