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Appendix D: Biographical Information
Pages 155-170

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From page 155...
... He has served as president of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges and was the vice chair for the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues. King received his B.S.
From page 156...
... Her interests are focused on global infectious diseases, water, and health, and she is currently developing an international network to address emerging infectious diseases and water issues, including safe drinking water for both the developed and developing world. Colwell has shown how changes in climate, adverse weather events, shifts in ocean circulation, and other ecological processes can create conditions that allow infectious diseases to spread.
From page 157...
... She is a member of the Institute of Medicine. Joshua Epstein, Ph.D., is professor of emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
From page 158...
... She is also a principal investigator for the Frameworks for Global Health in Peru, co–principal investigator for the ICORHTA project (operations research in TB and HIV) , and principal investigator for the QUIPU informatics research training center for the Andean region as well as a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation–funded project for the implementation of rapid syphilis tests for pregnant women in Peru.
From page 159...
... Tracy Lieu, M.D., M.P.H., is professor of population medicine and of pediatrics, and director of the Center for Child Health Care Studies at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. Lieu has studied vaccine safety, delivery, and economics for almost two decades and has published many papers about the effectiveness and costeffectiveness of immunization programs.
From page 160...
... in Boston, he began his research career in the Endocrinology Branch of the National Cancer Institute and was then a postdoctoral fellow at the New York University School of Medicine. He joined the Laboratory of Immunology of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as a principal investigator in 1968 and in 1970, took on his present position of chief of the laboratory.
From page 161...
... National Academy of Sciences. Arthur Reingold, M.D., is Edward Penhoet Distinguished Professor of Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
From page 162...
... Joseph Mercy–Oakland Hospital; Enterprise Development Fund; Michigan's Children; Group Practice Improvement Network as a founding member and director; Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development; founding member and president of the Society for Health Systems; Faculty Practice Plan at Washington University School of Medicine; and Henry Ford OptimEyes. He has received a number of awards, including the Dean Conley Award from the American College of Health Care Executives for the best paper published in health care management; the Best Paper Award and Quality Award from Health Care Information and Management Systems Society of the American Hospital Association; a Distinguished Service Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers; the Founders Award from the Society of Health Systems; the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Wisconsin, Madison; the Gold Award from the Engineering Society of Detroit; and the Gilbreth Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Institute for Industrial Engineering.
From page 163...
... Agency for International Development engaged primarily in strengthening routine immunization program performance, introducing new vaccines, and controlling vaccine-preventable diseases. Steinglass has served in leadership positions on IMMUNIZATIONbasics, BASICS II, BASICS, REACH II, and REACH at John Snow, Inc.
From page 164...
... Under her leadership, the board has examined such topics as the safety of childhood vaccines, pandemic influenza preparedness, the revival of civilian immunization against smallpox, the health effect of environmental exposures, the capacity of governmental public health to respond to health crises, systems for evaluating and ensuring drug safety post-marketing, the soundness and ethical conduct of clinical trials to reduce maternal to child transmission of HIV/AIDS, and chronic disease prevention, among others. Prior to joining the Institute of Medicine, Martinez was a senior health researcher at Mathematica Policy Research, where she conducted research on the impact of health system change on the public health infrastructure, access to care for
From page 165...
... Consultants Modeling and Software Development Scott Levin, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also works as a member of the Department of Operations Integration to advance operational, quality, and financial improvement initiatives within the Johns Hopkins Health System.
From page 166...
... in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University. Matthew Toerper is a senior software engineer for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, where he is the principal information technology resource and administrator of databases.
From page 167...
... She also has informatics experience, including leading the development and implementation of the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System. Broome has received numerous honors and awards, including the Infectious Disease Society of America's Squibb Award for Excellence of Achievement in Infectious Diseases, the American Public Health Association Epidemiology Section's John Snow Award, the Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal, the Surgeon General's Medallion, and the Charles Shepard Award.
From page 168...
... He is a graduate of Lafayette College and a member of the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Microbial Threats. Robert Lawrence, M.D., is Center for a Livable Future Professor and a professor of environmental health sciences, health policy, and international health at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as well as a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
From page 169...
... Charles Merieux Lifetime Achievement Award in Vaccinology and Immunology from the Foundation Merieux and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, and the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence and was awarded a mastership in the American College of Physicians. Jaime Sepulveda, M.D., Sc.D., M.P.H., is executive director of University of California, San Francisco, Global Health Sciences.
From page 170...
... He is a master of the American College of Physicians and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics. Shortliffe is a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians.


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