Roy Wade, Jr., MD, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
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Dr. Roy Wade, Jr. most recently completed his residency in Pediatrics at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. He has been a volunteer physician at the University of Virginia Health System, the Charlotesville-Albermarle Health Department, the Charlottesville Free Clinic, and at the Boys & Girls Club. Among his honors and awards, Dr. Wade received the Dean of the College Award for Service, the Merck Manual Award, and an Albert Schweitzer Fellowship while at Dartmouth. Most recently, he received the Janet Jeffries Award from the University of Virginia Health System. Dr. Wade’s combined interest and training in research and pediatrics has provided him with the skills to analyze data, to develop and oversee research projects, and to understand the fundamental healthcare needs of Americans. Dr. Wade believes that effective policy can only be attained through the acquisition and interpretation of accurate data elucidating the true mechanisms leading to poor health outcomes. His interests focus on health policy and preventive health. Dr. Wade received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH in 2007, and earned a Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA in 2002.