Michael Ortiz

Associate Professor Michael Ortiz is an academic at UNSW Sydney within the Faculty of Medicine. His expertise spans Health Economics, Pharmacoepidemiology, and Evidence-Based Medicine with a focus on medication adherence and chronic disease management. He holds a BPharm from the University of Sydney, an MSc from Macquarie University, a PhD from the University of Sydney, and a Graduate Diploma in Epidemiology from Newcastle University.

Research Interests: Patient compliance with medication regimens, pharmacoepidemiological studies of anticoagulants, antihypertensives, and analgesics. Notable work includes evaluating treatment persistence for atrial fibrillation therapies and optimizing levodopa dosing strategies in hospitals.

Key Findings: Demonstrated that single-pill combination therapies improve hypertension adherence, non-vitamin K anticoagulants enhance persistence over warfarin, and analgesic usage patterns provide insights into population pain management challenges.

Publications span 31 peer-reviewed articles across journals like *Journal of Clinical Hypertension* and *Medical Journal of Australia*, with contributions to understanding chronic disease medication adherence mechanisms.