Name

Rank

Primary Appointments

Relevant Interests/Roles

David Meltzer MD, PhD*

Associate Professor

Medicine, Economics, Public Policy

Theoretical Foundations of CEA (future costs, value of research, patient heterogeneity and self-selection), CEA in diabetes and prostate cancer

Caleb Alexander, MD

Instructor

Medicine (GIM)

Health care resource allocation, public and physician support for the deception of insurance companies

Anirban Basu Ph.D.

Instructor

Medicine (GIM)

Theoretical and statistical foundations of CEA; value of research; CEA of mental health/cancer treatment

Gary Becker PhD

Professor

Economics, Sociology, Graduate School of Business

Human capital, demand for health, rational addiction models, market incentives in organ donation

Deborah Burnet MD, MA

Associate Professor

Medicine (GIM)

Cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention

Ronald Burt, PhD

Professor

Graduate School of Business

Diffusion of innovation and social network analysis

Marshall Chin MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Medicine (GIM)

Measurement and variation in preferences among older patients with diabetes

William Dale MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Medicine (Geriatrics)

Anxiety and preventive health care behaviors, esp. in prostate cancer

Bernard Ewigman, MD

Professor

Family Medicine

Epidemiology, family medicine, quality of life

Elbert Huang MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Medicine (GIM)

Prioritization and CEA of treatments in diabetes

John Lantos, MD

Professor

Pediatrics, Medicine (GIM)

Ethical and health policy issues in pediatrics

Willard Manning PhD

Professor

Health Studies, Public Policy

Empirical methods in CEA, CEA of mental health services

Kevin Murphy PhD

Professor

Business, Economics

Value of biomedical research

Tomas Philipson PhD

Professor

Public Policy

Pharmaceutical regulation and innovation

Harold Pollack PhD

Associate Professor

Social Service Administration

Decision modeling and cost-effectiveness analysis

Mark Siegler MD

Professor

Medicine (GIM)

Clinical medical ethics and resources allocation

Hugo Sonnenschein PhD

Professor, President Emeritus

Economics

Value of health and medical research

Cass Sunstein JD

Professor

Law School

Value of life

Ron Thisted PhD

Professor

Health Studies

Statistical methods in technology assessment

Robert Topel PhD

Professor

Business

Value of biomedical research

Benjamin VanVorhees MD

Assistant Professor

Medicine (GIM)

Cost-effectiveness of depression prevention