SNAC Member: Patrick S. Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Patrick S. Romano, M.D., M.P.H., is professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. In over 30 years, he has published more than 220 peer-reviewed papers on developing, validating, and applying quality measures to the impact of public reporting and comparative effectiveness research. From 2014 to 2020, Dr. Romano served as co-editor-in-chief of the journal Health Services Research. Since 2019, he has been co-editor-in-chief of Patient Safety Network (PSNet), the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality's online resource for disseminating current information and continuing education on patient safety.
Dr. Romano has served extensively on expert panels for the National Quality Forum, The Leapfrog Group, the National Academy of Medicine, The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, National Committee for Quality Assurance, and the World Health Organization. He is the 2016 recipient of the John M. Eisenberg Excellence in Mentorship Award and a former director or associate director of several training grants in primary care research.
Dr. Romano is a graduate of Princeton University, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health. He completed his residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at University Hospitals of Cleveland followed by a fellowship in health services research at University of California, San Francisco.
