The Gaps in What We Know and Don’t Know About the COVID Pandemic
A Penn LDI Seminar Focuses on Why They’re Important for the Future
Our Mission
We connect researchers from across the University of Pennsylvania with a common mission: to improve health and health care by catalyzing collaborative, multidisciplinary research that influences policy and practice.
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
In the Loop or On the Loop: The Conundrum of AI Clinical Decision Support
2025 Penn Nudges in Health Care Symposium Focuses on the Human-Machine Interface
Why RFK Jr.’s Public Health Agenda Threatens Us All
Former Philadelphia Health Commissioner Warns That Gutting the CDC, Undermining Vaccines, and Politicizing Science Will Leave the U.S. Dangerously Unprepared for the Next Pandemic
Study Finds Hospice Providers “Game” Medicare Payment Cap, But With Modest Impact on Costs
Some Hospice Agencies Adjusted Admissions and Discharges to Maximize Payments
University of Pennsylvania Teams Up with CenterWell to Help Advance Primary Care Excellence and Access for Seniors
New Program Launches Research Initiatives Focused on Improving Primary Care for Older Adults
New Parents Put Infants’ Health First, While Their Own Suffers
Rural Parents Had More Emergency Visits and Insurance Loss Than Urban Peers, an LDI Study Shows. Integrated Baby Visits Could Help All Parents Be Healthier
Upcoming Events
Virtual Event
Rural Health Policy for Non-Rural Health Researchers: Why Now is the Time to Pay Attention
Virtual Roundtable for LDI Fellows Only
Virtual Event
Food Policy Opportunities to Build a Healthier America
A Conversation with Aviva Musicus, ScD, Christina Roberto, PhD, and Lynn Silver, MD, MPH, moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
Our Experts
Our 500+ Fellows are national experts and thought leaders who bridge all of Penn’s schools, the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Shana Stites, PsyD, MA
- Assistant Professor, Psychiatry , Perelman School of Medicine
Michael Wang, MD
- Postdoctoral Fellow, National Clinician Scholars Program , Perelman School of Medicine
Kevin Mahoney, MBA
- Chief Executive Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System , Perelman School of Medicine
David A. Asch, MD, MBA
- Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
- John Morgan Professor, Medicine and Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
Robert Hornik, PhD
- Wilbur Schramm Professor Emeritus, Communication and Health Policy , Annenberg School for Communication
Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
- Pediatric Hospitalist , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Barbara Medoff-Cooper, PhD, RN
- Professor Emerita, Family and Community Health , Penn Nursing
Sindhu Srinivas, MD, MSCE
- Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Perelman School of Medicine
What We Do
As Penn’s hub for health care delivery, health policy, and population health, we connect and amplify over 500 Fellows across the University, and train the next generation of researchers.
Fast Facts
$160M+
Awarded in External Grant Funding
11,300+
Journal Articles Published (2020–2024)
$400K+
Awarded in Research Grants from LDI