Philip M. Alberti, PhD

As founding director of the AAMC Center for Health Justice and senior director of health equity research and policy at the AAMC, Philip M. Alberti, PhD sparks, supports, and contributes to community-driven, multisector efforts that build evidence for programs, policies, practices, and partnerships that eliminate unfair and unjust group differences in health.
 
He is a population health scientist whose singular professional commitment to health equity research and action spans 25 years. He is widely published, a frequent public speaker, and has served on advisory boards and expert panels for numerous organizations and federal agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He is also the current president of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science. In 2021, Alberti founded the AAMC Center for Health Justice as the natural next step in a career focused on building evidence in support of the structural changes needed to ensure all communities have a genuine opportunity to thrive.
 
Prior to joining AAMC in 2012, Alberti led research, evaluation, and planning efforts for a bureau within the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that worked to promote community health and health equity across New York City neighborhoods. He holds a PhD in sociomedical sciences from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and was a fellow in the National Institute of Mental Health Psychiatric Epidemiology training program.