{"id":3304,"date":"2024-09-09T17:06:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T21:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/?post_type=ud_entry&#038;p=3304"},"modified":"2026-03-04T10:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:15:08","slug":"gaurav-dave-mbbs-drph-mph","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/people\/gaurav-dave-mbbs-drph-mph\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaurav Dave, MBBS, DrPH, MPH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Dave is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Dave\u2019s areas of expertise include rural healthcare, chronic disease management, community engagement, implementation science, and program evaluation. He has over 20 years of experience in clinical and public health research, chronic disease management, rural health, and program evaluation. Community engagement and implementation science form the foundation of his research approach. Dr. Dave\u2019s research focuses on: (1) improving chronic disease prevention and management via health information technology interventions and (2) evaluating multi-level, multi-component, complex programs. He partners with various multi-sectoral organizations (e.g., housing, transportation, safety-net clinics, healthcare) to plan and implement interventions that improve chronic disease outcomes, particularly in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dave is the Director of the Center for Thriving Communities, which gathers multidisciplinary teams of scholars and community members through a shared commitment to amplifying innovation, fostering community well-being, and improving health for all. He is also the Founder and Director of Abacus Evaluation, which is a Research Service Center specializing in evaluation, data solutions, and network analytics. Dr. Dave is the lead principal investigator for various federally funded studies aimed at implementing health information technology interventions and improving chronic disease care in rural America.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u00a0Education:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>DrPH, University of North Carolina at Greensboro<\/li>\n<li>MPH, University of North Carolina at Greensboro<\/li>\n<li>MBBS, University of Pune, India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Link to more information on Dr. Dave:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/im\/people\/gaurav-dave-md-drph-mph\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaurav Dave, MBBS, DrPH, MPH | Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5931,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"ud_division":[7],"class_list":["post-3304","ud_entry","type-ud_entry","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ud_division-investigators","odd"],"acf":[],"ud_entry_custom_fields":{"ud_last_name":"Dave","ud_first_name":"Gaurav","ud_gallery_summary":"","ud_telephone":false,"ud_email":"gjdave@unc.edu","ud_positions":[{"ud_title":"CRA Therapeutic Area Director, Community Engaged Research and Population Health"},{"ud_title":"\u2022\tProfessor, School of Medicine"},{"ud_title":"\u2022\tDirector, UNC Center for Thriving Communities"},{"ud_title":"\u2022\tDirector, Abacus Evaluation"}],"ud_options":[],"ud_sort_order":"96"},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2024\/09\/Dave.png","featured_image_medium":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2024\/09\/Dave-672x1000.png","featured_image_medium_large":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2024\/09\/Dave-768x1143.png","featured_image_large":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2024\/09\/Dave.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2024\/09\/Dave-600x600.png","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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