Jon Tilburt, MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Tilburt focuses his research and writing on improving care and human connection in
health systems, including how best to incorporate patient and clinician beliefs and values
into clinical care. His studies examine the patient experience and the ethical tensions in
implementing health policy legislation, as well as advocating for humane health policy.
Dr. Tilburt holds joint appointments in the Departments of Medicine (Internal) and
Biomedical Ethics (Quantitative Health Sciences). He is Principal Investigator on several
research studies, including a surveying of 30,000, 65+ year old patients and their
oncologists on effective communication, and a study on patient experience in cancer care.
