Career Development Awardee Alumni

Awardee	Location	Research Interest
Thad Abrams, MD	Iowa City, IA	Homeless Persons  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Psychiatry  Substance-Related Disorders
Joseph V. Agostini, MD	No longer with VA
Stewart C. Alexander, BA, MA, PhD	No longer with VA
Kelli Dominick Allen, PhD	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	No longer with VA
David E. Arterburn, MD, MPH	No longer with VA
Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH	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	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	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	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	West Haven, CT	Cancer  Smoking Cessation  Women's Health
Bevanne A Bean-Mayberry, MD, MHS	Sepulveda, CA	Cardiovascular Diseases  Health Services Research  Women's Health
Alexis L Beatty, MD, MAS	No longer with VA
William C Becker, MD	West Haven, CT	Health Care Evaluation and Measurement  Integrative Care  Pain  Substance Abuse
David Bekelman, MD, MPH	Aurora, CO	Health Related Quality of Life  Patient Quality of Life Outcome Measures  Quality of Life  Randomized Clinical Trial
David J Bentrem, MD, MS	Chicago, IL	Cancer  Patient Safety  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care  Surgery
Justin K. Benzer, PhD	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	Gainesville, FL	Aging  Best Practices  Chronic Disease Epidemiology  Clinical Decision-Making  Comorbidity  Patient Outcomes  Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events
Dean Blevins, PhD	No longer with VA
John R. Blosnich, PhD	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	Ann Arbor, MI	Mental Health  Substance Abuse Treatment  Treatment Outcome
Kipling M. Bohnert, PhD, BA	Ann Arbor, MI	Depression  Epidemiology  Mental Health  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Substance-Related Disorders
Kenneth S Boockvar, MD, MS	Bronx, NY	Adverse Drug Events  Continuity and Quality of Care  Long-Term Care
Steven M. Bradley, MD, MPH	No longer with VA
Adam D. Bramoweth, PhD	Pittsburgh, PA	Evidence-Based Medicine  Health Services Research  Mental Health  Sleep Disorders  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Ursula K. Braun, MD, MPH	No longer with VA
Dawn M. Bravata, MD	Indianapolis, IN	Clinical Epidemiology  Health Services Research  Stroke
Lauren M. Broyles, PhD, RN	No longer with VA
Christopher L. Bryson, MD, MS	No longer with VA
Diana J. Burgess, PhD	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	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	No longer with VA
Lisa S Callegari, MD	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	Aurora, CO	Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events  Rheumatic Diseases
Kathleen F. Carlson, MS, PhD	Portland, OR	Epidemiology  Health Behavior  Health Services Research  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Risk-Taking  Safety
Aleece Caron, MA, PhD	No longer with VA
David J. Casarett, MD, MA	No longer with VA
Cory K. Chen, PhD	New York, NY
Lisa D. Chew, MD, MPH	No longer with VA
Laurel Anne Copeland, PhD, MPH, BS	No longer with VA
Matthew Crowley, MD	Durham, NC	Behavioral Change  Cardiovascular Diseases  Diabetes Mellitus  Endocrinology  Medication Adherence  Telemedicine
Megan Crowley-Matoka, PhD	No longer with VA
Michael A Cucciare, PhD	North Little Rock, AR	Alcohol Problems in Primary Care  Anxiety  Depression  Health Services Research
Jeffrey Cully, PhD, MEd	Houston, TX	Anxiety  Chronic Illness  Depression  Primary Health Care
Jessica Davila, PhD, MS, BS	Houston, TX	Cancer  Cancer Prevention and Control  Liver Diseases  Treatment Outcome
Mary Ellen Dellefield, PhD, BSN, MS	San Diego, CA	Aging  Behavior (provider)  Best Practices  Nursing Care
Mayur M. Desai, PhD, MPH	No longer with VA
Melissa E. Dichter, PhD, MSW	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	Sepulveda, CA	Emergency Medical Services  Health Care Organizations  Long-Term Care
Steven K. Dobscha, MD	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	Providence, RI	Aging  Comorbidity  Dementia  End of Life  Frail Elderly  Geriatrics  Hospice Care
Mark J Edlund, MD, PhD	No longer with VA
Charles Ellis, BS, MA, PhD	No longer with VA
Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH	Houston, TX	Comorbidity  Cost-Benefit Analysis  Evidence-Based Medicine  Hepatitis C  Neoplasms  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Angela Fagerlin, PhD, MA	Salt Lake City, UT	Advance Directives  Decision Support Techniques  Health Psychology  Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction  Social Cognition
Vincent S. Fan, MD, MPH	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	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	No longer with VA
M. Rosario Ferreira, MD	No longer with VA
Andrea K. Finlay, PhD	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	No longer with VA
Michael Fischer, MD, MSPH	Chicago, IL	Clinical Epidemiology  Nephrology  Patient Outcomes  Resource Use and Cost of VA Care  Treatment Outcome
Deborah A Fisher, MD, MHS	Durham, NC	Gastroenterology
Gemmae M Fix, PhD, MA, BS	Bedford, MA	Chronic Disease  Chronic Illness  HIV/AIDS  Patient-Centered Care  Qualitative Methods
Stephen D. Flach, MD, PhD	No longer with VA
Liana Fraenkel, MD, MPH, FRCPC	No longer with VA
Susan M Frayne, MD, MPH	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	No longer with VA
Jennifer P Friedberg, PhD	New York, NY	Behavioral Change  Cardiovascular Diseases  Stroke
Steven S. Fu, MD, MSCE	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	No longer with VA
Luke M Funk, MD, MPH	Madison, WI	Behavioral Change  Disparities in Treatments Received  Gastrointestinal Diseases  Health Services Research  Obesity  Surgery
David Avram Ganz, MD, PhD, MPH	West Los Angeles, CA	Continuity and Quality of Care  Fall-Related Injuries in the Elderly
Melissa M Garrido, PhD	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	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	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	Boston, MA	Hepatitis C  HIV/AIDS  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Patient Education  Physician-Patient Relations
Karen Goldstein, MD, MSPH	Durham, NC	HIV/AIDS  Women's Health
Adam J. Gordon, MD, MPH	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	Chicago, IL	Patient Acceptance of Health Care  Physician-Patient Relations  Racial Differences in Care
Michael K. Gould, MD, MSc	No longer with VA
Elizabeth R. Goy, PhD	No longer with VA
Ian M. Gralnek, MD, MSHS	No longer with VA
Joan M. Griffin, PhD	No longer with VA
Peter W. Groeneveld, MD, MS	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	San Diego, CA	Health Related Quality of Life  Hepatitis C  Medication Adherence  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Self Care
Eric L Grogan, MD, MPH	Nashville, TN
Anouk L. Grubaugh, PhD, MA, BS	Charleston, SC	Health Services Research  Mental Health  Mental Illness  Schizophrenia  Telemedicine
David A Haggstrom, MD	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	No longer with VA
Daniel E. Hall, MD, MDiv, MHSc	Pittsburgh, PA	Human Subjects Protection  Medical Ethics  Religion/Spirituality and Health  Surgery  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Christine W. Hartmann, PhD	Bedford, MA	Health Services Research  Long-Term Care  Patient-Centered Care  Qualitative Methods  Quality of Care
Susan N. Hastings, MD, MHSc	Durham, NC	Aging  Emergency Medical Services  End of Life  Frail Elderly  Geriatrics  Pharmacotherapy  Self Care  Self Help  Teaching
Leslie R. M. Hausmann, PhD, MS	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	No longer with VA
Paul A. Heidenreich, MD, MS	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	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	Houston, TX	Health Services Research  Primary Health Care
Eric Hermes, MD	West Haven, CT	Health Services Research  Mental Health  Sleep Disorders  Telemedicine
P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD	Aurora, CO	Cardiac Procedures  Cardiology  Medication Adherence  Outcome (Patient) Preferences  Quality of Life and Functional Assessment
Katherine D Hoerster, PhD, MPH, BA	Seattle, WA	Chronic Disease  Health Behavior  Mental Health  Obesity  Physical Activity  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Social Support
Valerie F. Hoffman, PhD	No longer with VA
Katherine J Hoggatt, PhD, MPH	San Francisco, CA	Epidemiology  Substance Abuse  Women's Health
William C. Holmes, MD, MSCE	No longer with VA
Natalie E Hundt, PhD	Houston, TX	Anxiety  Mental Health and Homelessness  Patient Outcomes  Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic  Treatment Outcome
Denise M. Hynes, PhD, MPH, BSN	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	Houston, TX	Health Services Research  Meta-Analysis  Organization and Management  Organizational Innovation  Primary Health Care
Said A. Ibrahim, MD, MPH, MBA	No longer with VA
Mark A. Ilgen, PhD	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	Boston, MA	Behavior  Behavior (provider)  Diffusion of Innovation/Research Utilization  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Mental Health  Women's Health
George Lee Jackson, PhD, MHA	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	Bedford, MA	Best Practices
Melanie R. Jay, MD, MS	New York, NY
Christopher E. Johnson, PhD, BS	No longer with VA
Michael L. Johnson, PhD	No longer with VA
William J. Jones, MD	No longer with VA
Peter J. Kaboli, MD, MS	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	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	Loma Linda, CA
Jodie G. Katon, PhD, MS	Seattle, WA	Disparities in Treatments Received  Epidemiology  Minority Health  Women's Health  Women's Health Services
Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, PhD	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	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	Brockton, MA	Education
Eve A. Kerr, MD, MPH	Ann Arbor, MI	Ambulatory Care  Organization and Management  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care
Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH	San Francisco, CA	Health Care Costs and Cost Analysis  Health Care Policy  Health Outcomes
Amy M. Kilbourne, PhD, MPH	Ann Arbor, MI	Continuity and Quality of Care  Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Health Care Policy
JoAnn E. Kirchner, MD	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	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	No longer with VA
Jennifer Rosenthal Kramer, PhD, MPH	Houston, TX	Hepatitis C  HIV/AIDS
Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH	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	San Diego, CA
Nancy R. Kressin, PhD	No longer with VA
Ian Kudel, PhD	No longer with VA
Jeffrey T. Kullgren, MD, MPH, MS	Ann Arbor, MI	Diabetes Mellitus  Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms  Health Services Research
Cari R. Levy, MD, PhD	Aurora, CO	Advance Directives  End of Life  Frail Elderly  Geriatrics  Health Care Policy  Hospice Care  Patient Satisfaction
Luci Leykum, MD, MBA, MSc	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	Boston, MA	Medication Compliance
David G. Litaker, MD, PhD	No longer with VA
Judith A. Long, MD	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	Palo Alto, CA	Advance Directives  Cancer  Complementary Therapy  Holistic Elements  Pain  Quality of Care  Substance-Related Disorders
Travis I. Lovejoy, PhD, MPH	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	Iowa City, IA	Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events  Pharmacy Outcomes
Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhD	No longer with VA
Thomas M. Maddox, MD, MS, BA	No longer with VA
Shira Maguen, PhD	San Francisco, CA	Anxiety  Assessment  Mental Health  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Utilization Patterns  Women's Health
Danil V Makarov, MD, MHS	New York, NY	Diffusion of Innovation  Health Services Research  Public Policy  Surgery
Michael E Matheny, MD, MS, MPH	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	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	East Orange, NJ	Diabetes Mellitus  Pain  Self Care  War Related Illnesses
John F. McCarthy, MPH, BA, PhD	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	No longer with VA
Donald K McInnes, ScD, MS, BA	Bedford, MA	Health Services Research  HIV/AIDS  Medical Informatics  Patient-Centered Care  Quality Assurance, Health Care - Quality of Health Care
John D. McKellar, PhD	No longer with VA
Laura A. Meis, PhD	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	No longer with VA
Amanda S Mixon, MD, MSPH, MS	Nashville, TN
Sandra Yvonne Moody-Ayers, MD	No longer with VA
Rudolf H. Moos, PhD	No longer with VA
Joseph M. Mrus, MD, MSc	No longer with VA
Kelly W. Muir, MD, MHSc	Durham, NC	Clinical Epidemiology  Health Behavior  Medication Adherence  Outcomes Measurement
Hillary J Mull, PhD, MPP	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	Aurora, CO
Larissa Myaskovsky, PhD	No longer with VA
Jonathan R. Nebeker, MD, MS	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	Salt Lake City, UT	Cost-Effectiveness Analysis  Health Economics  Health Services Research
Patricia K. Nguyen, MD, MBA	Palo Alto, CA	Cardiology
Ann M. O'Hare, MD, MA	Seattle, WA	Nephrology
Michael Ohl, MD, MSPH	Iowa City, IA	HIV/AIDS  Infectious Disease  Rural Health Care
Jorge P. Parada, MD, MPH	No longer with VA
Melissa R. Partin, PhD	No longer with VA
Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA, MS	Philadelphia, PA	Behavioral Change  Financial Incentives  Health Economics  Physical Activity
Emily S. Patterson, PhD, MS	No longer with VA
David F. Penson, MD, MPH	No longer with VA
Eli N. Perencevich, MD, MS, BS	Iowa City, IA	End of Life  Epidemiology  Health Care Evaluation and Measurement  Infectious Disease  Patient Safety
Paul N Pfeiffer, MD, MS	Ann Arbor, MI	Depression  Quality of Care  Services for Person With Serious Mental Illness  Treatment Outcome
Paul A Pirraglia, MD, MPH	No longer with VA
Adam A. Powell, PhD, MBA	No longer with VA
Benjamin Jared Powers, MD, BA, MHS	No longer with VA
Jacqueline A Pugh, MD, BA	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	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	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	No longer with VA
M. Carrington Reid, PhD, MD	No longer with VA
Heather S Reisinger, PhD	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	No longer with VA
Joshua S Richman, MD, PhD, MS	Birmingham, AL	Biostatistics  Infectious Disease  Statistical Methodology  Statistical Models
Douglas J Robertson, MD, MPH	No longer with VA
Keri L. Rodriguez, PhD, MA	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	No longer with VA
Ann-Marie Rosland, MD, MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Chronic Disease  Comorbidity  Primary Health Care  Quality of Care  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Christianne L Roumie, BA, MD, MPH	No longer with VA
Lisa V. Rubenstein, MD, MSPH	No longer with VA
Jenny W. Rudolph, BA, PhD	No longer with VA
John Spalding Rumsfeld, MD, PhD	No longer with VA
Alissa Lynn Russ, PhD	Indianapolis, IN	Clinical Decision-Making  Health Care Information Systems  Medical Informatics  Patient Safety
Somnath Saha, MD, MPH	Portland , OR	Cultural Diversity  Minority Groups  Patient Acceptance of Health Care  Professional-Patient Relations  Racial Differences in Care
Sameer D. Saini, MD, MS	Ann Arbor, MI	Endoscopy  Health Services Utilization  Quality of Care in Gastroenterologic and Hepatic Diseases
Sanjay K. Saint, MD, MPH	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	No longer with VA
Debra Saliba, MD, MPH	Sepulveda, CA	Frail Elderly  Functional Status  Long-Term Care  Nursing Care  Patient Outcomes  Quality of Care
Brian C. Sauer, PhD	Salt Lake City, UT	Epidemiology  Health Services Research  Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events
Jeffrey F. Scherrer, PhD	No longer with VA
John E. Schneider, PhD	No longer with VA
Lisa M Schwartz, MD, MS	No longer with VA
Marin L. Schweizer-Looby, PhD, BS	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	San Francisco, CA	Behavioral Change  Clinical Trials  Mental Illness  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  War Related Illnesses
Alfredo J. Selim, MD, MPH	Bedford, MA	Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Risk Adjustment
Stephanie L Shimada, PhD	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	White River Junction, VT	Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Suicide Prevention
Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH	San Francisco, CA	Cardiovascular Diseases  HIV/AIDS  Nephrology
Jason Jonathon Sico, MD, MHS	West Haven, CT	Health Services Research  HIV/AIDS  Neurology  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Pain  Stroke
Maria J. Silveira, MD, MA, MPH	Ann Arbor, MI	Hospice Care  Medical Ethics  Pain
Brenda E Sirovich, MD, MS	No longer with VA
Ted Albert Skolarus, MD, MPH, BS	Ann Arbor, MI	Cancer - Surveillance and Treatment Outcome  Delivery of Health Care, Integrated  Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction
Christopher G. Slatore, MD, MS	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	No longer with VA
Eric G. Smith, MD, PhD, MPH	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	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	No longer with VA
Samantha Solimeo, PhD, MPH	Iowa City, IA	Aging  Anthropology  Gender-related Constructs  Health Services Research  Osteoporosis  Rural Health Care
Alexander H.S. Sox-Harris, PhD, MS	Menlo Park, CA	Alcoholism  Biostatistics  Health Care Evaluation and Measurement  Health Services Research  Program Evaluation  Statistical Methodology  Surgery
Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS	No longer with VA
Karen E Steinhauser, PhD	Durham, NC	Aging  Caregiving  End of Life  Health Services Research
Michael A Steinman, MD	No longer with VA
Carl J Stepnowsky, Jr., PhD	San Diego, CA	Medication Adherence  Minority Health  Sleep Disorders
Lauren D Stevenson, PhD	Cleveland, OH
Jennifer L Strauss, BA, MS, PhD	Durham, NC	Advance Directives  Cognition Disorders  HIV/AIDS  Mental Illness
Rebecca Sudore, MD	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	Minneapolis, MN	Colorectal Cancer  Gastroenterology
Jeremy B. Sussman, MD, MS	Ann Arbor, MI	Cardiovascular Diseases  Decision Support Techniques  Patient-Centered Care  Prevention  Primary Health Care
Alan R. Teo, MD, MS	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	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	Providence, RI	Disparities in Treatments Received
Ranak B Trivedi, PhD, MA, MS	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	West Haven, CT	Homeless Persons  Psychiatry  Schizophrenia
Minang Turakhia, MD, MS	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	No longer with VA
Christi S. Ulmer, PhD	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	Gainesville, FL	Chronic Illness  Geriatrics  Health Behavior  Health Related Quality of Life  HIV/AIDS  Nursing  Patient Education  Prevention
Marcia T. Valenstein, MD, AB	Ann Arbor, MI	Depression  Mental Health  Self Care
Courtney H Van Houtven, PhD	Durham, NC	Caregiver Safety  Caregiving  Cost and Utilization  Geriatrics  Long-Term Care
Paul D. Varosy, MD	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	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	Houston, TX	Behavior and Behavioral Mechanisms  Cardiology  Cardiovascular Diseases  Hypertension  Practice Guidelines
Corrine I. Voils, PhD	Madison, WI	Behavioral Change  Psychometrics  Research Design
Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD	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	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	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	No longer with VA
Louise C Walter, MD	No longer with VA
Donna L Washington, MD, MPH	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	No longer with VA
Kenneth R. Weingardt, PhD	No longer with VA
Steven D. Weisbord, MD, MSc	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	Palo Alto, CA	Academic Research  Cancer  Health Services Research  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome  Social Cognition  Women's Health
Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD	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	Durham, NC	Academic Research  Ambulatory Care  Epidemiology  Health Services Research  Telemedicine  United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Mary A Whooley, MD	San Francisco, CA	Comorbidity
Rachel L. Widome, PhD, MHS	No longer with VA
Emily C. Williams, PhD, MPH	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	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	No longer with VA
Edwin S. Wong, PhD, MA	Seattle, WA	Cost-Effectiveness  Health Care Policy  Health Economics  Resource Use and Cost of VA Care  Statistical Models
Henry Klar Yaggi, BA, MD, MPH	No longer with VA
William S Yancy, MD, MHS	No longer with VA
Alexander Stehle Young, MD, MSHS	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	No longer with VA
Xiao-Hua Andrew Zhou, PhD, MSc	Seattle, WA	Biostatistics  Clinical Trials  Epidemiology  Health Care Costs and Cost Analysis  Outcome Assessment (Health Care)  Research Design  Sample Size
Susan L. Zickmund, PhD	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	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	Ann Arbor, MI	Depression  Epidemiology  Health Care Policy  Health Services Research  Mental Illness  Pharmacoeconomics  Research Design
Leah L Zullig, PhD, MPH	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	Menlo Park, CA	Chronic Disease  Health Services Research  Medical Informatics  Self Care

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