
Matthew L. Bush, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS presented A Commitment to Equitable Healthcare: The Power of Pragmatic Research on April 4, 2025. The presentation provided an overview of current inequities within hearing healthcare that may negatively impact patient centered care. The talk was open to and free of charge for OSU employees and students.
Dr. Bush is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. He holds the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Endowed Chair in Rural Health Policy. He earned his medical degree from Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, WV. He completed Otolaryngology residency at the University of Kentucky. He completed a post- doctoral research fellowship and his Otology, Neurotology & Cranial Base Surgery fellowship at The Ohio State University. He also completed a PhD in Clinical and Translational Science in 2017 and an MBA in 2020, both from the University of Kentucky. His research is primarily focused on health and healthcare equity.