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William Lester
Faculty at Harvard Medical School, Staff Physician at Mass General Hospital, and Clinical Informatics Consultant
Dr. William Lester is a primary care internist affiliated with MGH's Laboratory of Computer Science and Harvard Medical School Faculty.
He completed his internal medicine training at MGH and later joined the faculty at MGH and Harvard Medical School, where he offers clinical care, mentors trainees, and engages in clinical informatics research and service activities.
Dr. Lester has a strong background in internal medicine, engineering system design, and medical informatics, with over 20 years of experience in developing real-world clinical informatics systems.
He has led initiatives to enhance clinical information systems, with a focus on quality improvement interventions at both individual and population levels.
One of his notable projects involved modernizing MGH’s Organ Transplantation Electronic Medical Record System to improve transplant care quality and outcomes.
Dr. Lester's research work spans quality improvement projects and innovative strategies to boost patient activation, leveraging his clinical expertise to drive improvements in clinical information systems.
His educational background includes studies in Clinical Effectiveness at Harvard School of Public Health, MD in Medicine from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, MS in Electrical/Biomedical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, and BS in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University.
He has held various roles, including Clinical Informatician & Assistant Director Training Program in Medical Informatics at Massachusetts General Hospital, clinical staff member at MGH, and instructor in Population Management with Health IT.
Dr. Lester has also worked as a strategic consultant in Clinical Informatics at Pri-Med and as a freelance photographer at William Lester Photography.
He has additional experience as a Clinical and Research Fellow in Medical Informatics at Harvard University/MIT HST Program, undergone Residency Training in Internal Medicine/Primary Care at Harvard Medical School, and served as a Staff Consultant at Andersen Consulting.
