Pregnancy Can Turn Deadly Before Prenatal Care Begins
LDI Fellow and OB-GYN Calls for Faster Testing and Better Early-Pregnancy Care
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.
From Secret Health Care Prices to Too Much Information
Why a 2020 Federal Price Transparency Initiative has yet to Produce a Consumer Shopping Revolution
Lung Cancer Screening Isn’t Enough. Pay People to Quit Smoking.
Cash Incentives Doubled Quit Rates Among High-Risk Patients, Penn LDI Study Finds
Securing Abandoned Houses May Prevent Fatal Opioid Overdoses
Penn Study Finds Fewer Fatal Overdoses on Blocks Where Vacant Buildings were Sealed
A Virtual Doctor May Be Coming to a Kidney Clinic Near You
AI May Be a Scalable Way to Educate Transplant Patients, but its Clinical Impact Remains Unclear
A Potentially Harmful ED Delay That Has Been Widely Overlooked
New Study Focuses on Boarding Transition Time to Inpatient Medical Care
Upcoming Events
In-Person Event
Research Seminar with John Cawley, PhD
The Effects of Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in the U.S.
Open to Penn Affiliates
Hybrid Event
Health Policy Research Seminar with Daniel Ollendorf, PhD, MPH
At the Intersection of Access and Affordability: A Brief, Tortured History of Health Technology Assessment and the Current Role of ICER
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.
Michael Luke, MD, MSHP
- Instructor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
Rebecca Clark, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health , Penn Nursing
Katelin Hoskins, PhD, MBE
- Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences , Penn Nursing
Hummy Song, PhD, MPP
- Associate Professor, Operations, Information, and Decisions, and Healthcare Management , Wharton School
Katherine Milkman, PhD
- James G. Dinan Professor , Wharton School
- Professor, Operations, Information and Decisions , Wharton School
Kristin Linn, PhD
- Associate Professor, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics , Perelman School of Medicine
Matthew Kearney, PhD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health , Perelman School of Medicine
Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD
- Associate Professor, General Pediatrics , 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
Our Impact
Penn LDI’s success stems from creating multidisciplinary solutions to our nation’s most pressing health care problems. Explore 20 stories about the transformative power of our institute.
