Leadership

Chair

Section heads

  • Bijan J. Borah, Ph.D.

    • Section Head, Advanced Analytics and Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Scientific Director for Clinical and Economic Evaluation
      Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery

  • Yu-Li Huang, Ph.D.

    • Section Head, Health Care Systems Engineering, and Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Scientific Director for Applied Operations Research
      Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery

  • Sean Phelan, Ph.D.

    • Section Head, Social and Behavioral Sciences

  • Aaron C. Spaulding, Ph.D.

    • Section Head, Mixed Methods and Quality Research, and Kern Scholars Program Director — Methods
      Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery

  • Xiaoxi Yao, Ph.D.

    • Section Head, Research Temporary Professionals, and Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Scientific Director for Pragmatic Trials and Evaluation
      Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery

Other leaders

  • Renaldo C. Blocker, Ph.D.

    • Department Diversity Leader
      Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Honored Investigator for Diversity Science
      Associate Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
      Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery

  • Caroline M. Plank

    • Manager