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David Studdert, LLB, ScD, MPH

  • Vice Provost and Dean of Research
  • Professor, Health Policy
  • Professor, Law
  • Vice Provost and Dean of Research, Stanford University

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615 Crothers Way,
Stanford, CA 94305-6006

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Biography

David M. Studdert is a leading expert in the fields of health law and empirical legal research. His scholarship explores how the legal system influences the health and well-being of populations. A prolific scholar, he has authored more than 150 articles and book chapters, and his work appears frequently in leading international medical, law, and health policy publications.

Professor Studdert joined Stanford Law School faculty on November 1, 2013, in a joint appointment as Professor of Health Policy at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Professor of Law.

Before joining the Stanford faculty, Professor Studdert was on the faculty at the University of Melbourne (2007-13) and the Harvard School of Public Health (2000-06). He has also worked as a policy analyst at the RAND Corporation, a policy advisor to the Minister for Health in Australia, and a practicing attorney.

Professor Studdert has received the Alice S. Hersh New Investigator Award from AcademyHealth, the leading organization for health services and health policy research in the United States. He was awarded a Federation Fellowship (2006) and a Laureate Fellowship (2011) by the Australian Research Council. He holds a law degree from University of Melbourne and a doctoral degree in health policy and public health from the Harvard School of Public Health.

publications

Journal Articles
October 2023

Inappropriate Prescribing to Older Patients by Nurse Practitioners and Primary Care Physicians

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Journal Articles
November 2022

Protection against Omicron from Vaccination and Previous Infection in a Prison System

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Commentary
June 2022

Owning Guns Puts People in Your Home at Greater Risk of Being Killed, New Study Shows

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In The News

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News

Nurse Practitioners Prescribing Medication for Older Patients — Is It Safe?

Many states allow nurse practitioners to independently prescribe drugs, a growing practice that critics argue can adversely affect quality of care. A Stanford-led study now indicates that NPs do just fine when prescribing medicine for seniors.
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David Studdert named Vice Provost
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SHP's David Studdert Named Stanford Vice Provost and Dean of Research

David Studdert, professor of health policy and of law, has been named vice provost and dean of research (VPDoR) at Stanford effective Sept. 1, 2023. He will also assume the role of cognizant dean for the university’s 15 independent laboratories, institutes, and centers.
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Commentary

Medical Malpractice Law — Doctrine and Dynamics

David Studdert, a professor of health policy and professor of law, writes in this New England Journal of Medicine commentary that while clinicians face the specter of medical malpractice lawsuits, the number of paid claims against physicians has actually decreased by 75% in the past 20 years and looks at the the medical malpractice system and its impact on medical decision making.
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