Fewer Stars: Patient Satisfaction with U.S. Health Care Facilities Drops Post-Pandemic
Study of Yelp Reviews Reveals Patterns by Geography and Race
2024 Year in Review
Read Penn LDI’s 2024 Year in Review and learn about the initiatives, research, and achievements that shaped our year.
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
Ripple Effect: Five Ways The Dobbs Decision is Transforming Pregnancy and Pediatric Care
Higher Costs and Less Access Are Big Concerns, LDI Fellows Say
Hanming Fang Wins Best Article Award from Japanese Economic Review
Penn LDI Senior Fellow Paper Focused on the Mental Health of Older Chinese
A Small Gift Card Grew Diverse Enrollment for Trials in Children
Incentives Worked Better than Culturally Tailored Videos, LDI Fellows Found
The Missing Link to Regulate AI Systems in Health
We Need a System That Watches AI Care at the Bedside, Two LDI Fellows Say
Upcoming Events
Virtual Event
Big Business in Health Care: Policy Challenges in the Age of Corporatized Medicine
A Conversation with Erin Fuse Brown, JD, MPH, David Cutler, PhD, and Kwame Raoul, JD, moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
In-Person Event
Charles C. Leighton, MD Memorial Lecture with Raina Merchant, MD, MSHP
Health Care Transformation in Action: Practical Insights for Reimagining Care Delivery
Open to Penn affiliates
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.
Roopali Kulkarni, DMD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine, Penn Dental Medicine
Chantal Chahine, MD
- Resident, Diagnostic Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine
Neil Perry Sheth, MD
- Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine
Abby Alpert, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Health Care Management, Wharton School
J. Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN
- Associate Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Penn Nursing
- Professor, Family & Community Health, Penn Nursing
Chethan Bachireddy, MD, MSc
- Chief Medical Officer, Department of Medical Assistance Services, Virginia
David Mandell, ScD
- Kenneth E. Appel Professor, Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine
- Director, Center for Mental Health, Perelman School of Medicine
Simone Schriger, MA
- PhD Student, Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences
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