Charlie Wray, DO, MS

Assoc Professor Clinical X

As a health services researcher, my work is focused on improving the quality, safety, and value of care we provide VA patients. My research program is primarily focused on two areas: 1) exploring the impact social determinants have on health and health outcomes, and 2) assessing digital connectedness among socially vulnerable individuals and the potential impact digital-based care can have on clinical outcomes.

As a clinician and educator, I continue to focus on improving the quality and value of care we provide our patients. I place a strong emphasis on the proper interpretation, use, and application of evidence-based medicine with my learners. I stress the importance of delivering high-value, cost-consciousness care and continually encourage myself and my fellow learners to be critical with their healthcare delivery.

Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
M.S., 2016 - Health Services Research, University of Chicago
Hospital Medicine Research Fellowship, 2016 - Section of Hospital Medicine, University of Chicago
Residency, 2014 - Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center
D.O., 2011 - College of Osteopathic Medicine, Western University
B.A, 2003 - Biological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
Honors and Awards
  • Senior Fellow, Society of Hospital Medicine, 2023
  • Lawrence Loo Evidence Based Medicine Teaching Award, Loma Linda University, 2014
Publications

  1. Thomas JS, Glatz C, Suleiman M, Tran P, Shah SS, Wray CM. A Beginner's Guide to Manuscript Publication: Your paper is published, now what? Journal of hospital medicine 2024. PMID: 38981674


  2. Carmichael H, Yu A, Kaiksow FA, Shah SS, Wray CM. A Beginner's Guide to manuscript publication: Getting your paper across the finish line. Journal of hospital medicine 2024. PMID: 38976514


  3. Vipler B, Allen A, Doraiswamy V, Partha I, Wray CM. Digital Media and the Journal of General Internal Medicine: Reimagining Social Media Engagement for the GIM Community. Journal of general internal medicine 2024. PMID: 38782812


  4. Ferguson JM, Wray CM, Van Campen J, Zulman DM. A New Equilibrium for Telemedicine: Prevalence of In-Person, Video-Based, and Telephone-Based Care in the Veterans Health Administration, 2019-2023. Annals of internal medicine 2024. PMID: 38252945


  5. Wray CM, Myers U, Slightam C, Dardashti N, Heyworth L, Lewinski A, Kaboli P, Edes T, Trueman K, Zulman DM. Research Priorities to Expand Virtual Care Access for Patients in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Journal of general internal medicine 2024. PMID: 38252237


  6. Yu A, Chopra V, Mueller SK, Wray CM, Jones CD. Engineering safe care journeys: Reenvisioning interhospital transfers. Journal of hospital medicine 2024. PMID: 38193639


  7. Wray CM, Olson APJ, Auerbach AD, Shah SS. Design, evolution, and success of the Journal of Hospital Medicine Fellowship Programs. Journal of hospital medicine 2023. PMID: 38105587


  8. Wray CM, Ferguson JM, Greene L, Griffin A, Van Campen J, O'Shea AM, Slightam C, Zulman DM. Overcoming Obstacles: Barriers to Virtual Care Use Among Video-Enabled Tablet Recipients in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37914909


  9. Wray CM, Carmody JB. Equal and No Longer Separate: Examining Quality of Care Provided by Osteopathic and Allopathic Physicians. Annals of internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37247419


  10. Wray CM, Jones CD. Bridging the Know-Do Gap in Hospital Care Transitions. JAMA internal medicine 2023. PMID: 36939664


  11. Slightam C, Wray C, Tisdale RL, Zulman DM, Gray C. Opportunities to Enhance the Implementation of Veterans Affairs Video-Based Care: Qualitative Perspectives of Providers from Diverse Specialties. Journal of medical Internet research 2023. PMID: 37093642


  12. Smith MW, O'Shea AMJ, Wray CM. Health Care and Climate Change-Telemedicine's Role in Environmental Stewardship. JAMA network open 2023. PMID: 36719685


  13. Ferguson JM, Wray CM, Jacobs J, Greene L, Wagner TH, Odden MC, Freese J, Van Campen J, Asch SM, Heyworth L, Zulman DM. Variation in initial and continued use of primary, mental health, and specialty video care among Veterans. Health services research 2022. PMID: 36345235


  14. Moss-Vazquez T, Wray CM, Lopez L, Khare M, Keyhani S. Satisfaction and Cost-Related Access Barriers Among American Indian and Alaska Natives Adults by Insurance Type. Journal of general internal medicine 2022. PMID: 36253634


  15. Wray CM. Post-Emergency Department Virtual Care-More Questions Than Answers. JAMA network open 2022. PMID: 36282506


  16. Wray CM, Lopez L, Khare M, Keyhani S. Cost-Related Access Barriers, Medical Debt, and Dissatisfaction with Care Among Privately Insured Americans. Journal of general internal medicine 2022. PMID: 36167955


  17. Gray C, Wray C, Tisdale R, Chaudary C, Slightam C, Zulman D. Factors Influencing How Providers Assess the Appropriateness of Video Visits: Interview Study With Primary and Specialty Health Care Providers. Journal of medical Internet research 2022. PMID: 36001364


  18. Felde L, Wray CM. Hospital medicine and advanced care planning: Planting the seed for a value-based conversation. Journal of hospital medicine 2022. PMID: 35612418


  19. Wray CM, Sridhar A, Young A, Noyes C, Smith WB, Keyhani S. Assessing the Impact of a Pre-visit Readiness Telephone Call on Video Visit Success Rates. 2022. PMID: 35501627


  20. Wray CM, Van Campen J, Hu J, Slightam C, Heyworth L, Zulman DM. Crossing the digital divide: a veteran affairs program to distribute video-enabled devices to patients in a supportive housing program. JAMIA Open 2022. PMID: 35991861


  21. Wray C, Tang J, Byers A, Keyhani S. Digital Health Skillsets and Digital Preparedness: Comparison of Veterans Health Administration Users and Other Veterans Nationally. 2022. PMID: 35089147


  22. Brooks M, Wray CM. Simulation-Based Training in Medical Education: Immediate Growth or Cautious Optimism? 2021. PMID: 34826270


  23. Castellanos A, Wray CM. The visual abstract: A social media fad or the future of dissemination. 2021. PMID: 34927357


  24. Wray CM, Kulkarni NS, Shah SS. How Organizations Can Build a Successful and Sustainable Social Media Presence. 2021. PMID: 34613894


  25. Wray CM, Vali M, Walter LC, Christensen L, Chapman W, Austin PC, Byers AL, Keyhani S. Examining the association of social risk with heart failure readmission in the Veterans Health Administration. BMC health services research 2021. PMID: 34445974


  26. Wray CM, Tang J, López L, Hoggatt K, Keyhani S. Association of Social Determinants of Health and Their Cumulative Impact on Hospitalization Among a National Sample of Community-Dwelling US Adults. Journal of general internal medicine 2021. PMID: 34355346


  27. Wray CM, Tang J, Shah S, Nguyen OK, Keyhani S. Sociodemographics, Social Vulnerabilities, and Health Factors Associated with Telemedicine Unreadiness Among US Adults. Journal of general internal medicine 2021. PMID: 34331214


  28. Wray CM, Junge M, Keyhani S, Smith JE. Assessment of a multi-center tele-urgent care program to decrease emergency department referral rates in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of telemedicine and telecare 2021. PMID: 34152876


  29. Wray CM, Khare M, Keyhani S. Access to Care, Cost of Care, and Satisfaction With Care Among Adults With Private and Public Health Insurance in the US. Volume 4 of Issue 6. JAMA network open 2021. PMID: 34061204


  30. Kelly JD, Bravata DM, Bent S, Wray CM, Leonard SJ, Boscardin WJ, Myers LJ, Keyhani S. Association of Social and Behavioral Risk Factors With Mortality Among US Veterans With COVID-19. Volume 4 of Issue 6. JAMA network open 2021. PMID: 34106264


  31. Shah SS, Manning KD, Wray CM, Castellanos A, Jerardi KE. Microaggressions, Accountability, and Our Commitment to Doing Better. Journal of hospital medicine 2021. PMID: 34129482


  32. Arora VM, Wray CM, O'Glasser AY, Shapiro M, Jain S. Leveling the Playing Field: Accounting for Academic Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of hospital medicine 2021. PMID: 33496656


  33. Wray CM, Vali M, Walter LC, Christensen L, Abdelrahman S, Chapman W, Keyhani S. Examining the Interfacility Variation of Social Determinants of Health in the Veterans Health Administration. Volume 38 of Issue 1. Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS 2021. PMID: 33574644


  34. Shekarchian S, Wray CM. Leadership & Professional Development: From Seed to Fruit-How to Get Your Academic Project Across the Finish Line. Journal of hospital medicine 2021. PMID: 33357328


  35. Jaffe RC, O'Glasser AY, Brooks M, Chapman M, Breu AC, Wray CM. Your @Attending Will #Tweet You Now: Using Twitter in Medical Education. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2020. PMID: 32195691


  36. Arora VM, Wray CM, O'Glasser AY, Shapiro M, Jain S. Using the curriculum vitae to promote gender equity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2020. PMID: 32943540


  37. Wray CM, Byers AL. Methodological Progress Note: Classification and Regression Tree Analysis. Volume 15. Journal of hospital medicine 2020. PMID: 32195654


  38. Centor RM, Anderson TS, Wray CM. Web Exclusive. Annals On Call - Hypertension in the Hospital. Annals of internal medicine 2020. PMID: 32745457


  39. Anderson TS, Wray CM. Web Exclusive. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Inpatient Hypertension-To Treat or Tolerate? Annals of internal medicine 2020. PMID: 32311720


  40. Wray CM, Dhruva SS, Dhaliwal G. The Art of the Deal: Negotiating Consult Conflict. The American journal of medicine 2020. PMID: 32311342


  41. Garg M, Wray CM. Hospital Medicine Management in the Time of COVID-19: Preparing for a Sprint and a Marathon. Journal of hospital medicine 2020. PMID: 32379037


  42. Wray CM, Vali M, Byers A, Keyhani S. Examining the Association of Social Determinants of Health with Missed Clinic Visits in Patients with Heart Failure in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of general internal medicine 2019. PMID: 31713034


  43. Anderson TS, Jing B, Auerbach A, Wray CM, Lee S, Boscardin WJ, Fung K, Ngo S, Silvestrini M, Steinman MA. Clinical Outcomes After Intensifying Antihypertensive Medication Regimens Among Older Adults at Hospital Discharge. JAMA internal medicine 2019. PMID: 31424475


  44. Anderson TS, Jing B, Wray CM, Ngo S, Xu E, Fung K, Steinman MA. Comparison of Pharmacy Database Methods for Determining Prevalent Chronic Medication Use. Medical care 2019. PMID: 31464843


  45. Wray CM, Vali M, Abraham A, Zhang A, Walter LC, Keyhani S. Validation of Administrative Measures of Social and Behavioral Risk in Veterans Affairs Medical Records. Journal of general internal medicine 2019. PMID: 30604115


  46. Wray CM, Vali M, Walter LC, Lopez L, Austin PC, Byers A, Keyhani S. Examining the Utility of 30-day Readmission Rates and Hospital Profiling in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of hospital medicine 2019. PMID: 30794141


  47. Wray CM, Lopez L, Keyhani S. "Comparing VA and Non-VA Care Quality". Journal of general internal medicine 2018. PMID: 30543019


  48. Wray CM, Olson A, Shah SS, Auerbach AD. Announcing the Journal of Hospital Medicine Editorial Fellowship. Journal of hospital medicine 2019. PMID: 30667406


  49. Wray CM, Auerbach AD, Arora VM. The Adoption of an Online Journal Club to Improve Research Dissemination and Social Media Engagement Among Hospitalists. Journal of hospital medicine 2018. PMID: 30484779


  50. Anderson TS, Wray CM, Jing B, Fung K, Ngo S, Xu E, Shi Y, Steinman MA. Intensification of older adults' outpatient blood pressure treatment at hospital discharge: national retrospective cohort study. BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2018. PMID: 30209052


  51. Maraj B, Wray CM. Antibiotic Discretion in the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulitis: A Teachable Moment. JAMA internal medicine 2018. PMID: 30073243


  52. Wray CM, Cho HJ. Web Exclusive. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Medical Uncertainty as a Driver of Resource Use-Examining the "Gray Zones" of Clinical Care. Annals of internal medicine 2018. PMID: 29913510


  53. Cho HJ, Wray CM, Maione S, Macharet F, Bansal A, Lacy ME, Tsega S. Right Care in Hospital Medicine: Co-creation of Ten Opportunities in Overuse and Underuse for Improving Value in Hospital Medicine. Journal of general internal medicine 2018. PMID: 29497987


  54. Wray CM, Arora VM. #VisualAbstract: A Revolution in Communicating Science? Annals of surgery 2017. PMID: 28632518


  55. Wray CM, Arora VM, Hedeker D, Meltzer DO. Assessing the implementation of a bedside service handoff on an academic hospitalist service. Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2017. PMID: 28688999


  56. Wray CM, Fahrenbach J, Bassi N, Bhattacharjee P, Modes M, Howell MD, Arora VM. Improving Value by Reducing Unnecessary Telemetry and Urinary Catheter Utilization in Hospitalized Patients. The American journal of medicine 2017. PMID: 28532986


  57. Wray CM, Chaudhry S, Pincavage A, Miller R, DeCherrie L, Ouchida K, Arora VM. Resident Shift Handoff Strategies in US Internal Medicine Residency Programs. JAMA 2016. PMID: 27923083


  58. Wray CM, Farnan JM, Arora VM, Meltzer DO. A qualitative analysis of patients' experience with hospitalist service handovers. Journal of hospital medicine 2016. PMID: 27167097


  59. Wray CM, Loo LK. The Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Medical Uncertainty. Journal of graduate medical education 2015. PMID: 26692960


  60. Wray CM, Flores A, Padula WV, Prochaska MT, Meltzer DO, Arora VM. Measuring patient experiences on hospitalist and teaching services: Patient responses to a 30-day postdischarge questionnaire. Journal of hospital medicine 2015. PMID: 26381606


  61. Wray CM, Davis AM. Screening for hepatitis C. JAMA 2015. PMID: 25965235


  62. Wray C. D-dimer and the workup of pulmonary embolism: a teachable moment. JAMA internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25402019


  63. Wray CM. It's not just the patient. Annals of internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23552506


  64. Wray CM, Ziogas A, Hinojosa MW, Le H, Stamos MJ, Zell JA. Tumor subsite location within the colon is prognostic for survival after colon cancer diagnosis. Diseases of the colon and rectum 2009. PMID: 19617745


  65. Wolters PJ, Wray C, Sutherland RE, Kim SS, Koff J, Mao Y, Frank JA. Neutrophil-derived IL-6 limits alveolar barrier disruption in experimental ventilator-induced lung injury. Volume 182 of Issue 12. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2009. PMID: 19494331


  66. Wray C, Mao Y, Pan J, Chandrasena A, Piasta F, Frank JA. Claudin-4 augments alveolar epithelial barrier function and is induced in acute lung injury. Volume 297 of Issue 2. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology 2009. PMID: 19447895


  67. Frank JA, Pittet JF, Wray C, Matthay MA. Protection from experimental ventilator-induced acute lung injury by IL-1 receptor blockade. Volume 63 of Issue 2. Thorax 2007. PMID: 17901159


  68. Frank JA, Wray CM, McAuley DF, Schwendener R, Matthay MA. Alveolar macrophages contribute to alveolar barrier dysfunction in ventilator-induced lung injury. Volume 291 of Issue 6. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology 2006. PMID: 16877636