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Joseph M Feinglass, PhD, is a Research Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. He maintains active affiliations with the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Health Services & Outcomes Research, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS), Center for Diabetes and Metabolism, and Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences.
His academic credentials include:
- MA: University of Minnesota (1974)
- PhD: University of Illinois, Chicago (1988)
As a health services researcher with over 30 years of experience, Dr. Feinglass specializes in health policy analysis, quality improvement, health disparities, medical informatics, patient safety, women's health, and social epidemiology. His work consistently addresses systemic healthcare gaps through population-based studies and qualitative assessments of healthcare systems, with particular focus on vulnerable populations and underserved communities. His methodological approaches integrate public policy frameworks with clinical epidemiology to evaluate interventions aimed at reducing disparities.
Dr. Feinglass's recent publications demonstrate sustained focus on women's health transitions, particularly postpartum care navigation, alongside population health analyses of surgical interventions and psychosocial determinants of inflammation. His research consistently examines urban healthcare systems through the lens of equity and access, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to identify structural barriers.
His exceptional contributions to education have been recognized through multiple teaching and mentoring awards:
- Teaching Excellence Award, Northwestern Program in Public Health (2025)
- Teacher of the Year Award 2024, Cook County Preventive Medicine Residency Training Program
- Teacher of the Year Award 2022, Northwestern Program in Public Health
- Teaching Excellence Award 2022, Northwestern Program in Public Health
- Mentor of the Year Award 2020, Northwestern Masters Degree Program in Public Health
- Best PAD Research Award 2010, Peripheral Arterial Disease Coalition
Dr. Feinglass actively mentors public health trainees and contributes to national discourse through his editorial board service for the Journal of Gerontology Social Science and leadership in the Health and Medicine Policy Research Group. His research program reflects continuous extramural funding support evidenced by 300+ peer-reviewed publications addressing critical gaps in healthcare delivery systems.
He collaborates extensively with interdisciplinary teams across Northwestern's research centers, particularly through IPHAM's Center for Health Services & Outcomes Research, where his work informs policy development and quality improvement initiatives targeting health disparities in metropolitan Chicago and statewide Illinois.
