Loel Solomon, PhD, MPP

Dr. Solomon is a Professor in the Department of Health Systems Science at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine. In this role, he develops curricula, teaches and mentors students and contributes to the school’s research and community engagement programs. He also directs the school’s Health Systems Science Phase 3 Selectives program in which medical students are placed in KP and community partner organizations for non-clinical rotations, a required part of the school’s innovative curriculum. Before coming to the school, Dr. Solomon served as Kaiser Permanente’s Vice President for Community Health, where he worked closely with other health plan and medical group leaders to help KP become a major force for health equity and community-based prevention. His training is in health policy and organizational behavior, and has spent a big part of his early career working in Washington D.C., both on Capitol Hill and in healthcare consulting. Dr. Solomon received his PhD in health policy from Harvard University and his master’s in public policy at UC Berkeley.