Leadership & Faculty
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Michael Fine, MD, MSc
Principal Investigator
Staff Physician at VAPHS
Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dr. Fine is an internationally recognized health services researcher with a longstanding focus on the development and implementation of evidence-based approaches for the management of pneumonia.
Publications:Link to PubMed*
David Asch, MD, MBA Co-Principal Investigator and Co-Chief, Communication and Dissemination Core
Staff Physician at PVAMC
Robert D. Eilers Professor of Health Care Management and Economics and Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
The focus of Dr. Asch's research has been on clinician and patient decision making, health policy, medical ethics, technology assessment, health care management, and physician executives.
Publications: Link to PubMed*
Galen Switzer, PhD
Associate Director and Co-Chief, Measurement Core
Health Scientist at VAPHS
Associate Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dr. Switzer’s research focuses on psychosocial issues in medical settings. In addition to assisting Drs. Fine and Asch in strategic planning and daily operations of the Center, Dr. Switzer is also primarily responsible for providing career mentoring for CHERP’s cadre of PhD investigators and fellows in order to promote successful transitions to independence.
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Marti Trudeau, RN, MPA
Administrative Director and Co-Chief Qualitative Core
Ms. Trudeau has extensive experience coordinating quantitative and qualitative studies related to health care quality. She advises and supports CHERP leadership in planning, developing, and implementing operations at PVAMC and provides administrative oversight. As Co-Chief of the Qualitative Core, she provides expertise to CHERP investigators in need of qualitative methodological and technical support.
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Alphabetical List of Faculty
Sherrie L. Aspinall, PharmD, MSc
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Research Areas: Appropriate and cost-effective use of medications, especially antibiotics. Pharmacoeconomics. Racial variations in medication use.
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Charles Atwood, MD
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Sleep Disorders Program, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Associate Director, UPMC Sleep Medicine Center
Co-director of Sleep Medicine Fellowship, UPMC.
Research Areas: Sleep disorders, COPD, Dysphagia
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Sonya Borrero, MD, MSc
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research Areas: Women's health, Health services research, Race and gender disparities in health care, Reproductive/contraceptive health services
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Lauren Broyles, PhD, RN
HSR&D Fellow
Research Areas: Substance abuse; Vulnerable populations; Bioethics
Publications: Link to PubMed*
Kelly B. Burkitt , PhD Director of Research Development Research Areas: Trauma, health psychology, program evaluation
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David J. Casarett, MD, MA
Core Investigator
Staff Physician, Philadelphia VAMC
Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Research Areas: Health equity, research ethics, medical decision making, informed consent, end-of-life care
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Virginia W. Chang, MD, PhD
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Research Areas: Health equity, obesity
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Megan Crowley Matoka , PhD Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh Research Areas: Organ transplantation
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Shasha Gao, PhD
Core Investigator
Research Areas: Biostatistics
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Jennifer Garvin, PhD, MBA, RHIA, CPHQ, CCS, CTR, FAHIMA
Core Investigator Research Areas: Billing, coding, quality improvement, health informatics
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Walid Gellad, MD, MPH
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research Areas: Health equity; health economics Publications: Link to PubMed *
C. Bernie Good, MD, MPH
Core Investigator
Associate Porfessor of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Research Areas: Health equity
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Adam J. Gordon , MD, MPH
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Research Areas: Health Equity, clinical outcomes and processes of care of vulnerable patients undergoing alcohol treatment
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Peter Groeneveld , MD, MSc
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Research Areas: Cost effectiveness, emerging medical technologies, health equity
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Daniel Hall, MD, MDiv, MHSc
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research Areas: Ethics of surgical infromed consent, faith and health
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Joseph Hanlon , PharmD, MS Core Investigator
Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Research Areas: Pharmacoepidemiology and health services research related to drug therapy for elders
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Barbara Hanusa, PhD
Core Investigator
Research Areas: Biostatistics and equity
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Leslie R.M. Hausmann, PhD
Core Investigator
Research Areas: Health care culture, Healthy equity
Publications: Link to PubMed
William C. Holmes, MD, MSCE
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Research Areas: Quality of Life, Health status assessment, outcomes research, HIV/AIDS, sexual abuse (Males)
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Sam T. Kuna, MD
Core Investigator
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Section PVAMC
Research Areas: Sleep apnea management, upper airway mechanics, and equity
Publications: Link to Pubmed *
Said A. Ibrahim, MD, MPH
Core Investigator
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research Areas: Understanding how ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and culture impact health care
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Sanae Inagami, MD, MPH
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research Areas: The built environment and health; Health equity Publications: Link to PubMed *
Bruce Kinosian, MD
Core Investigator
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Research Areas: Nutrition and aging, Clinical economics, Home care
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Samuel Kuna, MD, MCSE
Core Investigator
Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Section, VAMC
Associate Professor of Medicine, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Research Areas: Sleep Apnea, Health Equity
Publications: Link to PubMed *
C. Kent Kwoh, MD Chair, Intramural Research Committee
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research Areas: Ethnic disparities in rheumatic diseases and rehabilitation/orthopaedic outcomes
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Bruce S. Ling , MD, MPH
Core Investigator
Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Research Areas: Health equity
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Judith A. Long , MD
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Research Areas: Socioeconomic status, health care disparities of vulnerable populations, health services research
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Joshua P. Metlay , MD, PhD
Affiliate Investigator
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Co-Director of Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program Research Areas: Antimicrobial drug resistant outpatient infections
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Maria Mor , PhD Core Investigator, Biostatistician; Data Management, Programming, and Statistical Core
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Larissa Myaskovsky , PhD Core Investigator Research Areas: Disparities in transplantation and organ donation, quality of life, and health literacy
Publications: Link to PubMed *
David W. Oslin , MD Core Investigator
Assistant Professor, Geriatric and Addiction Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Research Areas: Treatment and consequences of alcohol dependence in older adults
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Keri Rodriguez , PhD Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Sociology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Research Areas: Patient-Provider Communication; End-of-Life Care
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Sylvia E. Rosas, MD, MSCE
Core Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Research Areas: Cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Armando J. Rotondi, PhD
Core Investigator
Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Health Policy Management
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research Areas: The design, development, and testing of systems to improve quality, access, and cost performance, of health, mental health, and social services.
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Mary Ann Sevick , ScD Core Investigator
Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health, University of Pittsburgh Research Areas: Adherence, chronic disease
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Judy A. Shea , PhD Co-chief, Measurement Core
Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Director of Evaluation and Assessment, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Research Areas: Measurement, Instrument Design, Evaluation, Psychometrics
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Roslyn A. Stone , PhD Co-Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics Core
Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh Research Areas: generalized linear models, survival, design and analysis of cluster-randomized studies
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Melissa Taylor, PhD, BSN
Core Investigator
Research Areas: Nursing researh, cardiovascular medicine
Publications: Link to PubMed*
Kevin G. Volpp , MD, PhD Core Investigator
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Assistant Professor Health Care Systems, The Wharton School Research Areas: Quality impacts of natural experiments in health policy reform, Risk behavior and non-use of beneficial preventive services
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Mary B. Walsh , RN Administrative Officer, Pittsburgh
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Christine Weeks
Communications Coordinator
Co-Chief, Communication and Dissemination Core
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Mark G. Weiner , MD Co-Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics Core
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Research Areas: Medical Informatics, Information needs in clinical research
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Steven Weisbord , MD, MSc
Core Investigator
Medical Trainee, Clinical Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research Areas: Hepatitis, kidney failure, patient satisfaction
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Rachel Werner , MD, PhD
Core Investigator Research Areas: Health Disparities, Discrimination, Quality of Care, Performance Improvement
Publications: Link to PubMed *
Susan Zickmund , PhD
Core Investigator
Co-Chief Qualitative Core Research Areas: Health Equity
Publications: Link to PubMed *
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