In-Person Event
Methods Matter: Understanding and Measuring Race and Racism in Health Research
Penn LDI Conference
Our Mission
To improve health and health care by catalyzing collaborative, multidisciplinary research that influences policy and practice.
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.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Event
Health Equity and the Role of Racism-Conscious Policymaking, in Collaboration with Health Affairs
A Conversation with Shekinah A. Fashaw-Walters, PhD, Raynard Washington, PhD, MPH, Ruqaiijah Yearby, JD, MPH, moderated by Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD
Fast Facts
$142 Million
In Research Grants Given Annually to Senior Fellows
141,957
Senior Fellow Journal Citations in 2018–2022
9,721
Articles Published by Senior Fellows in 2022
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
My Brother’s Recovery From a Car Crash Became a Lesson in How to Talk to Doctors And Nurses
Communication is Part of Healing.
Meet the New LDI Senior Fellows – The 2023 Fall Kickoff
Seventeen Health Services Researchers from Across Penn Schools Network and Seek Collaborators
Lessons Learned From the Unpopularity of Obamacare
New Book Traces Public Opinion on the Health Law and How It Affects Future Reforms
Concierge Medicine Drives Higher Health Costs Without Extending Lives
Study Finds Primary Care Concierge Medicine Has Higher Costs and Equity Implications
Cost Innovation Ideas Confront Stark Realities in Consolidated Health Care Markets
Penn LDI Virtual Seminar Focuses on Cost Commissions, Global Budgets and Public Option
Medicare Payment Policy for Post-Acute Care in Nursing Homes
A Review of Current Policies and Utilization with Recommendations for Improving Value
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.
Vishnu Potluri, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Patty Kuo, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine
Alexander Fanaroff, MD, MHS
- Assistant Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Andi Johnson, PhD, MA
- Senior Lecturer, History & Sociology of Science, School of Arts and Sciences
Meredith Matone, DrPH, MHS
- Research Assistant Professor, General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Samantha Huo, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Andre Konski, MD, MBA
- Professor, Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine
Carolyn Cannuscio, ScD
- Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine
- Associate Professor, History and Sociology of Science, School of Arts and Sciences