Stories by Gezzer Ortega

Gezzer Ortega, M.D., M.P.H., is lead faculty for research and innovation for equitable surgical care at the Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.

Policy

Our Health System Is Failing Patients with Limited English

Better communication could help reduce inequities, but our medical infrastructure isn’t designed to take that into account

April 24, 2021 — Benjamin Allar and Gezzer Ortega | Opinion

Behavior

The COVID-19 Response Is Failing Communities of Color

To build trust with traditionally underserved groups, health officials need to craft their messaging in a much more culturally sensitive way

May 7, 2020 — Margaret S. Pichardo, Briana Christophers and Gezzer Ortega