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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
$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.
A Virtual Care Program Given via Facebook Helped Parents with Postpartum Depression
Online Therapy Eased Anxiety and Depression Symptoms
More Research Needed on Climate Change’s Impact on Health and Health Care
A Penn LDI Virtual Seminar Looks Beyond the Immediate Disaster Headlines
It Takes the FDA 46 Months to Withdraw a Failed Drug with Accelerated Approval
Here’s How That Crucial Program Can Be Improved
Patients and Doctors Overlook the Best Hospitals for Cancer Care
Q&A with LDI Fellows on the Benefits of Choosing the Highest-Performing Hospitals
An Outdated Federal Law Bars Inmates from Medicaid After Release. A Recent Effort to Fix That Failed.
Why Plugging That Gap Would Save Lives and Money
Underfunded Public Health Systems Still a Concern as Pandemic Fades
Former Top Michigan Health Official Featured at Annual Penn LDI Charles C. Leighton Memorial Lecture
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.
Zachary Meisel, MD, MPH
- Director, Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research, Perelman School of Medicine
- Professor, Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Ramy Sedhom, MD
- Assistant Professor, Hematology & Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine
Tom Baker, JD
- William Maul Measey Professor, Carey Law School
Barbara Chaiyachati, MD, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Ying Dai, MSc
- PhD Student, Family and Community Health, Penn Nursing
Scott Halpern, MD, PhD
- John M. Eisenberg Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
Gregory Shea, PhD, MSc
- Adjunct Professor, Management, Wharton School
- President, Shea & Associates
Susan Renz, PhD, RN
- Professor, Family and Community Health, Penn Nursing