Mary E. Charlson

Mary E. Charlson works in Cross-Cutting Cardiology affiliated with Cornell University.

Mary E. Charlson, MD, is the William T. Foley Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Chief of General Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, where she has been affiliated since 1993. She developed the Charlson Comorbidity Index, a widely used tool for predicting mortality risk based on comorbid conditions. Her research focuses on clinical epidemiology, including applications to cardiac health, chronic disease management, and health systems.