Scott Berkowitz, M.D., M.B.A.

Scott Adam Berkowitz, M.D., M.B.A.

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  • Chief Population Health Officer
  • Associate Professor of Medicine
Male

Languages: English, Spanish

Expertise

Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease

Research Interests

Population Health; Accountable Care; Value

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Main Phone

Outside of Maryland & Washington D.C.

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (now called Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center)

Appointment Phone: 410-502-0550
601 N. Caroline St.
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 443-287-4519
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Background

Scott Berkowitz is chief population health officer and vice president of population health for Johns Hopkins Medicine. Appointed to this role in 2020, Dr. Berkowitz leads population health activities across the enterprise. He is an associate professor of cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with a secondary appointment in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.

Dr. Berkowitz first came to Johns Hopkins in 2003 as an intern, and joined the cardiology faculty in 2011. Since then, he has held positions throughout Johns Hopkins Medicine focused on leading health care delivery transformation efforts. He helped launch and oversee several major initiatives and programs to improve coordination of care and innovation in clinical care and population health.

Previously, Dr. Berkowitz was a senior medical director within the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians. He was the program administrator and project director for the Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnership (J-CHiP), which led to improved outcomes for thousands of patients in East Baltimore. Since 2014, he has served as the executive director of Johns Hopkins Medicine Alliance for Patients.

A fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, Dr. Berkowitz has served on expert committees for both related to population health. He has held positions in federal and state government, including as a fellow in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee during the passage of the Affordable Care Act; on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; and as a senior health care policy development adviser to the governor of Illinois. In 2020, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan appointed him to represent The Johns Hopkins University on the Maryland State Board of Physicians.

Dr. Berkowitz received his bachelor’s degree in biology, master’s degree in business administration and medical degree from Yale University. He completed his residency and cardiology fellowship training as well as a geriatrics research fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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Titles

  • Chief Population Health Officer
  • Vice President of Population Health
  • Associate Professor of Medicine

Departments / Divisions

Centers & Institutes

Education

Degrees

  • MD; Yale School of Medicine (2003)

Residencies

  • Medicine; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2007)

Fellowships

  • Cardiology; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2011)

Additional Training

  • M.B.A.; Yale University (Connecticut) (2003)

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Dr. Berkowitz has published widely in the emerging field of accountable care, population health and care delivery transformation. He has explored this from the perspective of academic medical centers, primary care and specialty providers, current accountable care organizations, the ethical implications related to accountable care, among other areas. Most of these articles provide guidance and recommendations to provider groups and health systems seeking to transform themselves.

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Fellow Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2009 - 2010

Memberships

  • Fellow, American Heart Association
  • Fellow, American College of Cardiology
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