Division of Global Health Equity

Hamish Fraser, MBChB, MRCP, MSc, is an expert in the development and application of medical informatics and telemedicine in resource-poor settings. Originally trained in cardiology, with specialized training in medical informatics, Dr. Fraser is responsible for the design and oversight of the web-based medical record system that supports the management and monitoring of over 3000 patients in treatment for MDR-TB or HIV in Peru and Haiti.  This information system manages clinical data and digital images of X-rays, has the capability to identify patterns in bacteriology results, helps to optimize medication regimens and also predicts future medication requirements.  The principal investigator on the informatics sub-project for the eradication of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr. Fraser serves as Director of Informatics and Telemedicine for the Program in Infectious Disease and Social Change at Harvard Medical School. He is also the educational director of a masters degree program in medical informatics in Durban, South Africa, the first such program in Africa.

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