Titles: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Brown University, Warren Alpert School of Medicine Director of Primary Care

Clinical Interests: Genetic Basis of disease, Preventative Medicine, Cardiology and Cancer Prevention. Polygenic Risk Scores, Arthritis, Osteoporosis and Bone Health

Biography

Dr. Pranav Oza is a board‑certified internal medicine physician and physician–scientist who provides comprehensive primary care with a strong focus on personalized, evidence‑based preventive medicine. He works closely with each patient to understand their medical history, lifestyle, goals, and risk factors, and then develops an individualized plan to prevent disease, optimize health, and address concerns promptly when they arise.

Dr. Oza completed both his PhD in Biomedical Sciences and his internal medicine residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. His doctoral research focused on how cells detect and repair DNA damage at the chromatin level, and his work has been published in respected peer‑reviewed journals. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Oza serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. In this role, he teaches medical students the fundamentals of patient interviewing, physical examination, and clinical reasoning. His experience as an educator reinforces his commitment to clear communication and shared decision‑making, and patients appreciate the time he takes to explain test results, treatment options, and the reasoning behind his recommendations.

Dr. Oza has extensive experience in team‑based, value‑oriented primary care, including the use of telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and advanced electronic health record tools to improve access, safety, and continuity. He is particularly interested in cutting‑edge preventive strategies for cardiometabolic health, cancer screening, and healthy aging, and he strives to integrate the latest research findings into everyday practice in a practical and patient‑friendly way. Patients under Dr. Oza’s care can expect a thoughtful, proactive partner in their health.

Overview:

Programs + Specialties: Primary care and preventive medicine

Training + Education: PhD at University of Massachusetts Medical School "Chromatin Structure and DNA Double-Strand Break Repair." Hospitalist at Miriam Hospital, RI, Norwood Hospital, Metrowest Medical Center, Morton Hospital (Brown University Health). Affiliated with BIDMC Milton.
Positions:
1. Assistant Professor at Brown Internal Medicine/Warren Alpert School of Medicine
2. Teaching attending at Tufts medical internal residency
3. EPIC certified Physician Builder, Analytics, Population Management
4. HCC and Risk Management Expert

Publications

Dr. Oza recent publications:

1.- Oza P, Reginato AM. Calcium-Containing Crystal-Associated Arthropathies in the Elderly. Fed Pract. 2016 Apr;33(4):14–20. PMCID: PMC6368924.

2.- Oza P, Jaspersen SL, Miele A, Dekker J, Peterson CL. Mechanisms that regulate localization of a DNA double-strand break to the nuclear periphery. Genes Dev. 2009 Apr 15;23(8):912-27. doi: 10.1101/gad.1782209. PMID: 19390086; PMCID: PMC2675867.

3.- Oza P, Peterson CL. Opening the DNA repair toolbox: localization of DNA double strand breaks to the nuclear periphery. Cell Cycle. 2010 Jan 1;9(1):43-9. doi: 10.4161/cc.9.1.10317. Epub 2010 Jan 13. PMID: 20016273.

Honors

2008 Best poster UK Chromatin - chosen for talk

2009 NIH travel scholarship

2017 Best teacher/Mentor Award - Warren Alpert Medical School

2026 TopDocs 2026

Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians

Massachusetts Medical Society

American Medical Association

American Society Of Preventative Cardiology