M. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A.

M. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A., is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine, Public Health Sciences, and Anthropology at the University of Virginia. Oliver’s research focuses on investigating social determinants of health, particularly their effect on racial and ethnic health inequities. Dr. Oliver’s research uses geographic information systems technology and spatial epidemiological analyses to evaluate the role of such factors as poverty and education on cancer health disparities. He is currently conducting a study to assess the effect of unconscious racial stereotypes and biases on physicians’ delivery of clinical services.

Dr. Oliver received his M.D. and his M.A. in medical anthropology from Case Western Reserve University. He completed his residency in family medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland. After completing his residency, Dr. Oliver worked for 2 years as a family physician in a rural Eskimo fishing village in Alaska. Oliver then came to the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he helped found and is the Director of the UVa Center on Health Disparities. Dr. Oliver co-directs the Generalist Scholars Program at the UVa School of Medicine, and he supervises MPH students who have chosen the Health Disparities concentration within that program.