David Grande

David Grande is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and an Associate Professor of Health Care Management at The Wharton School. He serves as Director of Policy at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. His research focuses on health care for vulnerable populations, identifying and overcoming barriers to care, ethical issues related to marketing in health care, and digital health information privacy. He received his MD from the Ohio State University and completed his internal medicine training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a Masters in Public Affairs (MPA) from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and was a Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.

David Grande is a health policy researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on disparities in healthcare access and outcomes. His work explores how socioeconomic and racial factors influence patient preferences, healthcare system trust, and post-hospital care. He investigates interventions such as community health worker programs to address unmet social needs and improve clinical outcomes for disadvantaged populations. His research also examines the impact of digital health technologies on privacy and policy challenges. Grande's studies highlight the role of transportation, pharmaceutical industry influence, and public library partnerships in enhancing population health.