Faculty Profile

Chair

Cram, Peter, MD, MBA
Cram,Peter, MD, MBA

Professor & Chair

Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Edward Randall and Edward Randall Jr.
Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine

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Bio-Peter Cram

  • Peter Cram MD MBA is the Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, TX. He was on faculty at the University of Iowa (2002-2013) and Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at Sinai Health System and University Health Network at the University of Toronto (2014-2021). His current research foci include: 1) using administrative data to compare healthcare utilization and outcomes across developed countries; 2) enhancing communication of risk and prognosis to patients and after low impact hip fractures; 3) studying prices of care and the impact of price transparency efforts. He has published more than 200 research papers. Peter is the co-founder of the international health system research collaborative (IHSRC) with Bruce Landon from Harvard.
  • Medical/Professional School:

    MD, Wake Forest University Physicians - Winston-Salem, NC, 1997

    Residencies:

    Internal Medicine, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI, 2000

    Fellowships:

    Internal Medicine, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI, 2002