3333 California Street, Suite 335
San Francisco, CA  94118-1944
Box 0856
Ph (415) 502-5677
Fax (415) 476-0816
wash@chanoff.ucsf.edu

Dr. Washington is one of the founders of the Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations (MERC), which is engaged in research regarding minority and underserved populations for over two decades. He holds degrees from Howard University (B.S.); the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health(M.P.H); the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine (M.D.); and Harvard University, School of Public Health (M.Sc).

Research
Dr. Washington is the author of more than 100 publications and numerous institutional reports on topics in his major areas of research, which include effectiveness of reproductive health services, prevention of diseases in women, patient preference in medical decision-making, quality of health care, and racial/ethnic disparities in health outcomes.

Training
Dr. Washington plays an important leadership role in training the next generation of researchers and providers interested in explaining and eliminating health disparities.

Top 10 Publications Relevant to MERC

• Sawaya G, McConnell KJ, Kulasingam SL, Lawson HW, Kerlikowske K, Melnikow J, Lee NC, Gildengorin G, Myers ER, Washington AE, Extending Cervical-Cancer Screening Intervals: Excess Risk and Diagnostic Tests. N Eng J Med; 345(16);1501-1509, 2003
  
  
• Learman LA, Kuppermann M, Gates E, Nease RF, Gildengorin V, Washington, AE. Social and Familial Context of Prenatal Genetic Testing Decisions: Are There Racial/Ethnic Differences? American Journal of Medical Genetics;119:19-26, 2003
  
  
• Davies H, Washington AE, Bindman AB. Health Care Report Cards: Implications for Vulnerable Patient Groups and the Organizations Who Provide Care for Them. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law; 27(3):379-399, 2002
  
  
• Nicholson W, Croughan-Minihane M, Posner S, Washington AE, Kilpatrick SK. Preterm Delivery in Patients Admitted with Preterm Labor: A Prediction Study. J Matern Fetal Med;10:102-6, 2001
  
  
• Ostrove JM, Adler NE, Kuppermann M, Washington AE. Objective and Subjective Assessment of Socioeconomic Status and Their Relationship to Health in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Women. Health Psychology: 19(6):613–618, 2000
  
  
• Stewart  AL, Napoles-Springer A, Pérez-Stable EF, Bindman A, Pinderhughes HL, Washington AE. Interpersonal Processes: Evaluating Quality of Care in Diverse Populations.  Milbank Quarterly; 3:305-339, 1999
  
  
• Brown AF, Perez-Stable EF, Whitaker E, Alexander M, Posner, SF, Alexander, M, Gathe, J, Washington AE. Ethnic Differences in Hormone Replacement Prescribing Patterns. Journal of General Internal Medicine; 14:663-669, 1999
  
  
• Kuppermann M, Gates E, Washington AE:  Racial-Ethnic Differences in Prenatal Diagnostic Test Use and Outcomes: Preferences, Socioeconomics, or Patient Knowledge?  Obstet Gynecol;87:675-682, 1996
  
  
• Napoles-Springer A, Peréz-Stable EJ, Washington AE. Risk Factors for Invasive Cervical Cancer in Latino Women.  J Med Systems;20:277-293, 1996
  
  
• Alexander M, Grumbach K, Selby J, Brown AF, Washington AE: Hospitalization for Congestive Heart Failure: Explaining Racial Differences. JAMA;274:1037-1042, 1995

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