Rebecca Weintraub, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Rebecca Weintraub, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an associate physician in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Weintraub is the Founding Director of the Global Health Delivery Project at Harvard University a joint initiative of Harvard University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Weintraub launched the Better Evidence Program at Ariadne Labs, to design, test and scale data driven digital tools. Currently, Better Evidence engages 100,000 providers and public health leaders in 150+ countries and 120+ medical schools and clinical sites. In the midst of the pandemic, she spearheaded a new portfolio of tools. Leveraging a decade of research on vaccine delivery, Dr. Weintraub expanded her portfolio to equip decision makers with data driven tools to deliver COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Weintraub advises public health departments, employers, and Ministries of Health.
Her publications have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, Health Affairs and Harvard Business Review and her work has been cited by media outlets including New York Times, BBC, Netflix and NPR.
Rebecca was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Rebecca is a Health Innovator fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Dr. Weintraub graduated from Yale University, Stanford School of Medicine, and completed her medical training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Over the past decade, Rebecca has led research regarding implementation bottlenecks and positive exemplars in health delivery. In 2008, she launched the Cases in Global Health Delivery, a collection of 45+ case studies with Harvard Business Publishing. The cases are taught at 1000+ schools of medicine, public health, and business. Rebecca co-leads the Global Health Delivery Intensive program, a program jointly offered by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School. The program has trained practitioners, researchers, managers, and implementers from over 30 countries in management skills critical to improving effective and equitable health delivery.
- Weintraub R., Subramanian, L., Karlage A., Ahmad I., Rosenberg J. COVID-19 vaccine to vaccination: Why leaders much invest in delivery strategies now. Health Affairs. November 2020. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01523
- Rebecca Weintraub, Julie Rosenberg, Kenneth Rabin, Scott Ratzan. Harvard Business Review; August 20, 2020. Available at: https://hbr.org/2020/08/why-businesses-must-help-build-trust-in-a-covid-19-vaccine
- Rebecca Weintraub, Asaf Bitton, Mark L. Rosenberg. The Danger of Vaccine Nationalism. Harvard Business Review; May 22,2020. Available at: https://hbr.org/2020/05/the-danger-of-vaccine-nationalism
- Rebecca Weintraub, Prashant Yadav, Seth Berkley. A Covid-19 Vaccine Will Need Equitable, Global Distribution. Harvard Business Review; April 2,2020. Available at: https://hbr.org/2020/04/a-covid-19-vaccine-will-need-equitable-global-distribution
- Valtis YK, Rosenberg J, Wachter K, Kisenge R, Mashili F, Mallya R, Walker T, Kabakambira J, Egide A, Ntacyabukura B, Weintraub R. Better evidence: prospective cohort study assessing the utility of an evidence-based clinical resource at the University of Rwanda. BMJ Open. June 2019;9:e026947. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2018-026947
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “Positive Outlier: Sri Lanka’s Health Outcome over Time” Authors: Rosenberg J, Dreisbach T, Donovan C, Weintraub R. Teaching Note Authors: Weintraub R, Dreisbach T, Rosenberg J. Published October 2018 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “Chasing Polio Eradication: Vaccine Development.” Authors: Rosenberg J, Weintraub R. Teaching Note Authors: Weintraub R, Rosenberg J. Published September 2018 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Yadav P, Weintraub R, Stergachis A. When government agencies turn to unregulated drug sources: Implications for the drug supply chain and public health are grave. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. September 2018;58(5):477-80.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “Positive Outlier: Health Outcomes in Kerala, India over Time.” Authors: Madore A, Rosenberg J, Dreisbach T, Weintraub R. Teaching Note Authors: Weintraub R, Madore A, Rosenberg J. Published April 2018 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Concept Note: “Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health.” Authors: Donovan C, Rosenberg J, Weintraub R. Published February 2018 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study: “Maternal and Child Health in Uttar Pradesh, India: A Mother’s Story.” Authors: Donovan C, Rosenberg J, Madore A, Weintraub R. Published February 2018 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “Working as an ASHA to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Uttar Pradesh, India.” Authors: Rosenberg J, Donovan C, Madore A, Weintraub R. Teaching Note Authors: Weintraub R, Madore A, Donovan C, Rosenberg J. Published February 2018 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Concept Note: “Community Health Workers.” Authors: Ballard M, Madore A, Johnson A, Keita Y, Haag E, Palazuelos D, Rosenberg J, Weintraub R. Published February 2018 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “Improving Mental Health Services for Survivors of Sexual Violence in the DRC.” Authors: Cuneo, N, Rosenberg J, Madore A, Weintraub R. Published December 2017 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Rebecca Weintraub, Joram Borenstein. 11 Things the Health Care Sector Must Do to Improve Cybersecurity. Harvard Business Review; June 1, 2017. Available at: https://hbr.org/2017/06/11-things-the-health-care-sector-must-do-to-improve-cybersecurity.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “Project ECHO: Expanding the Capacity of Primary Care Providers to Address Complex Conditions.” Authors: Madore A, Rosenberg J, Weintraub R. Published March 2017 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Engel N, Wachter K, Pai M, Gallarda J, Boehme C, Celentano I, Weintraub R. Addressing the challenges of diagnostics demand and supply: Insights from an online global health discussion platform. BMJ Global Health. December 2016;1(4):e000132. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000132.
- Valtis YK, Rosenberg J, Bhandari S, Wachter K, Teichman M, Beauvais S, Weintraub R. Evidence-based medicine for all: What we can learn from a programme providing free access to an online clinical resource to health workers in resource-limited settings. BMJ Global Health. May 2016; e000041.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “The Global Trachoma Mapping Project.” Authors: Patrick Brooks, Julie Rosenberg, Rebecca Weintraub. Teaching Note Authors: Amy Madore, Julie Rosenberg, Rebecca Weintraub, Amy Madore, Julie Rosenberg. Published March 2016 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “Addressing Tanzania’s Health Workforce Crisis through a Public-Private Partnership: The Case of TTCIH.” Authors: Kimberly Sue, Julie Rosenberg, Rebecca Weintraub. Teaching Note Authors: Rebecca Weintraub, Julie Rosenberg, Kimberly Sue. Published January 2016 on Harvard Business Publishing
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “Political Leadership in South Africa: HIV.” Authors: Madore A, Yousif H, Rosenberg J, Desmond C, Weintraub R. Published 2016 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “Political Leadership in South Africa: National Health Insurance.” Authors: Madore A, Yousif H, Rosenberg J, Desmond C, Weintraub R. Published 2016 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Madore A, Rosenberg J, Muyindike W, Bangsberg DR, Bwana, M, Martin JN, Kanyesigye M, Weintraub R. Implementation of electronic medical records requires more than new software: Lessons on integrating and managing health technologies from Mbarara, Uganda. Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation. December 2015; 264-269.
- Concept Note: “Implementing Universal Health Coverage: the experience in Thailand, Ghana, Rwanda and Vietnam.” Authors: Julie Rosenberg, Amy Madore, Rebecca Weintraub. Published December 2015 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Rebecca Weintraub, José Colucci Jr. Design Thinking Can Help Improve Care for the Elderly. Harvard Business Review; December 30, 2015. Available at: https://hbr.org/2015/12/design-thinking-can-help-improve-care-for-the-elderly.
- Concept Note: “Malnutrition.” Authors: Julie Rosenberg, Keri J. Wachter, Rebecca Weintraub. Published October 2015 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study: “Sin Taxes and Health Financing in the Philippines.” Authors: Amy Madore, Julie Rosenberg, Rebecca Weintraub. Published October 2015 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study: “Reducing Child Malnutrition in Maharashtra, India.” Authors: Keri Wachter, Julie Rosenberg Talbot, Robbie Singal, Rebecca Weintraub. Published October 2015 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Concept Note: “Global Surgery Care Delivery.” Authors: Pratik Patel, Sam Enumah, Tiffany Chao, Julie Rosenberg, Meera Kotagal, Robert Riviello, and Rebecca Weintraub. Published September 2015 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Case Study: “Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Nyanza Province, Kenya.” Authors: Julie Rosenberg, Claire Cole, Maria May, Rebecca Weintraub. Published April 2015 in Global Surgery Teaching Cases: Volume I. Available at: http://www.globalsurgery.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Kenya-Circumcision-Teaching-Case.pdf
- The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Case Study: “Surgery at AIC Kijabe Hospital in Rural Kenya.” Authors: Tiffany E Chao, Julie Rosenberg, Pratik Patel, Robert Riviello, Rebecca Weintraub. Published April 2015 in Global Surgery Teaching Cases: Volume I. Available at: http://www.globalsurgery.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Kijabe-teaching-case.pdf
- The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Case Study: “The Indus Hospital: Building Surgical Capacity in Pakistan.” Authors: Sarah Arnquist, Julie Rosenberg, Rebecca Weintraub. Published April 2015 in Global Surgery Teaching Cases: Volume I. Available at: http://www.globalsurgery.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Indus-teaching-case.pdf
- Weintraub R, Talbot J, Wachter K, Cole C, May M, Muraguri N. When scaling prevention means scaling demand: Voluntary medical male circumcision in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation, March 2014; 2:69-73.
- Hirschhorn LR, Talbot J, Irwin A, May M, Dhavan N, Shady R, Ellner A, Weintraub R. From scaling up to sustainability in HIV: Potential lessons for moving forward. Globalization and Health, November 2013; 9:57.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “Partners In Health in Neno, Malawi.” Authors: Keri Wachter, Julie Rosenberg Talbot, Rebecca Weintraub. As contributing author, I developed teaching objectives and reviewed programmatic and financial data and editing. Published July 2013 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Concept Note: “GHDC06: HIV Prevention.” Authors: Sarah Arnquist, Julie Rosenberg Talbot, Joseph Rhatigan, Rebecca Weintraub, Rebeca Plank. Published October 2012 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Concept Note: “GHDC04: Cases in Global Health Delivery Glossary.” Authors: Julie Rosenberg Talbot, Erin Sullivan, Nikita Carney, Joseph Rhatigan, Rebecca Weintraub. Published October 2012 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “GHD027: Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Nyanza Province, Kenya.” Authors: Julie Rosenberg Talbot, Claire Cole, Maria May, and Rebecca Weintraub. Published October 2012 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “GHD026: Electronic Medical Records at the ISS Clinic in Mbarara, Uganda.” Authors: Amy Madore, Julie Rosenberg Talbot, Rebecca Weintraub. Published May 2012 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Concept Note: “GHDC02: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.” Authors: Erin Sullivan, Kileken ole-MoiYoi, Rebecca Weintraub. Published April 2012 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Concept Note: “GHDC01: Global Health Supply Chain.” Authors: Erin Sullivan, Jarrod Goentzel, Rebecca Weintraub. Published April 2012 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “GHD025: Roll-Out of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria in Swaziland.” Authors: Kileken ole-MoiYoi, Julie Rosenberg Talbot, Rebecca Weintraub. Published April 2012 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “GHD024: Malaria Control in Zambia.” Authors: Vanessa Redditt, Kileken ole-MoiYoi, William Rodriguez, Julie Rosenberg Talbot, Rebecca Weintraub. Published April 2012 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “The Indus Hospital: Delivering Free Health Care in Pakistan.” Authors: Sarah Arnquist, Rebecca Weintraub. Published April 2012 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “GHD022: loveLife: Transitions After 2005.” Authors: Sarah Arnquist, Julie Rosenberg Talbot, Rebecca Weintraub. Published April 2012 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “GHD021: HIV/AIDS in Indonesia: Building a Coordinated National Response.” Authors: Sarah Arnquist, Rebecca Weintraub. Published July 2011 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “GHD17B: loveLife: preventing HIV among South African youth (Part B).” Authors: Sarah Arnquist, Rebecca Weintraub. Published July 2011 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “GHD017: loveLife: Preventing HIV Among South African Youth.” Authors: Sarah Arnquist, Rebecca Weintraub. Published July 2011 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “GHD018: HIV/AIDS in Brazil: Delivering Prevention in a Decentralized Health System.” Authors: Sarah Arnquist, Andrew Ellner, Rebecca Weintraub. Published July 2011 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “GHD020: The Avahan India AIDS Initiative: Managing Targeted HIV Prevention at Scale.” Authors: Claire Cole, Maria May, Julie Rosenberg Talbot, Rebecca Weintraub, Michael E. Porter. Published July 2011 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Harvard Global Health Delivery Case Study and Teaching Note: “GHD019: HIV Prevention in Maharastra, India.” Authors: Claire Cole, Julie Rosenberg Talbot, Joseph Rhatigan, Rebecca Weintraub, Michael E. Porter. Published July 2011 on Harvard Business Publishing.
- Hirschhorn LR, Talbot J, Irwin A, May M, Dhavan N, Shady R, Ellner A, Weintraub R. From scaling up to sustainability in HIV: Potential lessons for moving forward. Globalization and Health, November 2013; 9:57.
- Weintraub R, Talbot J, ole-MoiYoi K, Wachter K, Sullivan E, House A, Baron J, Beals A, Beauvais S, Rhatigan J. Strategic, Value-Based Delivery in Global Health Care: Innovations at Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine: A Journal of Translational and Personalized Medicine, May 2011; 78:458-469.
- Kim J, Weintraub R, Rhatigan J, Jain S, Porter M. From a declaration of values to the creation of value in global health: A report from Harvard University's Global Health Delivery Project. Global Public Health 2009.
- Jain S, Weintraub R, Rhatigan J, Porter M, Kim JY. Delivering Global Health. Student BMJ June 2008; 16:227.
- Tsai M, Weintraub R, Kushel M, Gee L. Identifying Homelessness at an Urban Hospital: A Moving Target? Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2005; 16:297-307.
- Brownstein C, Weintraub R, Deora A, Jacovina A, Gertler M, Faisal Khan KM, Falcone D, Hajjar K. Annexin II Mediates Plasminogen-Dependent Matrix Invasion by Human Monocytes: Enhanced Expression by Macrophages. Blood, 2004; 103:317-324.
Identifying COVID-19 Vaccine Deserts and Ways to Reduce Them: A Digital Tool to Support Public Health Decision-Making.
Authors: Authors: Weintraub RL, Miller K, Rader B, Rosenberg J, Srinath S, Woodbury SR, Schultheiss MD, Kansal M, Vispute S, Serghiou S, Flores G, Kumok A, Shekel T, Gabrilovich E, Ahmad I, Chiang ME, Brownstein JS.
Am J Public Health
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Am J Public Health
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Persistent drop in confidence following US recommended pause of Ad26.COV2.S vaccine administration.
Authors: Authors: Rader B, Chiang ME, Kriner DL, Weintraub RL, Brownstein JS.
Vaccine
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Vaccine
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Barriers and facilitators to use of a digital clinical decision support tool: a cohort study combining clickstream and survey data.
Authors: Authors: Rosenberg J, Miller K, Pickard O, Henrich N, Karlage A, Weintraub R.
BMJ Open
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BMJ Open
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Segmenting Clinicians' Usage Patterns of a Digital Health Tool in Resource-Limited Settings: Clickstream Data Analysis and Survey Study.
Authors: Authors: Miller K, Rosenberg J, Pickard O, Hawrusik R, Karlage A, Weintraub R.
JMIR Form Res
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JMIR Form Res
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Equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States.
Authors: Authors: Schmidt H, Weintraub R, Williams MA, Miller K, Buttenheim A, Sadecki E, Wu H, Doiphode A, Nagpal N, Gostin LO, Shen AA.
Nat Med
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Nat Med
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From Vaccine Nationalism to Vaccine Equity - Finding a Path Forward.
Authors: Authors: Katz IT, Weintraub R, Bekker LG, Brandt AM.
N Engl J Med
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N Engl J Med
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COVID-19 Vaccine To Vaccination: Why Leaders Must Invest In Delivery Strategies Now.
Authors: Authors: Weintraub RL, Subramanian L, Karlage A, Ahmad I, Rosenberg J.
Health Aff (Millwood)
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Health Aff (Millwood)
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COVID-19 vaccine delivery: an opportunity to set up systems for the future.
Authors: Authors: Weintraub R, Plotkin S, Liu M, Kim J, Garcon N, Bell D, Storisteanu D, Norman T, Aronoff-Spencer E.
Gates Open Res
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Gates Open Res
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Better evidence: prospective cohort study assessing the utility of an evidence-based clinical resource at the University of Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Valtis YK, Rosenberg JD, Wachter K, Kisenge R, Mashili F, Chande Mallya R, Walker TD, Kabakambira JD, Egide A, Ntacyabukura B, Weintraub R.
BMJ Open
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BMJ Open
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Evidence-based medicine for all: what we can learn from a programme providing free access to an online clinical resource to health workers in resource-limited settings.
Authors: Authors: Valtis YK, Rosenberg J, Bhandari S, Wachter K, Teichman M, Beauvais S, Weintraub R.
BMJ Glob Health
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BMJ Glob Health
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