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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
LDI generates critical evidence to improve U.S. health care delivery, patient care, and health policy.
AI Chatbot Boosts HPV Vaccine Intent–But Effects Fade
New Study Finds AI Performed No Better than Standard Public Health Materials
Traditional Navajo Foods Reduced Hospitalizations in Heart Failure Trial
First Randomized Study Found Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits
How the U.S. Can Regulate AI Without Stifling Health Care Innovation
Licensing Clinical AI Can Protect Patients and Speed Adoption, LDI Experts Say
Trump’s Executive Order Gives Psychedelic Therapy a Boost
LDI Experts Welcome New Momentum but Warn Key Evidence and Oversight Gaps Remain
Smartphone Check-Ins May Outperform Weekly Therapy Sessions in Predicting Suicide Risk
Study Used an Ecological Momentary Assessment Method to Monitor Veterans and Active Duty Personnel
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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.
Elise Fannon, MD, MPP
- Clinical Fellow, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care , Perelman School of Medicine
José Bauermeister, PhD, MPH
- Professor, Family & Community Health , Penn Nursing
- Professor, Psychiatry , Perelman School of Medicine
Joan Gluch, PhD, RDH
- Professor, Preventive and Restorative Sciences , Penn Dental Medicine
- Division Chief, Community Oral Health , Penn Dental Medicine
Rebecca Brown, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Elizabeth Kuhn, MD
- Fellow, Hospital Medicine , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Clarissa Liu, MD
- Instructor, General Surgery , Perelman School of Medicine
Garrett Keim, MD
- Assistant Professor, Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
- Division of Critical Care Medicine , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Bob Burke, MD, MS
- Associate Professor, Medicine , 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.
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