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Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education Heersink School of Medicine

Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education

COERE Center Members

Kristen Allen-Watts, PhD, MPH

Kristen Allen-Watts, PhD, MPH
 Associate Scientist

Michael Allon, MD

Michael Allon, MD
 Scientist

Ritu Aneja, PhD

Ritu Aneja, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Irfan Asif, MD

Irfan Asif, MD
 Senior Scientist

Monica Aswani, MD, MPH

Monica Aswani, MD
 Associate Scientist

Douglas Ayers, PhD

Douglas Ayers, PhD
 Scientist

Casey Azuero, PhD, MPH

Casey Azuero, PhD, MPH
 Associate Scientist

Sejong Bae, PhD

Sejong Bae, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Marie Bakitas DNSc, CRNP, NP-C, AOCN, ACHPN, FAAN, FPCN

Marie Bakitas DNSc, CRNP, NP-C, AOCN, ACHPN, FAAN, FPCN
 Senior Scientist

Karlene Ball, PhD

Karlene Ball, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Jane Banaszak-Holl, PhD

Jane Banaszak-Holl, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Khurram Bashir, MD, MPH

Khurram Bashir, MD
 Scientist

Eta S. Berner, EdD

Eta S. Berner, EdD
 Senior Scientist

Timothy Beukelman, MD

Timothy Beukelman, MD
 Scientist

Smita Bhatia, MD

Smita Bhatia, MD
 Senior Scientist

Vera Bittner, MD

Vera Bittner, MD
 Senior Scientist

Erin Blanchard, PhD, MSN, RN, CHSE, CMQ

Erin Blanchard, PhD, MSN, RN, CHSE, CMQ
 Associate Scientist

Sandeep Bodduluri, MS, PhD

Sandeep Bodduluri, MS, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Amanda Brito, MD

Amanda Brito, MD
 Associate Scientist

Kristy Broman, MD

Kristy Broman, MD
 Associate Scientist

Todd Brown, MD

Todd Brown, MD
 Scientist

Katia Bruxvoort, PhD

Katia Bruxvoort, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Greer Burkholder, MD, MSPH

Greer Burkholder, MD, MSPH
 Scientist

Crystal Chapman Lambert, PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC, ACRN, NP-C, AAHIVS, FAAN

Crystal Chapman Lambert, PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC, ACRN, NP-C, AAHIVS, FAAN
 Scientist

Andrea Cherrington, MD

Andrea Cherrington, MD
 Senior Scientist

Daniel Chu, MD, MSPH, FACS, FASCRS

Daniel Chu, MD, MSPH, FACS, FASCRS
 Scientist

Stephen Clarkson, MD

Stephen Clarkson, MD
 Associate Scientist

James Cimino, MD

James Cimino, MD
 Senior Scientist

Jennifer Croker, PhD

Jennifer Croker, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Joana Cunha-Cruz, D.D.S, MPH, PhD

Joana Cunha-Cruz, DDS, MPH, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Maria Danila, MD, MSc, MSPH

Maria Danila, MD, MSc. MSPH
 Scientist

Devika Das, MD

Devika Das, MD
 Associate Scientist

Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD

Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD
 Associate Scientist

J. Nick Odom, PhD, MA, RN, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN

J. Nick Odom, PhD, MA, RN, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN
 Scientist

Kala Dixon, PhD

Kala Dixon, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Patricia Drentea, PhD

Patricia Drentea, PhD
 Scientist

W. Jack Duncan, PhD

W. Jack Duncan, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Gena Dunivan, M.D., FACOG, FACS

Gena Dunivan, MD, FACOG, FACS
 Senior Scientist

Nefertiti Durant, MD, MPH

Nefertiti Durant, MD, MPH
 Scientist

Raegan Durant, MD, MPH

Raegan Durant, MD, MPH
 Scientist

Gareth Dutton, PhD

Gareth Dutton, PhD
 Scientist

Ellen Eaton, MD

Ellen Eaton, MD
 Scientist

Deborah Ejem, PhD

Deborah Ejem, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Latesha Elopre, MD, MSPH

Latesha Elopre, MD, MSPH
 Scientist

Carlos Estrada, MD

Carlos Estrada, MD
 Senior Scientist

Eric Ford, PhD

Eric Ford, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Annabelle Fonseca, MD
 Associate Scientist

Kevin Fontaine, PhD

Kevin Fontaine, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Kathryn Foti, PhD, MPH

Kathryn Foti, PhD, MPH
 Associate Scientist

Mona Fouad, MD, MPH

Mona Fouad, MD, MPH
 Senior Scientist

Mackenzie Fowler, PhD, MPH

Mackenzie Fowler, PhD, MPH
 Associate Scientist

C Ann Gakumo, PhD, RN

C. Ann Gakumo, PhD
 Scientist

Najibah Galadanci, PhD, MD

Najibah Galadanci, PhD, MD
 Associate Scientist

Radhika Gangaraju, MD

Radhika Gangaraju, MD
 Associate Scientist

Rondi Gelbard, MD, FACS

Rondi Gelbard, MD, FACS
 Scientist

Donald Gerke, PhD

Donald Gerke, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Theodoros Giannouchos, PhD

Theodoros Giannouchos, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Gregg Gilbert, DDS, MBA, FAAHD, FACD, FICD

Gregg Gilbert, DDS, MBA, FAAHD, FACD, FICD
 Senior Scientist

Peter Ginter, PhD, MBA

Peter Ginter, PhD, MBA
 Senior Scientist

Smith Giri, MD, MHS

Smith Giri, MD, MHS
 Associate Scientist

Christopher Girkin, MD, MSPH, FACS

Christopher Girkin, MD, MSPH, FACS
 Senior Scientist

Robert Goldenberg, MD

Robert Goldenberg, MD
 Senior Scientist

Gaurav Goyal, MD

Gaurav Goyal, MD
 Associate Scientist

Ronnie "Matt" Gravett, MD

Ronnie "Matt" Gravett, MD, MSPH
 Associate Scientist

Russell Griffin, MD

Russell Griffin, PhD
 Scientist

Patrick Grusenmeyer, ScD, FACHE

Patrick Grusenmeyer, ScD, FACHE
 Scientist

Hector Gutierrez, MD

Hector Gutierrez, MD
 Scientist

Lily Gutnik, MD

Lily Gutnik, MD
 Associate Scientist

Mark Hadley, MD

Mark Hadley, MD
 Senior Scientist

Jewell Halanych, MD

Jewell Halanych, MD
 Scientist

Allyson Hall, PhD

Allyson Hall, PhD
 Co-Director

Kristine Ria Hearld, PhD

Kristine Ria Hearld, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Larry Hearld, PhD

Larry Hearld, PhD
 Scientist

Renee Heffron, PhD

Renee Heffron, PhD
 Senior Scientist

S. Robert Hernandez, DrPH

S. Robert Hernandez, DrPh
 Senior Scientist

Gustavo Heudebert, MD

Gustavo Heudebert, MD
 Senior Scientist

Bertha Hidalgo, PhD, MPH

Bertha Hidalgo, PhD, MPH
 Scientist

William Holman, MD

William Holman, MD
 Senior Scientist

Holly Horan, PhD

Holly Horan, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Shannon Houser, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIM

Shannon Houser, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIM
 Senior Scientist

George Howard, DrPH

George Howard, DrPh
 Senior Scientist

Virginia Howard, PhD

Virginia Howard, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Carrie Howell, PhD

Carrie Howell, PhD
 Associate Scientist

S.M. Qasim Hussaini, MD

S.M. Qasim Hussaini, MD
 Associate Scientist

Nataliya Ivankova, PhD, MPH

Nataliya Ivankova, PhD, MPH
Senior Scientist

Anand Iyer, MD

Anand Iyer, MD
 Associate Scientist

Eric Jack, PhD, MBA

Eric Jack, PhD
 Scientist

Elizabeth Jackson, MD

Elizabeth Jackson, MD
 Senior Scientist

Lesley Jackson, MD

Lesley Jackson, MD
 Associate Scientist

Raymond Jones, PhD

Raymond Jones, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Kathryn Kaiser, PhD

Kathryn Kaiser, PhD,
 Senior Scientist

Amir Karami, PhD

Amir Karami, PhD
 Scientist

Mirjam-Colette Kempf, PhD, MPH

Mirjam-Colette Kempf, PhD, MPH
 Senior Scientist

Kierstin Kennedy, MD

Kierstin Kennedy, MD
 Scientist

Richard Kennedy, PhD

Richard Kennedy, PhD
 Scientist

Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc
 Scientist

David Kimberlin, MD

David Kimberlin, MD
 Scientist

Robert Kimberly, MD

Robert Kimberly, MD
 Senior Scientist

William Koopman, MD

William Koopman, MD
 Associate Scientist

Andrzej Kulczycki, PhD

Andrzej Kulczycki, PhD
 Scientist

Shannon Layton, DNP, MSW, RN, LICSW, PIP, NEA-BC, CNL, CWCN

Shannon Layton, DNP, MSW, RN, LICSW, PIP, NEA-BC, CNL, CWCN
 Associate Scientist

Seung-Yup (Joshua) Lee, PhD

Seung-Yup (Joshua) Lee, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Christy Lemak, PhD, FACHE

Christy Lemak, PhD, FACHE
 Senior Scientist

Emily B. Levitan, PhD

Emily Levitan, ScD
 Co-Director

Cora Lewis MD, MSPH, FACP, FAHA

Cora Lewis MD, MSPH, FACP, FAHA
 Scientist

Nita Limdi, PharmD, PhD, MSPH

Nita Limdi, PharmD, PhD, MSPH
 Senior Scientist

Dustin Long, PhD

Dustin Long, PhD
 Scientist

Elizabeth Lucas, PhD

Elizabeth Lucas, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Melissa Mannion, MD

Melissa Mannion, MD
 Associate Scientist

Victor Mark, MD

Victor Mark, MD
 Scientist

Alayne Markland, DO

Alayne Markland, DO
 Senior Scientist

David McCollum, MD

David McCollum, MD
 Associate Scientist

Gerald McGwin, PhD

Gerald McGwin, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Katherine Meese, PhD

Katherine Meese, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Tapan Mehta, PhD

Tapan Mehta, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Rebecca Miltner PhD, RN, CNL, NEA-BC

Rebecca Miltner PhD, RN, CNL, NEA-BC
Senior Scientist

Adolfo Molina, MD, MSHQS

Adolfo Molina, MD
 Associate Scientist

Linda Moneyham PhD, RN, FAAN

Linda Moneyham, PhD, RN, FAAN
 Scientist

Jacqueline Moss, PhD, RN, FAAN

Jacqueline Moss, PhD, RN, FAAN
 Scientist

Michael J. Mugavero, MD, MHSc

Michael Mugavero, MD, MHSc
Director
2020

Sarah Nafziger, MD

Sarah Nafziger, MD
 Senior Scientist

Javier Neyra, MD

Javier Neyra, MD
 Scientist

Van T. Nghiem, PhD

Van Nghiem, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Soumya Niranjan, BPharm, MS, PhD

Soumya Niranjan, BPharm, MS, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Gabriela Oates, PhD

Gabriela Oates, PhD
 Scientist

Robert Oster, PhD

Robert Oster, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Cynthia Owsley, PhD

Cynthia Owsley, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Bunyamin Ozaydin, PhD

Bunyamin Ozaydin, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Peter Pappas, MD

Peter Pappas, MD
 Senior Scientist

Patricia Patrician, PhD, RN, FAAN

Patricia Patrician, PhD, RN, FAAN
 Scientist

Maria Pisu, PhD

Maria Pisu, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Shea Polancich, PhD, RN

Shea Polancich, PhD, RN
 Scientist

Brittanny Polanka, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Caroline Presley, MD, MPH

Caroline Presley, MD, MPH
 Associate Scientist

Haiyan Qu, PhD, BSN

Haiyan Qu, PhD, BSN
 Scientist

Aadia Rana, MD

Aadia Rana, MD
 Scientist

Midge Ray, PhD

Midge Ray, PhD
 Scientist

Rebecca Reamey, PhD

Rebecca Reamey, PhD
 Associate Scientist

David Redden, PhD

David Redden, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Joshua Richman, MD, PhD

Joshua Richman, MD, PhD
 Scientist

Holly Richter, MD, PhD

Holly Richter, MD, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Kevin Riggs, MD, MPH

Kevin Riggs, MD, MPH
 Scientist

Nathaniel Robin, MD

Nathaniel Robin, MD
 Scientist

Gabrielle Rocque, MD

Gabrielle Rocque, MD
 Scientist

Nancy Rudner, DrPH, APRN

Nancy Rudner, DrPH, APRN
 Scientist

Kenneth Saag, MD, MSc

Kenneth Saag, MD, MSc
 Scientist

Michael Saag, MD

Michael Saag, MD
 Senior Scientist

Isabel Scarinci-Searles, PhD, MD

Isabel Scarinci-Searles, PhD, MD
 Senior Scientist

Bisakha Sen, PhD

Bisakha Sen, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Rouhin Sen, MD

Rouhin Sen, MD
 Associate Scientist

Terrence Shaneyfelt, MD

Terrence Shaneyfelt, MD
 Scientist

Maria Shirey PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FACHE, FAAN

Maria Shirey, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FACHE, FAAN
 Senior Scientist

Geoffrey Silvera, PhD

Geoffrey Silvera, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH

Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH
 Scientist

Rachel Skains, MD

Rachel Skains, MD
 Associate Scientist

Donna Slovensky, PhD

Donna Slovensky, PhD
 Scientist

Ellen Smith, PhD, MSN, RN, AOCN, FAAN

Ellen Smith, PhD, MSN, RN, AOCN, FAAN
 Senior Scientist

Emily Smitherman, MD

Emily Smitherman, MD
 Associate Scientist

Emily Spangler, MD, MS, FACS

Emily Spangler, MD, MS, FACS
 Associate Scientist

Ruoyan Sun, PhD

Ruoyan Sun, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Edward Taub, PhD

Edward Taub, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Benjamin Taylor, MD, MPH

Benjamin Taylor, MD, MPH
 Scientist

Mieke Thomeer McBride, PhD

Mieke Thomeer McBride, PhD
 Scientist

Ken Tilashalski, DMD

Ken Tilashalski, DMD
 Scientist

Bulent Turan, PhD

Bulent Turan, PhD
 Scientist

Joseph Van Matre, PhD

Joseph Van Matre, PhD
 Senior Scientist

David Vance, PhD, MGS, MS

David Vance, PhD, MGS, MS
 Senior Scientist

Laura Vogtle, PhD

Laura Vogtle, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Terry Wall, MD, MPH

Terry Wall, MD, MPH
 Scientist

Amy Warriner, MD

Amy Warriner, MD
 Scientist

Robert Weech-Maldonado, PhD, MBA

Robert Weech-Maldonado, PhD, MBA
 Senior Scientist

Marjorie White, MD

Marjorie White, MD
 Scientist

Courtney Williams, DrPhD

Courtney Williams, DrPhD
 Associate Scientist

Jessica H. Williams, PhD, MPH

Jessica Hillman Williams, PhD, MPH
 Scientist

James Willig, MD, MSPH

James Willig, MD, MSPH
 Scientist

Jereme Wilroy, PhD

Jereme Wilroy, PhD
 Associate Scientist

Martha Wingate, DrPH, MPH

Martha Wingate, DrPH, MPH
 Scientist

Joseph Wolfe

Joseph Wolfe, PhD
 Scientist

Nicole Wright, PhD, MPH

Nicole Wright, PhD, MPH
 Scientist

Hao Zhang, PhD

Hao Zhang, PhD
 Assistant Scientist

Xiaoni Zhang, PhD

Xiaoni Zhang, PhD
 Senior Scientist

Lisa Zubkoff

Lisa Zubkoff, PhD
 Scientist