Atheendar S. Venkataramani, MD, PhD
R&D Impact Professor for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Research
Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Hospital and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Research Associate, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Associate Director, National Clinician Scholars Program
Director, Penn Opportunity for Health Lab
Department: Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
University of Pennsylvania
Blockley Hall, Rm 1301
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania
Blockley Hall, Rm 1301
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-2633
Links
Website for the Penn Opportunity for Health Lab, which Dr. Venkataramani directs
Dr. Venkataramani's personal research website
Website for the Penn Opportunity for Health Lab, which Dr. Venkataramani directs
Dr. Venkataramani's personal research website
Education
B.S. (Biology and Economics)
Duke University, summa cum laude, 2002.
M.Phil. (Health Policy (Economics))
Yale University, 2007.
Ph.D. (Health Policy (Economics))
Yale University, 2009.
M.D.
Washington University in St. Louis, 2011.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biology and Economics)
Duke University, summa cum laude, 2002.
M.Phil. (Health Policy (Economics))
Yale University, 2007.
Ph.D. (Health Policy (Economics))
Yale University, 2009.
M.D.
Washington University in St. Louis, 2011.
Selected Publications
Venkataramani AS, Manski C, Mullahy J: Prediction with Differential Covariate Classification: Illustrated by Racial/Ethnic Classification in Medical Risk Assessment. Journal of Business and Economic Statistics epub before print, May 2026.Dean A, McCallum J, Venkataramani AS, Chatterjee P, Coe N, Michaels D: The Effects of Labor Unions on Nurse Staffing Ratios and Quality of Care in U.S. Nursing Homes, 2013-21. Health Affairs 45(3): 278-284, Mar 2026.
Fletcher J, Venkataramani AS, Rehkopf D: Using Big Data to Uncover the Causes of Dementia. Nature Health 1(3): 272-274, Jan 2026.
Potluri S, Venkataramani AS, Lorch SA, Illenberger N, Khatana SAM: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Policies and Food Insecurity. JAMA Health Forum 6(12): e255597, Dec 2025.
O’Brien R, Schechtl M Manduca R, Venkataramani AS: Local government expenditure and spatial variation in working-age mortality. SSM-Population Health 30: 101791, June 2025.
Chatterjee P, Venkataramani AS, Long J: Structural inequalities and chronic disease outcomes: addressing mutually reinforcing systems in the United States (Chapter 20). Structural Inequalities and Health Outcomes for Chronic Disease. Academic Press (eds.). Page: 469-485, Jan 2025.
Venkataramani AS, Tamber PS, Iton A: Public Policies, Social Narratives, and Population Health. New England Journal of Medicine 393(5): 419-21, 2025.
Kananura J, Burns BF, Baguma C, Mushavi RC, Satinsky EN, Kiconco A, Namara EB, Kamagara C, Musinguzi E, Alleluya O, Venkataramani AS, Bangsberg DR, Tsai AC, Kakuhikire B: We would look at the chickens as a source of security': microenterprise and health in rural Uganda. J Glob Health 15: 04074, 2025.
Malina D, Venkataramani AS, Rosenbaum L, Pittman G, Morrissey S: The Corporatization of U.S. Health Care - A New Perspective Series. New England Journal of Medicine 393(1): 81-2, 2025.
Venkataramani AS, Bair EF: Natural Experiments to Inform Clinical Practice. NEJM Evidence 4(5): EVIDra2400268, 2025.