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MASTER'S PROGRAM

Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Safety

Early Application Deadline: December 2, 2026
Final Application Deadline: March 31, 2027
Program Format: Live Online

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Faculty

Harvard Medical School attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in the MHQS program, you will have access to outstanding teachers and mentors from our network of 12,000 thought leaders and innovators—inspiring individuals who have made HMS the top-ranked health research university in the world.

Program Director

Dr. Anjala V. Tess, MD

Anjala V. Tess, MD

Associate Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Faculty Director of the Master of Healthcare Quality and Safety Program

Practicing Hospitalist, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, and Associate Chair for Education, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Associate Directors

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Brittany Esty, MD, MPH

Director, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Physician, Allergy and Immunology

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Katherine Santos, MBA

Chief Strategy Officer, Legacy Lifecare

Course Directors

Ajay Singh, MBBS, FRCP, MBA
Senior Associate Dean, Global and Continuing Education
Harvard Medical School

Joseph Jacobson, MD, MSc
Chief Quality Officer
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Julia Finkelstein, MD, MPH
Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Department of Urology
Boston Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School

Dionne Graham, Ph.D.
Director, Evaluation & Analytics
Program for Patient Safety and Quality
Boston Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School

Saurabha Bhatnagar, MD
Chief Health Officer & GM
Commure
Faculty Director, Global Executive Education
Harvard Medical School

Bijay Acharya, MD, MPH, FACP
Assistant Chief Quality Officer for Clinical Informatics and Patient Safety
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Elizabeth Mort, MD, MPH
Senior Vice President Quality and Safety, Chief Quality Officer
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Luke Sato, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
CRICO
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Maren Batalden, MD, MPH
Chief Quality Officer
Cambridge Health Alliance
Instructor
Harvard Medical School

Pat Folcarelli, PhD
Vice President of Patient Safety
CRICO
Instructor
Harvard Medical School

Marc Pimentel, MD
Medical Director, Quality and Safety
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School

Laura DeSisto, MBA
Budget Director
Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor
Harvard Medical School

Brian Herrick, MD
Chief Informatic Officer
Cambridge Health Alliance
Instructor
Harvard Medical School

Debra Blyth-Wilk, DNP, JD, RN, CPHQ
Vice President, Quality and Safety
Spaulding Rehabilitation Network
Instructor
Harvard Medical School

Esteban Gershanik, MD
Medical Director of Quality, Safety, and Equity
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pediatric Medical Oncology
Mass General Brigham

Lisa Heard, DNPc, MSN, CPPS, CPHQS
Senior Director, Quality and Safety
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor
Harvard Medical School

Marc Pimentel, MD, MPH, CPPS
Associate Clinical Director for Quality
Department of Anesthesiology, Peri operative, and Pain Medicine
Medical Director, Department of Quality and Safety
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Hannah Galvin, MD, FAAP, FAMIA
Chief Informatics Officer
Cambridge Health Alliance
Instructor
Harvard Medical School

Jeffrey Durney, MS
Director of Quality Improvement and Safety
Department of Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital

Claire Massero, MS
Director of Analytics and Performance Improvement
Legacy Lifecare
Instructor
Harvard Medical School

Gordon Schiff, MD
Associate Director
Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice
Division of General Internal Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Program Manager

Jennifer Coulombe, PhD
Program Manager
Harvard Medical School

Katie King
Assistant Director of Program Management and International Student Support
Harvard Medical School