Michael J. Neuss, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Areas of Interest
Hospital medicine, history of science and medicine, medical humanities, medical education, general internal medicine
About
Dr. Michael J. Neuss is a hospitalist, or physician who specializes in managing the care of patients within the hospital. He practices at 黑料网 Chapel Hill and 黑料网 Hillsborough. Dr. Neuss joined the Division of Hospital Medicine at 黑料网 in 2024, and he is privileged to care for the people of North Carolina.
Dr. Neuss鈥檚 primary research interest is in the history of science and medicine. The focus of his doctoral dissertation was William Harvey’s description of the systemic circulation of blood (ca. 1620s). His current research is on the early history (ca. 1960s-1970s) of what we now call the electronic health record. He has contributed to projects including 鈥淐OVID-19 and Vanderbilt: A Community Oral History Project,” for which he served as PI, in addition to serving on CHEST鈥檚 鈥淗umanities in Chest Medicine鈥 editorial section.
Mike is also interested in medical education, especially improving how students and house staff learn on the wards. He was the editor-in-chief of the inaugural edition of Vanderbilt鈥檚 internal medicine residency handbook, which provides specific, systems-based guidance for residents on clinical practice at Vanderbilt and the Nashville VA. He later served as faculty lead for the handbook. Recently he and colleagues have been studying how readers interact with鈥攁nd learn from鈥攖he handbook. A web version is to all readers.
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Undergraduate
Pomona College
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Medical School
Duke University
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PhD
Columbia University
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Residency
Vanderbilt University Medical Center