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Member Information
Amit Ancharya, BDS, MS, PhD, FAMIA
Vice Chief Science Officer, Advocate Health
President, Advocate Aurora Research Institute
Vice Dean for Regional Research Strategy & Integration
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
HCSRN Board Member
Location
Milwaukee, WI
Mission
Advocate Aurora Research Institute is transforming care to improve the health and quality of life of our patients across the entire life span, from infants to older adults. Our success in translating scientific research into better care, prevention strategies and treatments is benefiting our patients and communities and is garnering national attention. We’re proud to be an important contributor to the advancement of health care worldwide.
Health System Affiliate - Advocate Aurora(Locations in Wisonsin and Illinois)
Member Information
Katherine Sanchez, PhD, LCSW
Director, Patient and Community Engaged Research (PACER) Center, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
Baylor Scott and White Health
HSCRN Board Member
Location
Temple, TX
Mission
The mission of Baylor Scott & White Center for Applied Health Research is to facilitate health research focused on the improvement of care delivery and the well-being of our community. Research emphases include development and testing of innovative care models within health care and community settings, and impact of care delivery on the health and well-being of individuals and families.
Essentia Institute of Rural Health Professor (Adjunct)
College of Pharmacy UMN-Duluth
HCSRN Board Member
Location
Duluth, MN
Mission
The Essentia Institute of Rural Health exists to improve the health and health care for the rural population in the United States through research and education.
Geisinger's vision statement begins: "To be the health system of choice, advancing care through education and research…" Research permeates all aspects of healthcare, from bench to bedside, from disease prevention and treatment to healthcare delivery.
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Medicine, Division of Health Policy and Insurance Research
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School
HCSRN Board Member
Location
Boston, MA
Mission
To improve health care delivery and population health through research and education, in partnership with health plans, delivery systems, and public health agencies.
The mission of HealthPartners Institute is to improve health and well-being in partnership with our members, patients and community.
Health System Affiliate - HealthPartners(Minneapolis, MN)
Member Information
Christine Neslund-Dudas, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
Co-Leader, Cancer Epidemiology Prevention and Control Program, Henry Ford Cancer
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University
Henry Ford Health
HCSRN Board Member
Location
Detroit, MI
Mission
Henry Ford Health System's mission is to improve human life through excellence in the science and art of health care and healing. This mission is strongly supported and enhanced by the dedicated staff pursuing scientific activities.
The mission of the Center for Research and Evaluation is to conduct and disseminate research that positively impacts the health of members, improves the delivery of services, and reduces health disparities.
Area Assistant Medical Director of Diagnostic Services and Research, Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
Medical Director, Center for Integrated Healthcare Research
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
HCSRN Board Member
Location
Honolulu, HI
Mission
The Center for Integrated Health Care Research pursues a vigorous agenda of public health research within large, diverse populations. Our research is designed to improve the health and well being of the members and communities we serve throughout Hawaii, and beyond.
Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
HCSRN Board Member
Mission
The mission of the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute is to address the clinical, health policy, and service questions perplexing Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group providers, our medical program, and the healthcare system, through which we aim to improve the care experience of our patients and communities we serve. We strive to disseminate our research findings broadly, both within Kaiser Permanente and externally, leading to advancement of medical knowledge and professional satisfaction. We adhere to the highest scientific standards and maintain high levels of research integrity, with concern for our members as our highest priority.
The Division of Research's mission is to conduct, publish, and disseminate high-quality epidemiologic and health services research that improves the health and health care of Kaiser Permanente members and society at large. It seeks to understand the determinants of illness and well-being, and to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care. To accomplish these goals, the DOR is committed to providing a supportive research environment that fosters independent thinking, creativity, continued learning, and adherence to the highest scientific standards.
The mission of the Center for Health Research is “advancing knowledge to improve health.” The Center for Health Research pursues a vigorous agenda of public health research within large, diverse populations. Our research scientists are a highly diverse and skilled group with specialties ranging from psychology to anthropology to economics to epidemiology. Centralized departments provide the infrastructure and expertise necessary to support our investigators as they write grant proposals, conduct studies, analyze data, and publish their findings.
The mission of the Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation is to initiate and conduct high-quality, public sector health services, epidemiologic, behavioral and clinical research that has a demonstrable, positive impact on the health and well-being of Kaiser Permanente Southern California members and the general population.
Vice President, Research and Health Care Innovation
Executive Director, KP Washington Health Research Institute
Kaiser Permanente Washington
HCSRN Board Member
Location
Seattle, WA
Mission
The mission of Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute is to improve health and health care for everyone through leading-edge research, innovation, and dissemination.
Center for Clinical and Epidemiology and Population Health
Marshfield Clinic Health System
HCSRN Board Member
Governing Board Immediate Past Chair 2023-2024
Location
Marshfield, WI
Mission
The mission of the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute (MCRI) is to enrich lives through discovery, translation, and application of scientific knowledge that substantially improves health and well-being.
Associate Professor, Division of Health Systems Science
UMass Chan Medical School
HCSRN Board Member
Location
Worcester, MA
Mission
Meyers Primary Care Institute is a joint endeavor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Reliant Medical Group, and Fallon Community Health Plan. Our Institute is committed to research across the lifespan, from childhood to advanced age. We conduct population-based research to inform policy and practice, promoting evidence-based care for the benefit of our community, and beyond.
Professor & Chair, Department of Health and Clinical Outcomes Research
Executive Director, Advanced HEAlth Data (AHEAD) Institute
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
HCSRN Board Member
Governing Board Treasurer 2022-2024
Location
St. Louis, MO
Mission
The Advanced HEAlth Data (AHEAD) Research Institute at Saint Louis University is a comprehensive center for data-driven innovation and research aimed at improving the health of individuals and populations.
Health System Affiliate - SSM Health(St. Louis, MO)
Member Information
J.B. Jones, PhD, MS
Executive Director
Center for Health Systems Research
Sutter Health
HCSRN Board Member
Location
Palo Alto and Walnut Creek, CA
Mission
Integrated in 2019, the research centers at Sutter Health combine the strengths of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute and the Center for Health Systems Research. Their mission is to improve health and healthcare systems through innovative and actionable research.
Health System Affiliate - Sutter Health(Palo Alto, CA)
