Physician-scientist

Niteesh K. Choudhry

MD, PhD

Behavioral Science  ·  Data Science  ·  Health Care Delivery

Chief Medical and Science Officer, RxAnte
Professor of Medicine & Public Health, Harvard University
Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital

My work sits at the intersection of behavioral science and data science — designing, testing, and scaling interventions that improve how patients take their medications, how clinicians prescribe, and how technology can be harnessed to optimize care. The challenge is not just discovering what works in theory, but translating it into practice — understanding for whom, and how to deliver it at scale.

300+peer-reviewed papers
34,000+citations
25+years of practice
Niteesh K. Choudhry

“The more we understand what drives behavior, the more effectively we can close the gap between what we know and what we do. And that’s the key to turning scientific discovery into real-world impact.”

Niteesh K. Choudhry, MD, PhD  ·  Harvard Medical School Insights, 2026
Areas of focus

Research at the intersection of behavior, technology, and health

01
Medication adherence

Designing and testing scalable strategies — financial incentives, behavioral nudges, data-driven personalized messaging — to help patients take medications as prescribed.

02
Prescribing quality

Applying behavioral science to improve what clinicians prescribe — and to safely stop what they shouldn't. Techniques include EHR-based decision support, pre-commitment tools, audit and feedback, and patient-directed outreach.

03
Data science & analytics

Applying reinforcement learning and machine learning to predict non-adherence before it happens and deliver personalized interventions — the right message, to the right person, at the right moment.