Find an Expert | UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Find an IHPS expert in any of our key focus areas, area of expertise or using a keyword.

Department

Focus Area

Expertise

Elena Portacolone, PhD, MBA, MPH

Associate Professor

Science of living arrangements, Health disparities in dementia research

Maria Raven, MD, MPH

Professor

Marissa Raymond-Flesch, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Rita Redberg, MD, MS

Professor

Health services research, Technology assessment, medical device regulation

Jack Resneck, MD

Professor

National leadership in healthcare policy and advocacy

Kim Rhoads, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Community-engaged interventions to promote health equity

Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio, PhD, MS

Professor
Director, Medication Outcomes Center

Health economics and outcomes evaluation, Pharmaceutical economics and policy

John Rose, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Surgical care: access, quality, outcomes

Benjamin Rosner, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Patient generated health data, EHR audit logs, clinical informatics, digital health policy

Urmimala Sarkar, MD

Professor

Patient safety, chronic disease, and health equity

George Sawaya, MD

Professor

Healthcare value; Cervical cancer screening; Disparities in cancer outcomes

Dean Schillinger, MD

Professor

Health communication, Chronic disease, Primary care, Health policy

Gabriela Schmajuk, MD

Associate Professor

Quality of care and patient safety in rheumatology

Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH

Professor

Public health nutrition and substance abuse

Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD

Professor

Neelam Sekhri Feachem, MS

Associate Professor

Comparative health systems internationally. Financing healthcare. Delivery of care

Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS

Professor

Food & nutrition insecurity, food policy, and impact-oriented science

Lauren Shapiro, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

High-value, patient-centered care in orthopeadic surgery

Alissa Sideman, PhD, MPH, MA

Assistant Professor

Medical anthropology, dementia, primary care, caregivers

James Smith, MD, MS

Professor

Basic & translational science of male fertility; Access to care & disparities for fertility patients

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD

Professor

Julie Sosa, MD, MA, FACS

Professor

Diversity and inclusion in surgical education and the surgical workforce Paid sick leave and cancer screening adherence

Joanne Spetz, PhD

Professor
Director, Institute for Health Policy Studies

Health workforce capacity and roles in all care settings

Michael Steinman, MD

Professor

Aging, Quality of care, Pharmacoepidemiology

Anne Suskind, MD, MS

Associate Professor

George Taylor, DMD, MPH, DrPH

Professor

Matt Tierney, MS, NP, FAAN

Professor

Expanding APRN-driven treatment of substance use disorders

Jack Turban, MD, MHS

Assistant Professor

Impact of public policies on the mental health of transgender youth

Anusha Vable, ScD, MPH

Assistant Professor

health inequities, socioeconomic policies and exposures, conditions associated with aging

Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Pediatric liver transplantation, social determinants of health, and implementation science

Setting or Clinical Focus
-Ambulatory Care
-Behavioral Health
-Community-based Services
-Dental
-Emergency and Urgent Care
-Hospice and Palliative Care
-Hospitals
-Long-term Care
-Pharmacy
-Safety-net Providers
-Substance Use Disorder Care
-Surgical Care
Research Methods
-AI and Machine Learning
-Behavioral Economics
-Community-based Participatory Research
-Cost-effectiveness Analysis
-Dissemination and Implementation Science
-Econometrics
-Epidemiology
-Ethnography
-Evaluation Research
-Experimental Methods
-Mixed Methods
-Qualitative Methods
-Quantitative Methods
-Survey Research
Government Programs & Policies
-Environmental Policy
-Food Policy
-Healthcare Reform
-Insurance Regulation
-Medicaid
-Medicare
-Pharmaceutical Regulation
-Welfare Programs
Healthcare Systems
-Health Insurance
-Healthcare Delivery
-Learning Health Systems
-Medical Education
-Medical Technology
-Nursing
-Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
-Practice Organization
-Precision Health
-Team-based Care Models
-Telehealth
Population
-Adolescents/Teens
-Asian
-Black/African American
-Immigrants
-Infants and Children
-Latinx
-Low-income Populations
-Maternal Health
-Native American
-Older Adults
-People of Color
-Persons with Disabilities
-Rural Populations
-Sexual and Gender Minority
-Veterans
-Women
Patient Experiences and Outcomes
-Medical Ethics
-Patient Outcomes
-Patient-provider Communications
-Population Health
Data Sources
-Commercial Claims Data
-Electronic Health Records
-Hospital Discharge Data
-Hospital Financial Data
-Medicaid Data
-Medicare Data