About Travis Baggett, MD, MPH

Travis P. Baggett, MD, MPH, is a faculty clinician-investigator in the MGH Division of General Internal Medicine, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a staff physician at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. He is the recipient of a career development award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health in support of research to understand and address tobacco use among homeless individuals. His clinical interest is in the care of homeless people with serious mental illness.

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Locations

Mass General Primary Care Urgent Access Center
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
Suite 108
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2707

Mass General Internal Medicine
50 Staniford St.
9th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2000

Medical Education

  • MD, Baylor College Of Medicine
  • MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
  • Residency, Harborview Medical Center
  • Residency, University of Washington Medical Center

American Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

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Research

Dr. Baggett's research focuses on the health of homeless people, with an emphasis on addictive behaviors and their medical consequences in this population.

Publications

  • Representative publications:

    • Baggett TP, O’Connell JJ, Singer DE, Rigotti NA. The Unmet Health Care Needs of Homeless Adults: A National Study. American Journal of Public Health 2010;100:1326-33.
    • Baggett TP, Hwang SW, O’Connell JJ, Porneala BC, Stringfellow EJ, Orav EJ, Singer DE, Rigotti NA. Mortality Among Homeless Adults in Boston: Shifts in Causes of Death Over a 15-year Period. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013;173(3):189-195.
    • Baggett TP, Tobey ML, Rigotti NA. Tobacco Use among Homeless People – Addressing the Neglected Addiction. New England Journal of Medicine 2013;369(3):201-204.
    • Baggett TP. The Proud Paratrooper. JAMA 2013;309(20):2109-2110.

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