Dr. Esteban Barreto is the Program Director of Research and Evaluation with the Disparities Solutions Center and the Center for Academic Development and Enrichment, Faculty at the Mongan Institute Health Policy Research and Health Promotion and Resiliency Intervention Research Centers at Massachusetts General Hospital; and Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

For more than a decade, Esteban has been involved in a variety of research and quality improvement projects in areas such as patient experience, health equity, program evaluation, technology feasibility, medical education, and work culture. His current research program focuses on equity in virtual care and representation of under-resourced populations in the health care workforce. Esteban is actively involved in teaching and fostering the career development of underrepresented faculty through sustained mentorship. Esteban received a Master’s degree and a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Esteban is also a certified medical interpreter and a qualified bilingual staff member.