Photos from the Inaugural Sandy Schwartz Memorial Grand Rounds
Going Forward, the Annual Event Will Focus on Young Investigators
Our Mission
Improving 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 Event
Charles C. Leighton, MD Memorial Lecture with Congresswoman Lauren Underwood
Friday, May 20, 2022 | 9:30–10:30 a.m. ET
$104 Million
In Research Grants Given Annually to Senior Fellows
100,879
Senior Fellow Journal Citations in 2017–2021
7,457
Articles Published by Senior Fellows in 2021
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
How Do Resources for Nurses in Maternity Units Vary?
Notable Differences Found in Staffing Across the U.S.
What Can Pennsylvania Learn from the Opioid Epidemic?
Penn LDI Senior Fellow and Emergency Medicine Physician Testifies at House Health Committee Hearing
Exploring Racism’s Health Impact in a VA Renal Clinic
Study by Penn LDI’s Kevin Jenkins Provides New Insights Into Racism as Trauma
Can Medicare Advantage Improve End-of-Life Care and Spending?
Analysis of Medicare Data Indicates Enrollment in Capitated MA Increases the Likelihood of Hospice Use and Dying at Hospice
$1.5 Million Grant Expands Penn’s Undergrad Minority Health Research Pipeline
NIA Funding Launches PARC and LDI’s New GEAR UP Program
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.
Ravi Gupta, MD
- Fellow, National Clinician Scholars Program, Perelman School of Medicine
Daniel Gorenstein
- Executive Editor and Host, Tradeoffs Podcast
Robert Field, PhD, JD, MPH
- Professor, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, Drexel University
- Professor, Kline School of Law, Drexel University
Barbara Medoff-Cooper, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Professor Emerita, Family and Community Health, Penn Nursing
Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, MPH
- PhD Student, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, Penn Nursing
- MBE Student, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
Mark Neuman, MD, MSc
- Associate Professor , Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine
- Director, Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation (CPORT), Perelman School of Medicine
Eugenia South, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
- Faculty Director, Urban Health Lab, Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Daniel Teixeira da Silva, MD
- Fellow, National Clinician Scholars Program, Perelman School of Medicine
Upcoming Events
Virtual Event
Charles C. Leighton, MD Memorial Lecture with Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, MSN, MPH
Bringing Science to Policy to Achieve Health Equity: A Congresswoman’s Journey
Moderated by Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN
In-Person Event
Eighth Annual Health Insurance Exchange Conference
Health Insurance and Exchanges Under the Biden Administration
Invitation-only event
Hybrid Event
Emerging Scholars Exchange Program: Elaine Khoong, MD, MS
Leveraging Digital Health Tools to Advance Equity in Chronic Disease Management
Open to Penn affiliates
Virtual Event
Possibilities, Politics, and Priorities: Transforming Long-Term Care
A Conversation with Senator Bob Casey, JD, Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, Jasmine Travers, PhD, RN, Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD, and Rodney Whitlock, PhD