Eric Finkelstein

Eric Finkelstein is a Professor in Population Health Sciences and Research Professor of Global Health at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore. He serves as Executive Director of the Lien Centre for Palliative Care and holds a joint appointment at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, and as Deputy Head of Research at SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive and Palliative Care Centre.

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His research spans health policy, economics, nutrition, and obesity, with a focus on economic incentives to improve health behaviors and end-of-life care decisions. He has authored nearly 300 publications and two books, and developed the Obesity Cost Calculator tool.

Recent work includes analyzing affordability of anti-obesity drugs and publishing studies on digital dietary interventions, cost-effectiveness of medical devices, and palliative care quality metrics. His 2025 articles highlight applications of experimental economics to nutrition, cost modeling for healthcare technologies, and measurement of end-of-life care quality.

Scientific recognition includes being named to the World's Most Highly Cited Researchers (2015–2017) and among the Top 2% of scientists globally (2021). He has secured funding from the National Institutes of Health (UG3HL156388) and Make Medicines Affordable/ITPC (ITPC-MV_2020).

Based on Google Scholar metrics, Dr. Finkelstein maintains an h-index of 68 with over 94,000 citations, including references in the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act.