Health Services and Outcomes Research Scientists
The Health Services and Outcomes Research Program comprises researchers and data analysts with expertise in quality, safety, outcomes, costs and assessing value in different types of health care interventions. They collaborate across center initiatives, including:
Faculty in the Health Services and Outcomes Research Program of the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery include:
- Bijan J. Borah, Ph.D. — Health services and outcomes research; economic evaluation; comparative effectiveness research
- Elizabeth B. Habermann, Ph.D. — Patient access to surgical care and specialists; surgical safety and outcomes
- Molly M. Jeffery, Ph.D. — Economics of health care and health insurance
- Sean Phelan, Ph.D. — Unconscious cognitive processes, patient communication and clinical decision-making
- Benjamin (Ben) D. Pollock, Ph.D., M.S. — Predictive analytics and methodologies for measuring hospital quality and clinical outcomes
- Samuel (Sam) T. Savitz, Ph.D. — Optimizing care for patients with cardiovascular disease
- Aaron C. Spaulding, Ph.D. — Evaluating surgical outcomes and quality improvement initiatives; disparities in health care
- Zhen Wang, Ph.D. — Knowledge synthesis; evidence-based medicine; systematic review
- Xiaoxi Yao, Ph.D., M.P.H. — Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease