Dr. Steven Atlas | Healthcare Systems | Excellence In Innovation Award

Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital | United States

Dr. Steven Julius Atlas is a distinguished physician, educator, and researcher at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where he serves as Associate Professor of Medicine and Physician in the Division of General Internal Medicine. He completed his undergraduate studies in biology, medical training, and advanced public health education in quantitative methods, followed by postdoctoral training and fellowships in internal medicine and general internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. His professional experience spans decades of clinical practice in general adult primary care, with a long-standing commitment to patient care, continuity, and hospital-based medicine, while also contributing significantly to practice oversight, finance, and research committees. Beyond his clinical work, he has held consulting and editorial roles with leading health organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and medical decision-making foundations, while also directing primary care research and quality improvement networks at Mass General Brigham. His research interests focus on primary care innovations, population health management, quality improvement, health information technology, and evidence-based approaches to musculoskeletal disorders, particularly back pain, with numerous publications, editorials, and book chapters in these areas. Widely recognized for his contributions to outcomes research and primary care, he has been acknowledged for his impactful reviews and scholarly influence in general internal medicine. Overall, Dr. Atlas exemplifies the integration of clinical excellence, academic leadership, and research innovation, with a career dedicated to advancing patient-centered primary care, improving health system effectiveness, and mentoring the next generation of physicians.

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Featured Publications

Atlas, S. J., Burdick, T. E., Wright, A., Zhao, W., Hort, S., Aman, D. G., Thillaiyapillai, M., Orav, E. J., Wint, A. J., Smith, R. E., et al. (2025). Comparing clinical decision support systems for improving follow-up of abnormal cervical cancer screening test results. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. Advance online publication.

Higashi, R. T., Quirk, L., Kruse, G., Chen, P. M., Dang, T. H., Haas, J. S., Atlas, S. J., Feldman, S., Kobrin, S. C., Lee, S. C., et al. (2025). Process mapping to compare and improve management of abnormal cervical cancer screening results in two U.S. healthcare systems within the PROSPR Consortium. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Advance online publication.

Shah, S. J., Iyer, J. M., Agha, L., Chang, Y., Ashburner, J. M., Atlas, S. J., McManus, D. D., Ellinor, P. T., Lubitz, S. A., & Singer, D. E. (2025). Identifying a heterogeneous effect of atrial fibrillation screening in older adults: A secondary analysis of the VITAL-AF trial. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Advance online publication.

Lubitz, S. A., McConnell, M. V., Selvaggi, C., Krishnamoorthy, A., Atlas, S. J., McManus, D. D., Pagoto, S., Singer, D. E., Pantelopoulos, A., Foulkes, A. S., et al. (2025). Wearable irregular heart rhythm detection recurrences and electrocardiographic atrial fibrillation confirmation: The Fitbit Heart Study. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. Advance online publication.

Atlas, S. J., Gallagher, K. L., McGovern, S. E., Wint, A. J., Smith, R. E., Aman, D. G., Zhao, W., Burdick, T. E., Orav, E. J., Zhou, L., et al. (2025). Patient perceptions on the follow-up of abnormal cancer screening test results. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Advance online publication.

Atlas, S. J., Palchaudhuri, S., Harris, K. A., Gallagher, K. L., He, W., Rubins, D., Chang, Y., Haas, J. S., & Richter, J. M. (2025). A randomized controlled trial to improve the accuracy of follow-up surveillance time intervals in the electronic health record after a colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. American Journal of Gastroenterology. Advance online publication.