Mallika L. Mendu, MD, MBA, is interim Chief Population Health Officer for Mass General Brigham. Mallika will lead the Population Health team and operations, partnering closely with systemwide clinical and administrative leaders to set priorities and drive progress for the value-based care business. Mallika also serves as vice president of Clinical Operations and Care Continuum for Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she oversees the transformation of care delivery to ensure the implementation of strategic priorities related to inpatient operations, care continuum management and population health. Mallika has previously held leadership roles in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Quality and Safety and Mass General Brigham Population Health Management.
Dr. Mendu completed her internal medicine residency at the BWH, her nephrology training at the BWH and MGH, and her MD and MBA degrees at the Yale School of Medicine and the Yale School of Management, respectively. She received her Bachelor’s in Science from Brown University. She serves in the Department of Medicine, Renal Division, as a practicing nephrologist, clinical researcher, and associate professor, and conducts research related to quality, population health, equity and care delivery innovation. She has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications and provides mentorship to trainees conducting research in health care delivery innovation.
