Career Development Awardee Alumni

Past awardees with available project abstracts are linked below

Awardee	Project ID	Location	Research Interest
Thad Abrams, MD	CDA 10-016	Iowa City, IA	Homeless Persons  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Psychiatry  Substance-Related Disorders
Joseph V. Agostini, MD	RCD 04-124	No longer with VA
Stewart C. Alexander, BA, MA, PhD	RCD 07-006	No longer with VA
Kelli Dominick Allen, PhD	MRP 04-024	Durham, NC	Chronic Disease Epidemiology  Health Services Research  Pain  Physical Activity  Racial Differences in Care  Randomized Clinical Trial  Rehabilitative Care  Rheumatic Diseases
Ahsan M. Arozullah, MD, MPH	RCD 98-348	No longer with VA
David E. Arterburn, MD, MPH	RCD 04-112	No longer with VA
Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH	RCD 97-303	Menlo Park, CA	Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms  Health Care Policy  HIV/AIDS  Managed Care Programs  Practice Guidelines  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care  Quality Assurance, Health Care Total Quality Management  Quality of Care
Sherrie L. Aspinall, PharmD, MSc	RCD 03-035	Pittsburgh, PA	Adverse Drug Events  Cost-Effectiveness  Health Services Research  Pharmacoeconomics  Pharmacotherapy  Pharmacy Benefits Management  Pharmacy Outcomes  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
David H. Au, MD, MS	RCD 00-018	Seattle, WA	Cancer - Surveillance and Treatment Outcome  Cancer Prevention and Control  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)  Epidemiology  Health Services Research  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care  Treatment Outcome
Matthew J. Bair, MD, MS	RCD 04-116	Indianapolis, IN	Depression in Primary Care  Evidence-Based Medicine  Health Services Research  Pain  Primary Health Care  Quality of Care  Teaching
Lori Anne Bastian, MD, MPH	RCD 99-024	West Haven, CT	Cancer  Smoking Cessation  Women's Health
Bevanne A Bean-Mayberry, MD, MHS	RCD 02-039	Sepulveda, CA	Cardiovascular Diseases  Health Services Research  Women's Health
Alexis L Beatty, MD, MAS	CDA 16-150	No longer with VA
William C Becker, MD	CDA 08-276	West Haven, CT	Health Care Evaluation and Measurement  Integrative Care  Pain  Substance Abuse
David Bekelman, MD, MPH	CDA 08-022	Aurora, CO	Health Related Quality of Life  Patient Quality of Life Outcome Measures  Quality of Life  Randomized Clinical Trial
David J Bentrem, MD, MS	CDA 08-018	Chicago, IL	Cancer  Patient Safety  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care  Surgery
Justin K. Benzer, PhD	CDA 11-246	Temple, TX	Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Depression  Depression in Primary Care  Health Care Evaluation and Measurement  Health Care Information Systems  Health Care Organizations  Health Systems  Integrative Care  Mental Health  Organization and Management  Organizational Innovation  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Psychometrics  Quality Management  Utilization Patterns  VA-Non VA Comparisons
Rebecca J. Beyth, MD, MSc	RCD 02-184	Gainesville, FL	Aging  Best Practices  Chronic Disease Epidemiology  Clinical Decision-Making  Comorbidity  Patient Outcomes  Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events
Dean Blevins, PhD	MRP 03-319	No longer with VA
John R. Blosnich, PhD	CDA 14-408	Pittsburgh, PA	Disparities in Treatments Received  Gender-related Constructs  Minority Groups  Minority Mental Health Issues  Societal Health Problems  Substance Abuse  Suicide  Suicide Prevention  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Amy S Bohnert, PhD, MHS, BA	CDA 09-204	Ann Arbor, MI	Mental Health  Substance Abuse Treatment  Treatment Outcome
Kipling M. Bohnert, PhD, BA	CDA 11-245	Ann Arbor, MI	Depression  Epidemiology  Mental Health  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Substance-Related Disorders
Kenneth S Boockvar, MD, MS	RCD 03-027	Bronx, NY	Adverse Drug Events  Continuity and Quality of Care  Long-Term Care
Steven M. Bradley, MD, MPH	CDA 10-199	No longer with VA
Adam D. Bramoweth, PhD	CDA 13-260	Pittsburgh, PA	Evidence-Based Medicine  Health Services Research  Mental Health  Sleep Disorders  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Ursula K. Braun, MD, MPH	RCD 02-029	No longer with VA
Dawn M. Bravata, MD	RCD 00-039	Indianapolis, IN	Clinical Epidemiology  Health Services Research  Stroke
Lauren M. Broyles, PhD, RN	CDA 10-014	No longer with VA
Christopher L. Bryson, MD, MS	RCD 03-177	No longer with VA
Diana J. Burgess, PhD	MRP 04-412	Minneapolis , MN	Cultural Diversity  Disparities in Treatments Received  Health Behavior  Health Psychology  Integrative Care  Low Back Pain  Medical Education  Minority Groups  Pain  Racial Differences in Care  Social Cognition
Robert E. Burke, MD, MS	CDA 14-411	Philadelphia, PA	Chronic Disease  Continuity and Quality of Care  Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Diffusion of Innovation  Health Outcomes  Health Services Research  United States Department of Veteran Affairs  Utilization and Cost of Health Care
Marian I. Butterfield, MD, MPH	RCD 00-019	No longer with VA
Lisa S Callegari, MD	CDA 14-412	Seattle, WA	Decision Support Techniques  Disparities in Treatments Received  Health Behavior  Health Services Research  Outcome (Patient) Preferences  Patient-Centered Care  Primary Health Care  Professional-Patient Relations  Surgery  Underserved Populations  Women's Health
Liron Caplan, MD, PhD	CDA 07-221	Aurora, CO	Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events  Rheumatic Diseases
Kathleen F. Carlson, MS, PhD	CDA 08-025	Portland, OR	Epidemiology  Health Behavior  Health Services Research  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Risk-Taking  Safety
Aleece Caron, MA, PhD	MRP 02-262	No longer with VA
David J. Casarett, MD, MA	RCD 00-008	No longer with VA
Cory K. Chen, PhD	CDA 10-023	New York, NY
Lisa D. Chew, MD, MPH	RCD 04-119	No longer with VA
Laurel Anne Copeland, PhD, MPH, BS	MRP 05-145	No longer with VA
Matthew Crowley, MD	CDA 13-261	Durham, NC	Behavioral Change  Cardiovascular Diseases  Diabetes Mellitus  Endocrinology  Medication Adherence  Telemedicine
Megan Crowley-Matoka, PhD	MRP 03-149	No longer with VA
Michael A Cucciare, PhD	CDA 08-004	North Little Rock, AR	Alcohol Problems in Primary Care  Anxiety  Depression  Health Services Research
Jeffrey Cully, PhD, MEd	AIA 04-336	Houston, TX	Anxiety  Anxiety  Chronic Illness  Chronic Illness  Depression  Depression  Primary Health Care  Primary Health Care
Jessica Davila, PhD, MS, BS	MRP 03-134	Houston, TX	Cancer  Cancer Prevention and Control  Liver Diseases  Treatment Outcome
Mary Ellen Dellefield, PhD, BSN, MS	CDA 06-015	San Diego, CA	Aging  Behavior (provider)  Best Practices  Nursing Care
Mayur M. Desai, PhD, MPH	MRP 02-259	No longer with VA
Melissa E. Dichter, PhD, MSW	CDA 10-202	Philadelphia, PA	Disparities in Treatments Received  Homeless Persons  Societal Health Problems  Underserved Populations  United States Department of Veteran Affairs  Women's Health  Women's Health Services
Aram Dobalian, PhD, MPH, JD	MRP 03-328	Sepulveda, CA	Emergency Medical Services  Health Care Organizations  Long-Term Care
Steven K. Dobscha, MD	RCD 04-129	Portland, OR	Decision Support Techniques  Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Depression in Primary Care  Education  Health Services Research  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Pain  Patient-Centered Care  Suicide  Suicide Prevention  Treatment Outcome
David Dosa, MD	CDA 08-280	Providence, RI	Aging  Comorbidity  Dementia  End of Life  Frail Elderly  Geriatrics  Hospice Care
Mark J Edlund, MD, PhD	RCD 03-036	No longer with VA
Charles Ellis, BS, MA, PhD	CDA 07-012	No longer with VA
Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH	RCD 00-013	Houston, TX	Comorbidity  Cost-Benefit Analysis  Evidence-Based Medicine  Hepatitis C  Neoplasms  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Angela Fagerlin, PhD, MA	MRP 04-222	Salt Lake City, UT	Advance Directives  Decision Support Techniques  Health Psychology  Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction  Social Cognition
Vincent S. Fan, MD, MPH	RCD 02-170	Seattle, WA	Behavioral Change  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)  Clinical Outcomes Prediction Tools  Continuity and Quality of Care  Health Outcomes  Health Related Quality of Life  Health Services Research  Patient Education  Quality of Care  Telemedicine
Melissa M Farmer, PhD, MS	MRP 04-221	Sepulveda, CA	Cancer Prevention and Control  Cardiovascular Diseases  Health Services Research  Medical Sociology  Organizational Innovation  Prevention  Primary Health Care  Smoking Cessation  Women's Health  Women's Health Services
Denise G Feil, MD, MPH	RCD 02-028	No longer with VA
M. Rosario Ferreira, MD	RCD 01-005	No longer with VA
Andrea K. Finlay, PhD	CDA 13-279	Menlo Park, CA	Health Outcomes  Health Services Research  Health Services Utilization  Homeless Persons  Mental Health  Mental Health and Homelessness  Mental Illness  Pharmacotherapy  Substance Abuse  Substance Abuse Treatment  Substance-Related Disorders  Underserved Populations  Utilization Patterns
Samuel R. G. Finlayson, MD, MPH	RCD 99-323	No longer with VA
Michael Fischer, MD, MSPH	CDA 06-018	Chicago, IL	Clinical Epidemiology  Nephrology  Patient Outcomes  Resource Use and Cost of VA Care  Treatment Outcome
Deborah A Fisher, MD, MHS	RCD 03-174	Durham, NC	Gastroenterology
Gemmae M Fix, PhD, MA, BS	CDA 14-156	Bedford, MA	Chronic Disease  Chronic Illness  HIV/AIDS  Patient-Centered Care  Qualitative Methods
Stephen D. Flach, MD, PhD	RCD 03-181	No longer with VA
Liana Fraenkel, MD, MPH, FRCPC	RCD 98-311	No longer with VA
Joseph W Frank, MD, MPH	CDA 15-059	Aurora, CO	Behavioral Change  Pain  Substance Abuse
Susan M Frayne, MD, MPH	RCD 98-312	Menlo Park, CA	Access to Primary Care and Preventive Services  Databases  Mental Illness  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Primary Health Care  Women's Health
Vincent L. Freeman, BA, MD, MPH	RCD 97-317	No longer with VA
Jennifer P Friedberg, PhD	CDA 08-009	New York, NY	Behavioral Change  Cardiovascular Diseases  Stroke
Steven S. Fu, MD, MSCE	RCD 01-171	Minneapolis , MN	Access to Primary Care and Preventive Services  Cancer Prevention and Control  Cultural Diversity  Health Services Research  Minority Health  Racial Differences in Care  Smoking Cessation  Underserved Populations
Shawn L. Fultz, MD, MPH	RCD 04-125	No longer with VA
Luke M Funk, MD, MPH	CDA 15-060	Madison, WI	Behavioral Change  Disparities in Treatments Received  Gastrointestinal Diseases  Health Services Research  Obesity  Surgery
David Avram Ganz, MD, PhD, MPH	CDA 08-012	West Los Angeles, CA	Continuity and Quality of Care  Fall-Related Injuries in the Elderly
Melissa M Garrido, PhD	CDA 11-201	Boston, MA	Aging  End of Life  Health Care Costs and Cost Analysis  Health Services Research  Mental Health  Methods for Neutralizing Selection Bias  Statistical Methodology
Walid F. Gellad, MD, MPH	CDA 09-207	Pittsburgh, PA	Medication Adherence  Pharmacoeconomics  Pharmacy Benefits Management  Pharmacy Outcomes  Policy Analysis  Substance Abuse  United States Department of Veteran Affairs  VA-Non VA Comparisons
Ziad F Gellad, MD, MPH	CDA 14-158	Durham, NC	Colorectal Cancer  Endoscopy  Gastrointestinal Diseases  Health Care Costs and Cost Analysis  Organizational Innovation  Quality of Care  Resource Utilization and Costs
Allen L. Gifford, MD	RCD 98-347	Boston, MA	Hepatitis C  HIV/AIDS  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Patient Education  Physician-Patient Relations
Karen Goldstein, MD, MSPH	CDA 13-263	Durham, NC	HIV/AIDS  Women's Health
Adam J. Gordon, MD, MPH	RCD 00-038	Salt Lake City, UT	Alcohol Problems in Primary Care  Disparities in Treatments Received  Homeless Persons  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Substance Abuse  Underserved Populations  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Howard S. Gordon, MD, BS	RCD 97-319	Chicago, IL	Patient Acceptance of Health Care  Physician-Patient Relations  Racial Differences in Care
Michael K. Gould, MD, MSc	RCD 99-023	No longer with VA
Elizabeth R. Goy, PhD	RCD 04-326	No longer with VA
Ian M. Gralnek, MD, MSHS	RCD 98-314	No longer with VA
Joan M. Griffin, PhD	MRP 03-153	No longer with VA
Peter W. Groeneveld, MD, MS	RCD 04-417	Philadelphia, PA	Cardiac Procedures  Cost-Effectiveness  Diffusion of Innovation  Disparities in Treatments Received  Racial Differences in Care  United States Department of Veteran Affairs  VA-Non VA Comparisons
Erik J. Groessl, PhD, BA, BS	MRP 03-327	San Diego, CA	Health Related Quality of Life  Hepatitis C  Medication Adherence  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Self Care
Eric L Grogan, MD, MPH	CDA 10-024	Nashville, TN
Anouk L. Grubaugh, PhD, MA, BS	AIA 05-172	Charleston, SC	Health Services Research  Health Services Research  Mental Health  Mental Health  Mental Illness  Mental Illness  Schizophrenia  Schizophrenia  Telemedicine  Telemedicine
David A Haggstrom, MD	CDA 07-016	Indianapolis, IN	Cancer - Surveillance and Treatment Outcome  Cancer Prevention and Control  Clinical Epidemiology  Disparities in Treatments Received  Health Services Research  Outcomes Measurement  Patient-Centered Care  Quality of Care  Specialist-Generalist Issues
Paul Haidet, MD, MPH	RCD 00-030	No longer with VA
Daniel E. Hall, MD, MDiv, MHSc	CDA 08-281	Pittsburgh, PA	Human Subjects Protection  Medical Ethics  Religion/Spirituality and Health  Surgery  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Christine W. Hartmann, PhD	CDA 08-008	Bedford, MA	Health Services Research  Long-Term Care  Patient-Centered Care  Qualitative Methods  Quality of Care
Susan N. Hastings, MD, MHSc	RCD 06-019	Durham, NC	Aging  Emergency Medical Services  End of Life  Frail Elderly  Geriatrics  Pharmacotherapy  Self Care  Self Help  Teaching
Leslie R. M. Hausmann, PhD, MS	RCD 06-287	Pittsburgh, PA	Behavior and Behavioral Mechanisms  Disparities in Treatments Received  Health Psychology  Health Services Research  Minority Health  Pain  Patient Satisfaction  Racial Differences in Care  Underserved Populations  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Susan C. Hedrick, PhD	RCS 91-403	No longer with VA
Paul A. Heidenreich, MD, MS	RCD 98-326	Palo Alto, CA	Academic Research  Cardiology  Chronic Heart Failure  Cost-Benefit Analysis  Health Services Research  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Quality of Care  Quality of Life  Randomized Controlled Trial  Resource Utilization and Costs  Risk Adjustment  Statistical Models  Systemic Reviews of Health Care  Telemedicine
Mary Ellen M Heisler, MD, MPA	RCD 02-047	Ann Arbor, MI	Access to Primary Care and Preventive Services  Behavioral Change  Chronic Illness  Continuity and Quality of Care  Diabetes Mellitus  Health Behavior  Health Psychology  Patient-Centered Care
Drew A. Helmer, MD, MS	RCD 02-041	Houston, TX	Health Services Research  Primary Health Care
Eric Hermes, MD	CDA 14-420	West Haven, CT	Health Services Research  Mental Health  Sleep Disorders  Telemedicine
P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD	RCD 05-026	Aurora, CO	Cardiac Procedures  Cardiology  Medication Adherence  Outcome (Patient) Preferences  Quality of Life and Functional Assessment
Katherine D Hoerster, PhD, MPH, BA	CDA 12-263	Seattle, WA	Chronic Disease  Health Behavior  Mental Health  Obesity  Physical Activity  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Social Support
Valerie F. Hoffman, PhD	MRP 04-220	No longer with VA
Katherine J Hoggatt, PhD, MPH	CDA 11-261	San Francisco, CA	Epidemiology  Substance Abuse  Women's Health
William C. Holmes, MD, MSCE	RCD 03-029	No longer with VA
Natalie E Hundt, PhD	CDA 13-264	Houston, TX	Anxiety  Mental Health and Homelessness  Patient Outcomes  Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic  Treatment Outcome
Denise M. Hynes, PhD, MPH, BSN	RCS 98-352	Portland, OR	Chronic Illness  Cost and Utilization  Databases  Health Economics  Health Outcomes  Health Related Quality of Life  Health Services Research  Patient Quality of Life Outcome Measures  Quality of Care
Sylvia J. Hysong, PhD, MA, BA	CDA 07-018	Houston, TX	Health Services Research  Meta-Analysis  Organization and Management  Organizational Innovation  Primary Health Care
Said A. Ibrahim, MD, MPH, MBA	RCD 98-349	No longer with VA
Mark A. Ilgen, PhD	MRP 05-137	Ann Arbor, MI	Alcohol Problems in Primary Care  Alcoholism  Behavior  Comorbidity  Depression  Health Services Research  Pain  Substance Abuse  Substance Abuse Treatment
Katherine M. Iverson, PhD, MA, BA	CDA 10-029	Boston, MA	Behavior  Behavior (provider)  Diffusion of Innovation/Research Utilization  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Mental Health  Women's Health
George Lee Jackson, PhD, MHA	MRP 05-312	Durham, NC	Cancer  Chronic Disease Epidemiology  Chronic Illness  Diabetes Mellitus  Epidemiology  Health Care Organizations  HIV/AIDS  Hypertension  Organization and Management  Patient-Centered Care  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care  Quality of Care
Guneet K. Jasuja, PhD	CDA 13-265	Bedford, MA	Best Practices
Melanie R. Jay, MD, MS	CDA 10-206	New York, NY
Christopher E. Johnson, PhD, BS	MRP 02-264	No longer with VA
Michael L. Johnson, PhD	MRP 02-083	No longer with VA
William J. Jones, MD	RCD 02-174	No longer with VA
Peter J. Kaboli, MD, MS	RCD 03-033	Iowa City, IA	Adverse Drug Events  Health Outcomes  Health Services Research  Hypertension  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care  Quality of Care  Rural Health Care
Helen C. Kales, MD	RCD 00-037	Ann Arbor, MI	Aging  Comorbidity  Dementia  Depression in Primary Care  Health Behavior  Health Outcomes  Minority Mental Health Issues  Racial Differences in Care
Terrell Michael Kashner, PhD, JD, MPH	RCS 92-403	Loma Linda, CA
Jodie G. Katon, PhD, MS	CDA 13-266	Seattle, WA	Disparities in Treatments Received  Epidemiology  Minority Health  Women's Health  Women's Health Services
Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, PhD	CDA 09-020	Minneapolis, MN	Anxiety  Behavioral Change  Health Care Seeking Behavior  Health Services Research  Health Services Utilization  Mental Illness  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Qualitative Methods  Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic  Women's Health
Peter Adam Kelly, PhD, MBA, BS	MRP 02-268	New Orleans, LA	Assessment  Education  Health Care Evaluation and Measurement  Health Services Research  Human Subjects Protection  Patient-Centered Care  Physician-Patient Relations  Program Evaluation  Statistics
B. Price Kerfoot, MD, EdM	RCD 04-121	Brockton, MA	Education
Eve A. Kerr, MD, MPH	RCD 97-323	Ann Arbor, MI	Ambulatory Care  Organization and Management  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care
Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH	CDA 07-020	San Francisco, CA	Health Care Costs and Cost Analysis  Health Care Policy  Health Outcomes
Amy M. Kilbourne, PhD, MPH	MRP 02-269	Ann Arbor, MI	Continuity and Quality of Care  Continuity and Quality of Care  Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Health Care Policy  Health Care Policy
JoAnn E. Kirchner, MD	RCD 97-308	North Little Rock, AR	Alcohol Problems in Primary Care  Best Practices  Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Depression in Primary Care  Diffusion of Innovation  Diffusion of Innovation/Research Utilization  Evidence-Based Medicine  Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms  Mental Health  Mental Illness  Program Evaluation  Qualitative Methods  Rural Health Care
Sara J. Knight, PhD	RCD 98-337	Salt Lake City, UT	Aging  Cancer  Cancer - Surveillance and Treatment Outcome  Cancer Prevention and Control  Clinical Decision-Making  Colorectal Cancer  Comorbidity  Diffusion of Innovation  End of Life  Genetics  Geriatrics  Health Care Evaluation and Measurement  Health Outcomes  Health Psychology  Health Related Quality of Life  Health Services Research  Health Services Utilization  Outcome (Patient) Preferences  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Outcomes Measurement  Patient Acceptance of Health Care  Patient Education  Patient Outcomes  Patient Quality of Life Outcome Measures  Patient Satisfaction  Patient-Centered Care  Physician-Patient Relations  Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction  Quality of Life and Functional Assessment  Racial Differences in Care  Treatment Outcome  Underserved Populations
Stacey H. Kovac, PhD	RCD 03-043	No longer with VA
Jennifer Rosenthal Kramer, PhD, MPH	MRP 05-315	Houston, TX	Hepatitis C  HIV/AIDS
Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH	CDA 07-215	Minneapolis, MN	Evidence-Based Medicine  Health Services Research  Low Back Pain  Outcomes Measurement  Pain  Pain Intractable  Patient Outcomes  Patient-Centered Care  Pharmacotherapy  Primary Health Care  Randomized Controlled Trial
Paul Krebs, PhD	CDA 11-256	San Diego, CA
Nancy R. Kressin, PhD	RCS 02-066	No longer with VA
Ian Kudel, PhD	CDA 06-291	No longer with VA
Jeffrey T. Kullgren, MD, MPH, MS	CDA 13-267	Ann Arbor, MI	Diabetes Mellitus  Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms  Health Services Research
Cari R. Levy, MD, PhD	RCD 04-288	Aurora, CO	Advance Directives  End of Life  Frail Elderly  Geriatrics  Health Care Policy  Hospice Care  Patient Satisfaction
Luci Leykum, MD, MBA, MSc	CDA 07-022	San Antonio, TX	Adverse Drug Events  Clinical Decision-Making  Clinical Economics Modeling Studies  Clinical Epidemiology  Cost and Utilization  Cost-Benefit Analysis  Cost-Effectiveness  Cost-Effectiveness Analysis  Decision Support Techniques  Health Care Organizations
Amy M Linsky, MD, MSc	CDA 12-166	Boston, MA	Medication Compliance
David G. Litaker, MD, PhD	RCD 03-028	No longer with VA
Judith A. Long, MD	RCD 00-023	Philadelphia, PA	Access to Primary Care and Preventive Services  Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Diabetes Mellitus  Disparities in Treatments Received  Racial Differences in Care  Societal Health Problems  Underserved Populations  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Karl A Lorenz, MD, MSHS	RCD 02-027	Palo Alto, CA	Advance Directives  Cancer  Complementary Therapy  Holistic Elements  Pain  Quality of Care  Substance-Related Disorders
Travis I. Lovejoy, PhD, MPH	CDA 13-268	Portland, OR	Behavioral Change  Health Behavior  Health Psychology  Health Services Research  Health Systems  HIV/AIDS  Mental Health  Pain  Randomized Clinical Trial  Rural Health Care  Substance-Related Disorders
Brian Christopher Lund, PharmD, MS	CDA 10-017	Iowa City, IA	Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events  Pharmacy Outcomes
Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhD	RCD 03-042	No longer with VA
Thomas M. Maddox, MD, MS, BA	CDA 08-021	No longer with VA
Shira Maguen, PhD	RCD 06-042	San Francisco, CA	Anxiety  Assessment  Mental Health  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Utilization Patterns  Women's Health
Danil V Makarov, MD, MHS	CDA 11-257	New York, NY	Diffusion of Innovation  Health Services Research  Public Policy  Surgery
Michael E Matheny, MD, MS, MPH	CDA 08-020	Nashville, TN	Acute Disease  Adverse Drug Events  Medical Informatics  Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events  Predictive Models  Risk Factors  Safety
Marianne Sassi Matthias, PhD, MS, BA	CDA 10-034	Indianapolis, IN	Decision Support Techniques  Health Behavior  Health Beliefs  Health Services Research  Pain  Patient Compliance  Patient Education  Patient Outcomes  Patient-Centered Care  Women's Health
Lisa Marie McAndrew, PhD	CDA 13-017	East Orange, NJ	Diabetes Mellitus  Pain  Self Care  War Related Illnesses
John F. McCarthy, MPH, BA, PhD	MRP 03-320	Ann Arbor, MI	Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Long-Term Care  Medical Sociology  Mental Health  Physician Referral Decision Making  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Colleen A. McHorney, PhD	RCS 02-129	No longer with VA
Donald K McInnes, ScD, MS, BA	CDA 09-016	Bedford, MA	Health Services Research  HIV/AIDS  Medical Informatics  Patient-Centered Care  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care
John D. McKellar, PhD	MRP 03-332	No longer with VA
Laura A. Meis, PhD	CDA 10-035	Minneapolis, MN	Health Services Research  Mental Health  Patient Outcomes  Patient-Centered Care  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic  Treatment Outcome  Women's Health Services
Joshua P. Metlay, MD, PhD	RCD 98-303	No longer with VA
Amanda S Mixon, MD, MSPH, MS	CDA 12-168	Nashville, TN
Sandra Yvonne Moody-Ayers, MD	RCD 03-183	No longer with VA
Rudolf H. Moos, PhD	RCS 90-001	No longer with VA
Joseph M. Mrus, MD, MSc	RCD 01-011	No longer with VA
Kelly W. Muir, MD, MHSc	CDA 10-019	Durham, NC	Clinical Epidemiology  Health Behavior  Medication Adherence  Outcomes Measurement
Hillary J Mull, PhD, MPP	CDA 13-270	Boston, MA	Analysis  Health Care Information Systems  Health Services Research  Patient Safety  Postoperative Events  Quality of Care  Statistical Models  Surgery
Aaron B. Murray-Swank, PhD	RCD 04-285	Aurora, CO
Larissa Myaskovsky, PhD	MRP 04-409	No longer with VA
Jonathan R. Nebeker, MD, MS	RCD 02-176	Salt Lake City, UT	Adverse Drug Events  Benchmarking  Clinical Epidemiology  Clinical Outcomes Prediction Tools  Decision Support Techniques  Health Care Information Systems  Health Services Research
Richard E Nelson, PhD	CDA 11-210	Salt Lake City, UT	Cost-Effectiveness Analysis  Health Economics  Health Services Research
Patricia K. Nguyen, MD, MBA	CDA 10-032	Palo Alto, CA	Cardiology
Ann M. O'Hare, MD, MA	RCD 02-019	Seattle, WA	Nephrology
Michael Ohl, MD, MSPH	CDA 11-211	Iowa City, IA	HIV/AIDS  Infectious Disease  Rural Health Care
Jorge P. Parada, MD, MPH	RCD 00-004	No longer with VA
Melissa R. Partin, PhD	RCS 10-185	No longer with VA
Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA, MS	CDA 15-065	Philadelphia, PA	Behavioral Change  Financial Incentives  Health Economics  Physical Activity
Emily S. Patterson, PhD, MS	MRP 02-258	No longer with VA
David F. Penson, MD, MPH	RCD 00-032	No longer with VA
Eli N. Perencevich, MD, MS, BS	RCD 02-026	Iowa City, IA	End of Life  Epidemiology  Health Care Evaluation and Measurement  Infectious Disease  Patient Safety
Paul N Pfeiffer, MD, MS	CDA 10-036	Ann Arbor, MI	Depression  Quality of Care  Services for Person With Serious Mental Illness  Treatment Outcome
Paul A Pirraglia, MD, MPH	RCD 04-123	No longer with VA
Adam A. Powell, PhD, MBA	CDA 08-024	No longer with VA
Benjamin Jared Powers, MD, BA, MHS	CDA 09-212	No longer with VA
Jacqueline A Pugh, MD, BA	RCD 04-297	San Antonio, TX	Benchmarking  Best Practices  Decision Support Techniques  Diabetes Mellitus  Diffusion of Innovation  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Organization and Management  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Physician Practice Patterns  Quality Assurance, Health Care Total Quality Management
Mary Jo V Pugh, PhD, EdM, MA	MRP 02-267	Salt Lake City, UT	Diabetes Mellitus  Diffusion of Innovation/Research Utilization  Epilepsy  Health Behavior  Health Outcomes  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events  Practice Patterns  Quality of Care  Specialist-Generalist Issues  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Jeffrey M Pyne, MD	RCD 97-310	No. Little Rock, AR	Clinical Decision-Making  Cost-Effectiveness Analysis  Depression in Primary Care  Health Care Policy  Health Related Quality of Life  Medication Adherence  Mental Illness  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Telemedicine
Gayle E. Reiber, MPH, PhD	RCS 98-353	No longer with VA
M. Carrington Reid, PhD, MD	RCD 97-327	No longer with VA
Heather S Reisinger, PhD	CDA 08-013	Iowa City, IA	Anthropology  Best Practices  Critical Care  Diffusion of Innovation/Research Utilization  Health Services Research  Health Services Utilization  Infectious Disease  Qualitative Methods  Telemedicine
Kathleen C. Richards, PhD, RN	RCD 98-338	No longer with VA
Joshua S Richman, MD, PhD, MS	CDA 09-014	Birmingham, AL	Biostatistics  Infectious Disease  Statistical Methodology  Statistical Models
Douglas J Robertson, MD, MPH	RCD 04-279	No longer with VA
Keri L. Rodriguez, PhD, MA	MRP 04-410	Pittsburgh, PA	Chronic Illness  Disparities in Treatments Received  Health Related Quality of Life  Health Services Research  Medical Sociology  Patient Satisfaction  Qualitative Methods  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Adam J Rose, MD, MSc	CDA 08-017	No longer with VA
Ann-Marie Rosland, MD, MS	CDA 10-209	Pittsburgh, PA	Chronic Disease  Comorbidity  Primary Health Care  Quality of Care  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Christianne L Roumie, BA, MD, MPH	RCD 04-342	No longer with VA
Lisa V. Rubenstein, MD, MSPH	AIA 05-197	No longer with VA
Jenny W. Rudolph, BA, PhD	MRP 03-329	No longer with VA
John Spalding Rumsfeld, MD, PhD	RCD 98-341	No longer with VA
Alissa Lynn Russ, PhD	CDA 11-214	Indianapolis, IN	Clinical Decision-Making  Health Care Information Systems  Medical Informatics  Patient Safety
Somnath Saha, MD, MPH	RCD 00-028	Portland , OR	Cultural Diversity  Minority Groups  Patient Acceptance of Health Care  Professional-Patient Relations  Racial Differences in Care
Sameer D. Saini, MD, MS	CDA 09-213	Ann Arbor, MI	Endoscopy  Health Services Utilization  Quality of Care in Gastroenterologic and Hepatic Diseases
Sanjay K. Saint, MD, MPH	RCD 00-006	Ann Arbor, MI	Acute Disease  Cost-Benefit Analysis  Cost-Effectiveness Analysis  Evidence-Based Medicine  Meta-Analysis  Practice Guidelines  Randomized Controlled Trial  Research Design  Safety  Teaching
Jason J. Saleem, PhD, MS	CDA 09-024	No longer with VA
Debra Saliba, MD, MPH	RCD 01-006	Sepulveda, CA	Frail Elderly  Functional Status  Long-Term Care  Nursing Care  Patient Outcomes  Quality of Care
Brian C. Sauer, PhD	CDA 06-300	Salt Lake City, UT	Epidemiology  Health Services Research  Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events
Jeffrey F. Scherrer, PhD	CDA 07-024	No longer with VA
John E. Schneider, PhD	MRP 02-011	No longer with VA
Lisa M Schwartz, MD, MS	RCD 97-312	No longer with VA
Marin L. Schweizer-Looby, PhD, BS	CDA 11-215	Iowa City, IA	Adverse Drug Events  Biostatistics  Clinical Epidemiology  Diagnostic Tests  Epidemiology  Evidence-Based Medicine  Health Outcomes  Infectious Disease  Meta-Analysis  Observational Studies  Prevention  Research Design
Karen H Seal, MD, MPH	RCD 03-184	San Francisco, CA	Behavioral Change  Clinical Trials  Mental Illness  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  War Related Illnesses
Alfredo J. Selim, MD, MPH	RCD 97-322	Bedford, MA	Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Risk Adjustment
Stephanie L Shimada, PhD	CDA 10-210	Bedford, MA	Behavioral Change  Decision Support Techniques  Disparities in Treatments Received  Health Care Information Systems  Health Services Research  Medical Informatics  Minority Health  Patient Safety  Quality of Care  Racial Differences in Care  Underserved Populations
Brian Shiner, MD, MPH	CDA 11-263	White River Junction, VT	Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Suicide Prevention
Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH	RCD 99-314	San Francisco, CA	Cardiovascular Diseases  HIV/AIDS  Nephrology
Jason Jonathon Sico, MD, MHS	CDA 11-262	West Haven, CT	Health Services Research  HIV/AIDS  Neurology  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Pain  Stroke
Maria J. Silveira, MD, MA, MPH	RCD 03-030	Ann Arbor, MI	Hospice Care  Medical Ethics  Pain
Brenda E Sirovich, MD, MS	RCD 02-179	No longer with VA
Ted Albert Skolarus, MD, MPH, BS	CDA 12-171	Ann Arbor, MI	Cancer - Surveillance and Treatment Outcome  Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction
Christopher G. Slatore, MD, MS	CDA 09-025	Portland, OR	Cancer Prevention and Control  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)  Decision Support Techniques  Education  Health Outcomes  Lung Diseases, Obstructive  Patient-Centered Care  Physician-Patient Relations  Prevention  Smoking Cessation
Dylan M. Smith, PhD	MRP 03-324	No longer with VA
Eric G. Smith, MD, PhD, MPH	CDA 09-216	Bedford, MA	Depression  Depression in Primary Care  Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events  Pharmacotherapy  Psychiatry  Statistical Methodology  Statistics  Suicide  Suicide Prevention
A. Lynn Snow, PhD, MS, BS	RCD 01-008	Tuscaloosa, AL	Assessment  Dementia  Long-Term Care  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Pain  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care  Research Design
Lynn M. Soban, RN, PhD, MPH	CDA 06-301	No longer with VA
Samantha Solimeo, PhD, MPH	CDA 13-272	Iowa City, IA	Aging  Anthropology  Gender-related Constructs  Health Services Research  Osteoporosis  Rural Health Care
Alexander H.S. Sox-Harris, PhD, MS	MRP 05-168	Menlo Park, CA	Alcoholism  Biostatistics  Health Care Evaluation and Measurement  Health Services Research  Program Evaluation  Statistical Methodology  Surgery
Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS	RCD 03-179	No longer with VA
Karen E Steinhauser, PhD	MRP 02-263	Durham, NC	Aging  Caregiving  End of Life  Health Services Research
Michael A Steinman, MD	RCD 01-013	No longer with VA
Carl J Stepnowsky, Jr., PhD	MRP 02-266	San Diego, CA	Medication Adherence  Minority Health  Sleep Disorders
Lauren D Stevenson, PhD	CDA 10-040	Cleveland, OH
Jennifer L Strauss, BA, MS, PhD	AIA 04-025	Durham, NC	Advance Directives  Advance Directives  Cognition Disorders  Cognition Disorders  HIV/AIDS  HIV/AIDS  Mental Illness  Mental Illness
Rebecca Sudore, MD	CDA 07-025	San Francisco, CA	Aging  Clinical Decision-Making  Cultural Diversity  Health Services Research  Hospice Care  Interpersonal Processes of Care  Minority Health  Patient Education  Patient Outcomes  Patient-Centered Care
Shahnaz Sultan, MD, MHSc	CDA 10-022	Minneapolis, MN	Colorectal Cancer  Gastroenterology
Jeremy B. Sussman, MD, MS	CDA 13-021	Ann Arbor, MI	Cardiovascular Diseases  Decision Support Techniques  Patient-Centered Care  Prevention  Primary Health Care
Alan R. Teo, MD, MS	CDA 14-428	Portland, OR	Adult Anxiety and Mood Disorders  Behavioral Change  Cross-Cultural Comparison  Depression in Primary Care  Health Beliefs  Health Outcomes  Health Services Research  Mental Health  Mental Illness  Minority Mental Health Issues  Psychiatry  Social Support  Suicide
Jodie A. Trafton, PhD	MRP 02-260	Menlo Park, CA	Access to Primary Care and Preventive Services  Alcoholism  Behavior and Behavioral Mechanisms  Behavioral Change  Clinical Decision-Making  Health Care Evaluation and Measurement  Health Services Needs and Demands  Pain  Program Analysis and Evaluation  Program Evaluation  Substance Abuse Treatment  Substance-Related Disorders  Suicide Prevention
Amal Nitin Trivedi, MD, MPH	CDA 07-217	Providence, RI	Disparities in Treatments Received
Ranak B Trivedi, PhD, MA, MS	CDA 09-206	Menlo Park, CA	Aging  Behavioral Change  Cardiovascular Diseases  Caregiving  Chronic Heart Failure  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)  Depression  Health Psychology  Quality of Life  Self Help  Social Support
Jack Tsai, PhD	CDA 10-212	West Haven, CT	Homeless Persons  Psychiatry  Schizophrenia
Minang Turakhia, MD, MS	CDA 09-027	Palo Alto, CA	Cardiac Procedures  Cardiology  Cardiovascular Diseases  Pharmacoeconomics  Procedure Use and Outcomes in Cardiology  Stroke  Thromboembolism Prophylaxis  Treatment Outcome  VA-Non VA Comparisons
Jessica A. Turchik, PhD	CDA 12-273	No longer with VA
Christi S. Ulmer, PhD	CDA 09-218	Durham, NC	Anxiety  Behavioral Change  Cardiovascular Diseases  Chronic Disease  Depression  Health Behavior  Health Psychology  Physical Activity  Sleep Disorders  War Related Illnesses
Constance R. Uphold, PhD, MS, BS	RCD 99-011	Gainesville, FL	Chronic Illness  Geriatrics  Health Behavior  Health Related Quality of Life  HIV/AIDS  Nursing  Patient Education  Prevention
Marcia T. Valenstein, MD, AB	RCD 98-350	Ann Arbor, MI	Depression  Mental Health  Self Care
Courtney H Van Houtven, PhD	MRP 05-311	Durham, NC	Caregiver Safety  Caregiving  Cost and Utilization  Geriatrics  Long-Term Care
Paul D. Varosy, MD	RCD 04-115	Aurora, CO	Biostatistics  Cardiac Procedures  Cardiology  Cardiovascular Diseases  Clinical Outcomes Prediction Tools  Cost and Utilization  Cost-Benefit Analysis  Cost-Effectiveness  Cost-Effectiveness Analysis  Health Care Costs and Cost Analysis  Health Outcomes  Health Related Quality of Life  Health Services Research  Patient Quality of Life Outcome Measures  Population Characteristics  Practice Patterns  Predictive Models  Procedure Use and Outcomes in Cardiology  Quality of Life  Quality of Life and Functional Assessment  Research Design  Resource Use and Cost of VA Care  Resource Utilization and Costs  Risk Factors  Statistical Methodology  Statistical Models  Utilization and Cost of Health Care  Utilization Patterns
Sandeep Vijan, MD, MS	RCD 99-325	Ann Arbor, MI	Cost-Benefit Analysis  Diabetes Mellitus  Evidence-Based Medicine  Health Care Costs and Cost Analysis  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Patient Acceptance of Health Care  Practice Guidelines  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care
Salim Virani, MD	CDA 09-028	Houston, TX	Behavior and Behavioral Mechanisms  Cardiology  Cardiovascular Diseases  Hypertension  Practice Guidelines
Corrine I. Voils, PhD	MRP 04-216	Madison, WI	Behavioral Change  Psychometrics  Research Design
Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD	RCD 02-030	Philadelphia, PA	Health Care Costs and Cost Analysis  Health Care Policy  Health Economics  Medical Education  Medication Adherence  Smoking Cessation  Underserved Populations  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Bonnie J. Wakefield, PhD, RN	RCD 99-311	Iowa City, IA	Chronic Illness  Clinical Trials  Frail Elderly  Functional Status  Health Outcomes  Health Services Research  Nursing Care  Safety  Telemedicine
Akbar K Waljee, MD, MSc	CDA 11-217	Ann Arbor, MI	Chronic Disease  Clinical Decision-Making  Clinical Outcomes Prediction Tools  Cost and Utilization  Quality of Life  Statistical Methodology
Amy E Wallace, MD, MPH	RCD 04-280	No longer with VA
Louise C Walter, MD	RCD 01-009	No longer with VA
Donna L Washington, MD, MPH	RCD 00-017	West Los Angeles, CA	Access to Primary Care and Preventive Services  Ambulatory Care  Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Disparities in Treatments Received  Health Services Needs and Demands  Quality of Care  Racial Differences in Care  Women's Health Services
Morris Weinberger, PhD	RCS 91-408	No longer with VA
Kenneth R. Weingardt, PhD	MRP 03-326	No longer with VA
Steven D. Weisbord, MD, MSc	RCD 03-176	Pittsburgh, PA	Adverse Drug Events  Chronic Disease  Clinical Trials  Nephrology  Nephropathy  Practice Guidelines  Prevention  Racial Differences in Care  Risk Factors  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Julie C Weitlauf, PhD	AIA 04-245	Palo Alto, CA	Academic Research  Cancer  Health Services Research  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Social Cognition  Women's Health
Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD	RCD 05-285	Philadelphia, PA	Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Outcomes Measurement  Practice Evaluations  Primary Health Care  Quality of Care  Underserved Populations  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
John D Whited, MD, MHS	RCD 98-302	Durham, NC	Academic Research  Ambulatory Care  Epidemiology  Health Services Research  Telemedicine  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Mary A Whooley, MD	RCD 97-325	San Francisco, CA	Comorbidity
Rachel L. Widome, PhD, MHS	CDA 09-012	No longer with VA
Emily C. Williams, PhD, MPH	CDA 12-276	Seattle, WA	Alcohol Problems in Primary Care  Alcoholism  Behavioral Change  Diffusion of Innovation  Disparities in Treatments Received  Evidence-Based Medicine  Health Care Evaluation and Measurement  Health Services Research  Hepatitis C  HIV/AIDS  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Minority Groups  Primary Care for Substance Abusing Patients  Program Evaluation  Substance Abuse Treatment  Substance-Related Disorders  Underserved Populations  Women's Health
Linda S. Williams, MD	RCD 98-307	Indianapolis, IN	Clinical Epidemiology  Neurology  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Patient Quality of Life Outcome Measures  Patient-Centered Care  Quality of Care  Quality of Life and Functional Assessment  Stroke
Steven Woloshin, MD, MS	RCD 97-311	No longer with VA
Edwin S. Wong, PhD, MA	CDA 13-024	Seattle, WA	Cost-Effectiveness  Health Care Policy  Health Economics  Resource Use and Cost of VA Care  Statistical Models
Henry Klar Yaggi, BA, MD, MPH	RCD 04-284	No longer with VA
William S Yancy, MD, MHS	RCD 02-183	No longer with VA
Alexander Stehle Young, MD, MSHS	RCD 00-033	West Los Angeles, CA	Behavior (provider)  Chronic Disease  Decision Support Techniques  Diffusion of Innovation  Disparities in Treatments Received  Homeless Persons  Medical Informatics  Mental Illness  Obesity  Quality of Care  Services for Person With Serious Mental Illness
Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH	RCD 98-318	No longer with VA
Xiao-Hua Andrew Zhou, PhD, MSc	RCS 05-196	Seattle, WA	Biostatistics  Clinical Trials  Epidemiology  Health Care Costs and Cost Analysis  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Research Design  Sample Size
Susan L. Zickmund, PhD	MRP 03-132	Salt Lake City, UT	Disparities in Treatments Received  Hepatitis C  Patient Compliance  Patient Satisfaction  Physician-Patient Relations  Qualitative Methods  Racial Differences in Care  Research Design  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Alan J. Zillich, PharmD	CDA 06-304	Indianapolis, IN	Ambulatory Care  Best Practices  Continuity and Quality of Care  Drug Therapy  Evidence-Based Medicine  Health Outcomes  Health Services Research  Pharmacy Outcomes  Practice Guidelines  Treatment Outcome
Kara Zivin, PhD, MS, MA	CDA 07-206	Ann Arbor, MI	Depression  Epidemiology  Health Care Policy  Health Services Research  Mental Illness  Pharmacoeconomics  Research Design
Leah L Zullig, PhD, MPH	CDA 13-025	Durham, NC	Cancer  Cancer - Surveillance and Treatment Outcome  Cancer Control  Cancer Prevention and Control  Health Care Policy  Health Services Research  Medication Adherence
Donna M Zulman, MD, MS	CDA 12-173	Menlo Park, CA	Chronic Disease  Health Services Research  Medical Informatics  Self Care

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