Jay G. Berry

Jay G. Berry, MD, MPH is a general pediatrician and hospitalist at Boston Children's Hospital, and a researcher affiliated with Harvard Medical School. His work focuses on care delivery, clinical outcomes, and healthcare resource utilization for children with medical complexity. He has secured NIH and foundation funding for initiatives like developing contingency plans, hospital discharge standards, and machine learning models for predicting healthcare needs.

• Education: MD (University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2001), Pediatrics Residency (University of Utah), Harvard Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship (2006).
• Leadership: Founder of the Complex Care Quality Improvement Research Collaborative and Co-Chair of the Academic Pediatrics Association Complex Care Special Interest Group.

Research Themes include healthcare integration for children with tracheostomies, discharge planning, medical complexity classification, and machine learning applications. His recent publications span Pediatrics, JAMA Pediatrics, and BMJ, analyzing topics like readmissions, resource use in neurological disorders, and pandemic impacts on surgical volumes.

Scientific Awards include:

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Outstanding Achievement for Scientific Contribution Using HCUP Award
• Young Clinician Research Award from CIMIT
• AcademyHealth Nemours Child Health Services Research Award

Grants include NICHD K23 HD058092-01A1 and AHRQ R21 funding. He has contributed to national standards for pediatric discharge care and developed the Hospitalization Resource Intensity Scores for Kids (H-RISK).