Dr. Gourevitch’s research focuses on approaches to advancing population health that draw on healthcare delivery, policy- and community-level interventions. He is founding Chair of the Department of Population Health at NYU School of Medicine, and Muriel G. and George W. Singer Professor of Population Health.
Dr. Gourevitch is engaged in several major initiatives in urban healthcare and health metrics. He leads the City Health Dashboard project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which aims to equip city and community leaders with an accurate understanding of the health of their urban populations, including social, economic, and environmental drivers, to support population health improvement initiatives. He directs NYU Langone’s participation in the New York City Clinical Data Research Network, an initiative to harness the power of electronic health records for answering novel research questions, spanning many of New York City’s healthcare systems and funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. And he co-lead the Community Engagement and Population Health Research Core of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute that bridges NYU Langone and NYC Health + Hospitals.
Dr. Gourevitch’s research also focuses on improving health outcomes in people with substance use disorders and other underserved populations.