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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
LDI generates critical evidence to improve U.S. health care delivery, patient care, and health policy.
Can Venture Capital Help Solve America’s Maternal Health Crisis?
U.S. Startups Offer New Solutions but Raise Concerns About Medicaid Access and Equity
U.S. Health Care Has a Decision-Making Problem. Can AI Help?
Behavioral Science and AI Offer a New Path, LDI Fellows Say
Medicaid Risk Contracts In The New ACO LEAD Model
LDI Experts Highlight Four Considerations for Upcoming Integrated Care Model
Sepsis Patients Get Lost After Hospital Discharge, LDI Fellows Say
But Hospitals Can Find Them and Give Better Follow-Up Care With Digital Tools
Six Things to Know About Cash Transfer Programs and Children’s Health
Cash Alone Isn’t Enough. Here’s What Research Says Families Need
Upcoming Events
Virtual Event
Decoding the Moment: States Weigh in on Medicaid Fraud
A Conversation with Amir Bassiri, MSW, Drew Gonshorowski, MS, and Kevin Lownds, JD, moderated by Dan Gorenstein
In-Person Event
Penn Led International Action Collaborative to Address Global Healthcare Workforce Shortages and Hospital Patient Safety
International Symposium
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.
David S. Abrams, PhD, MS
- William B. and Mary Barb Johnson Professor of Law and Economics , Carey Law School
- Professor, Business Economics and Public Policy , Wharton School
Jieun Lim, MSN, RN
- PhD Student, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health , Penn Nursing
James Lewis, MD, MSCE
- Professor, Medicine and Epidemiology in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology , Perelman School of Medicine
Michael Scott, MB, ChB
- Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care , Perelman School of Medicine
Christopher Herrera, MD, MSHP
- Resident, Urology , Perelman School of Medicine
Grace Chan, MD, PhD
- Associate Professor, Pediatrics , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology , Perelman School of Medicine
Malitta Engstrom, PhD, LCSW
- Associate Professor , School of Social Policy & Practice
Arianne Morrison
- Instructor, Infectious Diseases , 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
$179M+
Awarded in External Grant Funding
12,100+
Journal Articles Published (2021–2025)
$622K+
Awarded in Research Grants from LDI