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May5-6,2016

SPEAKERBIOSKETCHESRevised5-4-16

LeilaAgha,PhD,BostonUniversityLeilaAghaisanassistantprofessoratBostonUniversityandafacultyresearchfellowattheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch.ShereceivedherPhDineconomicsfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Herresearchfocusesontechnologyandinnovationinhealthcare,andunderstandinghowtheorganizationofhealthcareimpactsproductivity.Recentresearchtopicshaveincludedtheimpactofhealth

theinformationtechnologyadoptiononcostsandqualityofcare,thediffusionofnewcancerdrugs,andover-useandmisapplicationofmedicaltechnology.

JayBhattacharya,PhD,StanfordUniversityJayBhattacharyaisaprofessorofmedicineandacorefacultymemberattheCenterforHealthPolicyandtheCenterforPrimaryCareandOutcomesResearchatStanfordUniversity.Hisresearchfocusesontheconstraintsthatvulnerablepopulationsfaceinmakingdecisionsthataffecttheirhealthstatus,aswellastheeffectsofgovernmentpoliciesandprogramsdesignedtobenefitvulnerablepopulations.Hehaspublishedempiricaleconomicsandhealthservicesresearchontheelderly,adolescents,HIV/AIDS,

recently,hehasresearchedtheregulationoftheviatical-settlementsmarket(aandmanagedcare.Mostsecondarylife-insurancemarketthatoftentargetsHIVpatients)andsummer/winterdifferencesinnutritionaloutcomesforlow-incomeAmericanfamilies.Heisalsoworkingonaprojectexaminingthelabor-marketconditionsthathelpdeterminewhysomeU.S.employersdonotprovidehealthinsurance.

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ArleneBierman,MD,AgencyforHealthcareResearchandQualityArleneS.BiermanisdirectorofAHRQ’sCenterforEvidenceandPracticeImprovementwhichconsistsoffivedivisionstheEvidence-BasedPracticeCenterProgram;theU.S.PreventiveServicesTaskForceProgram;theDivisionofDecisionScienceandPatientEngagement;theDivisionofHealthInformationTechnologyandtheDivisionofPracticeImprovementandtheNationalCenterforExcellenceinPrimaryCareResearch.Dr.Biermanisageneralinternist,geriatricianandhealth

servicesresearcherwhoseworkhasfocusedonimprovingaccess,qualityandoutcomesofhealthcareforolderadultswithchronicillnessindisadvantagedpopulations.Dr.Biermanhasalsodevelopedstrategiesforusingperformancemeasurementasatoolforknowledgetranslation,aswellasconductedresearchtoincreasepolicymakers’uptakeofevidence.AstenuredprofessorsheheldappointmentsHealthPolicy,Evaluation,andManagement;PublicHealth;andMedicine;andNursingattheUniversityofToronto,whereshewastheinauguralholderoftheOntarioWomen'sHealthCouncilChairinWomen'sHealthandaseniorscientistintheLiKaShingKnowledgeInstituteatSt.Michael'sHospital.ShewasalsoprincipalinvestigatorfortheProjectforanOntarioWomen’sHealthEvidence-BasedReportCard(POWER)study,whichprovidedactionabledatatohelppolicymakersandhealthcareprovidersimprovehealthandreducehealthinequitiesinOntario.Dr.BiermanhasservedonmanyadvisorycommitteesincludingtheGeriatricMeasurementAdvisoryPaneloftheNationalCommitteeforQualityAssurance,theboardsofHealthQualityOntario,andtheNationalCenterofExcellenceNationalInitiativeforCareoftheElderly(NICE).ShereceivedherMDdegreefromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaSchoolofMedicineinChapelHillwhereshewasaMoreheadFellow.ShecompletedfellowshipsinOutcomesResearchatDartmouthMedicalSchool,andCommunityandPreventiveMedicineattheMountSinaiSchoolofMedicineandalsoservedasanAtlanticPhilanthropiesHealthandAgingPolicyFellow/AmericanPoliticalScienceFoundationCongressionalFellow.

DavidChambers,DPhil,NationalCancerInstituteDavidChambersisDeputyDirectorforImplementationScienceoftheDivisionofCancerControlandPopulationSciences,NationalCancerInstitute,wherehemanagesateamfocusingoneffortstobuildandadvancethefieldofimplementationsciencethroughfundingopportunityannouncements,trainingmechanisms,disseminationplatforms,andenhancementofpartnershipsandnetworkstointegrateresearch,practice,andpolicy.Dr.Chamberspublishesonstrategicresearchdirectionsinimplementationscienceandservesasaplenaryspeakeratnumerousscientific

conferences.HereceivedhisABdegree(withHonors)ineconomicsfromBrownUniversityin1997andanMScandDPhildegreeinmanagementstudies(organisationalbehaviour)in1998and2001,respectively,fromOxfordUniversity(UK).

JosephChin,MD,MS,CentersforMedicare&MedicaidServicesJosephChinistheDeputyDirectoroftheCoverageandAnalysisGroup(CAG)intheCenterforClinicalStandardsandQualityattheCentersforMedicare&MedicaidServices(CMS).HejoinedCMSin1992asamedicalofficerinthequalityimprovementcomponentandtransitionedtoCAGin1999,focusingonsystematicevidencereviews,Medicaretranslationalscienceandpreventiveservices.PriortojoiningCMS,Dr.Chinpracticedfulltimeinoccupationalandambulatorymedicine.Heisboardcertifiedinpreventivemedicine,completedhisMD,MSinepidemiologyandresidencyattheUniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicine,andmaintainsanactiveprimarycarepracticeinMaryland.



PhilipGoodney,MD,DartmouthCollegeHitchcockMedicalCenterPhilipGoodneyisavascularsurgeonatDartmouthwhoseresearchfocusesonstudyingandimprovingthepatternsandoutcomesofcareprovidedtopatientswithcardiovasculardisease.WithfundingfromtheNationalInstituteonAging(NIA),NationalHeart,Lung,andBloodInstitute,U.S.FoodandDrugAdministration,SocietyforVascularSurgery,andDepartmentofVeteransAffairs,hehasworkedtoexaminetheadoption,utilization,andeffectivenessofnewertreatmentsforvasculardisease,aswellaswaysinwhichlesseffectivetreatmentsleavecommonpractice.Heisalsoa

leaderinregionalandnationalqualityimprovementinitiativesinvascularsurgery,andleadstrainingprogramsforsurgeonsandotherphysiciansinhealthservicesresearch.Hisonlinegroupsareavailableatwww.dartmouthcesc.org/www.vaoutcomes.org/@DartmthSurgHSR

JohnHaaga,PhD,NationalInstituteonAgingJohnHaagahasservedsinceApril2015asActingDirectorforBehavioralandSocialResearchintheNIA.From2004to2015hewasDeputyDirector.HeleadsNIA’sextramuralprogramfundingresearchineconomics,demography,epidemiology,cognitivescienceandsocialneurosciences,behavioralgenetics,andhealthservicesresearchrelatedtoaging.Dr.Haagaalsoservesascoordinatorforthetrans-NIH

CommonFundPrograminHealthEconomicsandasNIArepresentativefortheprograminClimateChangeandHealth.BeforejoiningtheNIA,hewasDirectorofDomesticProgramsoftheNIH-fundedCenterforPublicInformationonPopulationResearch,andofUSAID-fundedprojects,atthePopulationReferenceBureau,anonprofitresearchandeducationorganization.From1994to1997hewasstaffdirectorfortheCommitteeonPopulationoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.From1991to1994hedirectedextensionresearchinfamilyplanningandmaternalandchildhealthattheInternationalCentreforDiarrhoealDiseaseResearch,Bangladesh.Duringthe1980s,Dr.HaagawasapolicyanalystinRANDandaresearchassociatefortheCornellUniversityInternationalNutritionprogram.HehasservedasPresidentoftheAssociationofPopulationCentersandSecretary-TreasurerandelectedmemberoftheBoardofDirectorsofthePopulationAssociationofAmerica.HisPhDinpublicpolicywasawardedbytheRANDGraduateSchool.

HaidenA.Huskamp,PhD,HarvardMedicalSchoolidenA.HuskampisprofessorofhealthcarepolicyintheDepartmentofHealthCarelicyatHarvardMedicalSchool.Dr.Huskamphasthreeprimaryareasofresearch:

andthe

HaPomentalhealthandsubstanceusedisorderpolicy,prescriptiondrugpolicy,

financingandutilizationofend-of-lifecareservices.

BruceJacobs,MD,UniversityofPittsburghBruceJacobsisanassistantprofessorintheDepartmentofUrologyandacorefacultymemberoftheCenterforResearchonHealthCare.Hecompletedhisfellowshiptraininginhealthservicesresearch,urologiconcology,andlaparoscopy/endourologyattheUniversityofMichigan.Hisresearchinterestsfocusonimprovingtheaccess,delivery,andqualityofurologiccancercare.Hehasaparticularinterestintheadoptionofnew

technologiesanditsimplicationsforclinicaloutcomesandhealthpolicy.



PinarKaraca-Mandic,PhD,UniversityofMinnesotaPinarKaraca-MandicisanassociateprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesota’sSchoolofPublicHealth,DivisionofHealthPolicyandManagement.SheisalsoaResearchAssociateattheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch’sHealthEconomicsandHealthcareprograms.SheservesasanAssociateEditorofForumforHealthEconomicsandPolicy.Herresearchfocusesonhealthinsurancebenefitdesign,healthcareregulations,insurancemarkets,pharmaceuticaluse,andmedicaltechnologydiffusion.

Herresearchhasbeenpublishedinleadingeconomics,policyandmedicaljournals.HerresearchhasbeenfundedbytheNationalInstituteonAging,theNationalInstituteofChildHealthandHumanDevelopment,theAgencyforHealthcareResearchandQuality,TheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,HealthResourcesandServicesAdministration,andtheRobertWoodJohnsonFoundation.SheistherecipientofaKO1careergrantfromtheNationalInstitutesofHealththroughwhichshehasbeenstudyingphysicianmedicaltechnologyadoption.Dr.Karaca-MandicreceivedherPh.D.ineconomicsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeleyin2004,andherB.A,ineconomicsandmathematicsfromSwarthmoreCollege.

DavidKnutson,MS,AgencyforHealthcareResearchandQualityDavidKnutsonistheDirectoroftheCenterforDelivery,Organization,andMarketsintheAgencyforHealthcareResearchandQuality.HeleadstheCenter’seffortstoimprovethequalityandefficiencyofhealthcarebyprovidingevidencetodecisionmakersonorganization,payment,delivery,andmarkets.TheCenter’sresearchportfoliocoversfourareas:organizationalbehavior,deliverysystems,markets,andexternalfactors.

EllenMeara,PhD,DartmouthCollegeEllenMearaisanassociateprofessorofTheDartmouthInstituteforHealthPolicyandClinicalPractice,anadjunctassociateprofessorineconomics,andanNationalBureauofEconomicResearchfacultyresearchfellow.Dr.Meara’sareasofexpertiseincludenonmedicaldeterminantsofhealthcareutilization,health,andeconomicoutcomes;theimpactofhealthandincomesupportpoliciesonindividualswithmentalillnessandsubstanceusedisorders;andhealthandlabormarketoutcomesrelatedtofederal

disabilityprograms.



Sharon-LiseNormand,PhD,HarvardMedicalSchoolSharon-LiseNormandisprofessorofhealthcarepolicy(Biostatistics)intheDepartmentofHealthCarePolicyatHarvardMedicalSchoolandprofessorintheDepartmentofBiostatisticsatHarvardT.H.ChanSchoolofPublicHealth.Dr.NormandearnedherPhDinbiostatisticsfromtheUniversityofToronto,holdsanMSaswellasaBSdegreeinstatistics,andcompletedapostdoctoralfellowshipin

HealthCarePolicyatHarvardMedicalSchool.Herresearchfocusesonthedevelopmentofstatisticalmethodsforhealthservicesandoutcomesresearch,primarilyusingBayesianapproaches.Shewasthe2010PresidentoftheEasternNorthAmericanRegionoftheInternationalBiometricsSocietyandtheinauguralvicechairofthePatient-CenteredOutcomesResearchInstitute’sMethodologyCommittee(2010-2012).SheisafellowoftheAmericanStatisticalAssociation,AmericanCollegeofCardiology,andAmericanHeartAssociation,andanassociateoftheSocietyofThoracicSurgeons.In2011,Dr.NormandwasawardedtheAmericanStatisticalAssociationHealthPolicyStatisticsSection’sLongTermExcellenceAward;in2012,theAmericanHeartAssociation’sDistinguishedScientistAward;in2013electedtotheSocietyforResearchSynthesisMethodology;andin2015awardedtheL.AdrienneCuppleAwardforExcellenceinTeaching,Research,andServiceinBiostatisticsfromBostonUniversity.

A. JamesO’Malley,PhD,DartmouthCollegeA. JamesO’MalleyisprofessorofbiostatisticsintheDepartmentofBiomedicalDataScienceandtheDartmouthInstituteofHealthPolicyandClinicalPracticeintheGeiselSchoolofMedicineatDartmouth.HereceivedhisPhDinstatisticsfromtheUniversityofCanterbury,NewZealand,in1999,andlaterthatyearwasawardedtheL.J.CoteawardforexcellenceinappliedstatisticsfromPurdueUniversity.HismethodologicalinterestsencompassBayesianstatistics,statisticalinferenceforsocialnetworks,

multivariatehierarchicalmodels,andcomparativeeffectivenessresearchincludingcausalinferenceforbothrandomizedandobservationalstudies.Hissubject-matterresearchinterestsincludetherelationshipbetweenhealthandsocialnetworks,evaluation/estimationofvariationsinhealthqualityandoutcomes,vascularsurgery,andevaluationofmedicaldevices.HewaschairoftheHealthPolicyStatisticsSectionoftheAmericaStatisticalAssociation(ASA)in2008,co-chairofthe2011InternationalConferenceonHealthPolicyStatistics,andisanassociateeditorforStatisticsinMedicineandpreviouslyforHealthServicesandOutcomesResearchMethodology.In2011hereceivedtheMid-careerExcellenceawardfromtheHealthPolicySectionoftheASAandin2012waselectedtobeafellowoftheASA.

BenjaminRoin,PhD,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyBenjaminRoinisanassistantprofessoroftechnologicalinnovation,entrepreneurship,andstrategicmanagementattheMITSloanSchoolofManagement.HeisalsoanassociatememberoftheBroadInstitute.Dr.Roin’sworkfocusesonentrepreneurship,intellectualproperty,andinnovationpolicy.Hisprimaryareasofresearcharepatentlaw,biopharmaceuticalinnovation,andgovernmentregulationofthepharmaceuticalindustry.Hehaswrittenaboutthemarket-exclusivityprotectionsavailableforoldandrepurposeddrugs,theimplicationsofthefinitepatenttermandlimitedpatent-term

extensionsfordrug-developmentstrategy,publicandprivateinsurerreimbursementpolicies,andHatch-Waxmanlitigation.In2013,Dr.RoinreceivedtheKauffman/iHEAAwardforHealthCareEntrepreneurshipandInnovationResearch(alongwithEricBudishandHeidiWilliams).Inadditiontohisacademicresearch,hecurrentlyworkswiththeInstituteofMedicine,NationalHealthCouncil,andthe



Multi-RegionalClinicalTrialCenteronissuesrelatedtopatentlaw,U.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationlaw,clinical-trialregulations,andpharmaceuticalinnovationpolicy.

JonathanSkinner,PhD,DartmouthCollegeJonathanSkinneristheJamesO.FreedmanPresidentialProfessorinEconomicsatDartmouthCollegeandaprofessorattheGeiselSchoolofMedicine’sInstituteforHealthPolicyandClinicalPractice.Hisresearchinterestsincludetheeconomicsofgovernmenttransferprograms,technologygrowthanddisparitiesinhealthcare,andthesavings

behaviorofagingbabyboomers.Dr.SkinnerreceivedhisMAandPhDineconomicsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesandaBAinpoliticalscienceandeconomicsfromtheUniversityofRochester.

RobertJ.Town,PhD,UniversityofPennsylvaniaRobertJ.TownistheGilbertandShelleyHarrisonProfessorofHealthCareManagementattheWhartonSchoolattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Hisresearchfocusesuponhealtheconomics,industrialorganization,andappliedeconometrics.Hisworkprimarilyfocusesonintersectionofgovernmentpolicyandproviderandinsurercompetitioninthehealthcaremarketplace.Dr.Townhasstudiedtheroleofnetworkformationin

hospitalcompetition,theroleofcompetitionindetermininghospitalquality,thepolicyimpactoftheMedicareHMOs,themeasurementofhospitalquality,healthcaremarketdynamics,impactofbehavioralresponsesonconsumerandinsurerbehavior,andtheappropriatecompetitionpolicyinhealthcareandhealthinsurancemarkets.Hehasadvisedseveralstateandfederalantitrustauthoritiesoncompetitionissuesspanningadiversesetofindustries.HeisalsoresearchassociateattheNationalBureauofEconomicResearchinCambridge,Massachusetts.PriortojoiningthefacultyattheUniversityofPennsylvania,hewastheJamesA.HamiltonProfessorattheUniversityofMinnesota,anassistantprofessorintheGraduateSchoolofManagementattheUniversityofCalifornia,IrvineandastaffeconomistintheAntitrustDivisionattheU.S.DepartmentofJustice.HereceivedhisPhDineconomicsfromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.Dr.Townisalsotheco-founderofPicwell,Inc.,whichprovidesonlinehealthinsuranceconsumerdecisionsupport.

HeidiWilliams,PhD,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyHeidiWilliamsistheClassof1957CareerDevelopmentAssistantProfessorintheMITDepartmentofEconomicsandafacultyresearchfellowattheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch.Herresearchagendafocusesoninvestigatingthecausesand

consequencesoftechnologicalchangeinhealthcaremarkets.Dr.WilliamsreceivedherABinmathematicsfromDartmouthCollegein2003,herMScindevelopmenteconomicsfromOxfordUniversityin2004,andherPhDineconomicsfromHarvardin2010.

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