Brian T. Klausner, MD

Dr. Brian Klausner has spent his career advocating for patients and driving quality improvement. He joined WakeMed Primary Care in 2011 after working for Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program as the medical director of their Boston Medical Center outpatient clinic.

Dr. Klausner serves as Medical Director for WakeMed’s Community Population Health program, which works to improve the health of uninsured and homeless patient populations. As medical director, he drives collaboration with community partners to ensure patients are connected with a medical home and get the resources they need, whether it is blood pressure medication, counseling, housing or legal assistance. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer of WakeMed Key Community Care, where he advocates for enhancing the quality and coordination of care while reducing costs.

Dr. Klausner earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at University of Chicago Hospitals. He was recognized as a 2017 Health Care Hero by the Triangle Business Journal and received the 2019 T. Reginald Harris Award, awarded each year by the North Carolina Medical Society to a physicians with outstanding achievements in health care quality and service to the medical community.