Penn LDI Receives $3.5 Million Gift from the Son of Its Founding Benefactor
New Funds Will Expand SUMR Program and Broaden Research Initiatives Aimed at Increasing Health Care Access
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.
Most Child Gun Injuries And Deaths Occur in the Same Low-Opportunity Areas in Philly
More Investment in Opportunity Is Key, LDI Fellow Writes. Delays Put More Children And Teens At Risk Daily
Kit Delgado Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
One of Only a Few Emergency Physicians Ever Inducted into ASCI
5 Takeaways from the Evidence on Sweetened Beverage Taxes
Sweetened Drink Sales and Even Weight Fell in Places That Adopted Taxes, Research Shows
Can Mandatory Value-Based Payment Models Improve Health Equity?
LDI Fellows Find the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Narrowed Disparities in Complications for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
Catherine McDonald and Andy Tan Win Presidential PECASE Awards
Highest Federal Honor for Science and Engineering Professionals
Upcoming Events
Virtual Event
Has the U.S. Cured Health Care Cost Growth?
A Conversation with Melinda J.B. Buntin, PhD, Amitabh Chandra, PhD, and Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
In-Person Event
Emerging Scholars Exchange Program: Jade Burns, PhD, RN
Understanding the Impact of Stress and Masculinity on Condom Use Intentions Among Black Emerging Adult Males: A Critical Approach to STI Prevention and Health 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.
Susan K. Keim, PhD, MSN, MS, CRNP
- Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, Penn Nursing
Tatiane Santos, PhD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Tulane University
April Ancheta, PhD, RN
- Fellow, National Clinician Scholars Program, Perelman School of Medicine
- Postdoctoral Fellow for Academic Diversity, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Joseph Kern, MD
- Clinical Fellow, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine
Amanda O’Halloran, MD
- Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine
Ariel Kamen, RN
- PhD Student, Centers for Policy and Health Outcomes, Penn Nursing
Dilara Hatipoglu, MD
- Clinical Fellow, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Perelman School of Medicine
Jose Reyes, MD
- Clinical Fellow, 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