13th Annual HMO Research Network Conference Attendees


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	w h o c a m e The following individuals attended the 13th Annual HMO Research Network Conference in Portland, Oregon, March 19–21, 2007. Jump to last names beginning with: A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| Y \| Z A Alyce S. Adams, PhD Assistant Professor, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Medical School Erin J. Aiello, MPH Research Associate, Group Health Cooperative Gwen L. Alexander, PhD, MPH Behavioral Research, Henry Ford Health System Michael J. Allison HIPAA Research Manager, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Andrea Altschuler, PhD Senior Consultant, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Julia R. Anderson Project Manager, Group Health Cooperative Susan E. Andrade, ScD Senior Research Associate/Assistant Professor, Meyers Primary Care Institute Gary Ansell Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Mary Anne Armstrong, BS, MA Biostatistician, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Laura E. Arroyo Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Northern California David Arterburn, MD, MPH Assistant Scientific Investigator, Group Health Cooperative Top B Donald J. Bachman, MS Senior Research Analyst/Data Warehouse Manager, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Rachel M. Ballard-Barbash, MD, MPH Associate Director, National Cancer Institute Howard Balshem Chief Information Officer, Oregon Community Health Information Network Elizabeth Bayliss, MD Physician, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Arne L. Beck, PhD Director, Health Plan Clinical Research Unit, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Michelle A. Blake Assistant to the Vice President, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Michael A. Bodily, MBA Systems Architect Lead, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Denise M. Boudreau, PhD Scientific Investigator, Group Health Cooperative Laura L. Bradley, MSW Clinical Informaticist, Oregon Health and Science University Jeff Braff, DrPH, MBA Director - Human Subjects Protections, Kaiser Permanente Elize M. Brown, PhD, JD Director of Community Collaborations, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Jeff Brown, PhD HMORN CERT Data Coordinating Center, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Jonathan B. Brown, MPP, PhD Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Martin L. Brown, PhD Chief, Health Services and Economics Branch, National Cancer Institute Kenneth H. Buetow, PhD NCI Associate Director for Bioinformatics and Information Technology, OD, Chief Laboratory of Population Genetics, CCR, National Cancer Institute Diana Buist, PhD, MPH Scientific Investigator, Group Health Cooperative John B. Bulger, DO Director Inpatient Services, General Internal Medicine, Geisinger Health System Amy L. Butani Senior Programmer Analyst, HealthPartners Research Foundation Top C Blake Caldwell Strategy and Innovation Officer (Acting), Center for Disease Control and Prevention Patricia A. Carney, PhD Professor of Family Medicine/Public Health & Prevention Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University Pam A. Carpenter Director of Administration, Lovelace Clinic Foundation David S. Carrell, PhD Programmer, Group Health Cooperative Rita Carreon, BS Senior Manager, Clinical Strategies, America's Health Insurance Plans Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow, PhD, MPH Epidemiologist, Henry Ford Health System Meredith J. Chace, MS Research Analyst, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Daniel C. Cherkin, PhD Associate Director, Group Health Cooperative Steven B. Clauser, PhD Chief, Outcomes Research Branch, National Cancer Institute Walter L. Clinton, PhD Programmer Analyst, Group Health Cooperative Christine Cole Johnson, PhD Senior Epidemiologist, Henry Ford Health System Laura A. Coleman, PhD, RD Research Specialist, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation Bernie Collins, PhD Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Douglas A. Conner, PhD Senior Research Associate/Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Lauren Crain, PhD Research Investigator, HealthPartners Research Foundation Valerie C. Crooks, DSW Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Hannah L. Cross, MA Proposal Management Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Laurie A. Crounse, MPH Supervisor of Analytic Resources, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Christie C. Cummings, RN, MA, CCRC Research Manager/Coordinator, Scott & White Health Care Top D Yihe Daida, MS Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Robert L. Davis, MD, MPH Director of Research, Kaiser Permanente Georgia James W. Dearing, PhD Senior Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Lynn L. DeBar, PhD, MPH Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Ellen L. Deitch Administrative Director, Kaiser Permanente Northwest John F. Dickerson, MS Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Helga S. Ding, DDS, MBA, MHA Director of Operations, Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative George W. Divine, PhD Senior Research Biostatistician, Henry Ford Health System Chyke A. Doubeni, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, Meyers Primary Care Institute/UMASS Med. School Joan P. Dubanoski, PhD, MPH Research Associate II, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Sascha Dublin, MD, PhD Senior Fellow, VA Puget Sound Health Care System April Duddy, BA Research Assistant, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Beth Dugan, PhD Assistant Professor, Meyers Primary Care Institute Mary L. Durham, PhD Vice President/Research, Director, The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Top E Charles R. Elder, MD, MPH Clinical Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Jennifer L. Ellis, MBA, MSPH Research Associate/Statistical Analyst, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Jennifer Elston Lafata, PhD Senior Research Scientist, Henry Ford Health System Jessica M. Engel, MSN Nurse Practitioner, Marshfield Clinic Top F Peter Fagan, PhD Director of Research, Johns Hopkins HealthCare, LLC David H. Feeny, PhD Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Adrianne C. Feldstein, MD, MS Assistant Medical Liaison for Research, Affiliate Investigator, Occupational & Preventive Med Physician, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Jeffrey L. Fellows, PhD Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Terry S. Field, DSc Associate Director, Meyers Primary Care Institute Jonathan A. Finkelstein, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Sheila Fireman, JD Senior IRB Administrator, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Paul Fishman, PhD Scientific Investigator, Group Health Cooperative Maureen B. Fitzpatrick, MPH Manager, Grants and Contracts, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Robert H. Fletcher, MD, MSc Professor, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care & Harvard Medical School Suzanne W. Fletcher, MD, MSc Professor, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care & Harvard Medical School Trina J. Ford, MSN, APNP, RD Clinical Nurse, Specialist, Marshfield Clinic Andrew N. Freedman Epidemiologist, National Cancer Institute Don V. Freel Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Vicki C. Fung, PhD Consulting Data Analyst, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Kristine L. Funk, MS, RD Research Associate II, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Top G Suzanne Gillespie, MS Technical Director, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Matthew W. Gillman, MD, SM Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Russ E. Glasgow, PhD Senior Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Alan S. Go, MD Assistant Director for Clinical Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Sarah Goff, MD Assistant Professor, Meyers Primary Care Institute Heather Taffet Gold, PhD Assistant Professor, Weill-Cornell Medical College Rachel Gold, PhD, MPH Research Associate III, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Ilana Graetz Research Assistant, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Carla A. Green, PhD, MPH Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Sarah M. Greene, MPH Research Associate II, Group Health Cooperative Bob Greenlee, PhD, MPH Associate Research Scientist, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation David C. Grossman, MD, MPH Investigator, Group Health Cooperative Christina M. Gullion, PhD Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Maggie Gunter, PhD President & Executive Director, Lovelace Clinic Foundation Jerry Gurwitz, MD Executive Director, Meyers Primary Care Institute Top H Laurel Habel, PhD Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California John E. Hall Manager, Computer Technology, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Michael T. Halpern, MD, PhD Strategic Director, Health Services Research, American Cancer Society Reina Haque, PhD, MPH Investigator/Epidemiologist, Kaiser Permanente, Southern California Permanente Medical Group Brooke Harrow, PhD Senior Researcher, Fallon Clinic Gene Hart, MS Consultant, Multi-Institutional IT, Group Health Cooperative Brian L. Hazlehurst, PhD Medical Informatics Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Julia A. Hecht, PhD, MPH Analyst/Programmer III R & D, Group Health Cooperative Mark Helfand, MD, MS, MPH Professor of Medicine/General Medicine, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology Sharon Hensley-Alford, MPH Epidemiologist, Henry Ford Health System Lisa J. Herrinton, PhD Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Josephine W. Hinchman, MPH Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Georgia Jack F. Hollis, PhD Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Joan L. Holup, MA Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Mark C. Hornbrook, PhD Chief Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Jie Huang, PhD Statistical Demographer, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Robin R. Hudson Research Manager, Kaiser Permanente Georgia Krista J. Huffman, MS Financial Analyst, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Enid M. Hunkeler, MA Co-Associate Director for Health Care Effectiveness (Acting), Kaiser Permanente Northern California Top J Steve Jacobsen, MD, PhD Director of Research, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Tom Janisse, MD Editor in Chief of The Permanente Journal, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Cheryl A. Johnson, Ed.M Research Specialist 4, Supervisor, Kaiser Permanente, The Center for Health Research Eric S. Johnson, PhD Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Peter J. Joski, MSPH Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Georgia Top K Mara Kalter, MA OCTRI KPCHR Manager, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Christopher C. Kelleher Administrative Director, OCTRI, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Carrie N. Klabunde, PhD Epidemiologist, National Cancer Institute Michael Klompas, MD Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Thomas Knapp Senior Project Assistant, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Jacalyn Kornblatt, BA Contract Specialist, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute Thomas E. Kottke, MD Senior Clinical Investigator, HealthPartners Research Foundation Rick Krajenta Programmer, Henry Ford Health System Ronald M. Krauss, MD Senior Scientist and Director, Atherosclerosis Research, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute Patricia A. Kullberg, MD, MPH Medical Director, Multnomah County Health Department Larry Kushi, ScD Associate Professor, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Top L Pierre-Andre La Chance, BS Chief Information Officer, Kaiser Permanente Northwest David Labby, MD, PhD Medical Director, Care Oregon Tommy Laflamme Project Manager, Group Health Cooperative Lois Lamerato, PhD Epidemiologist, Henry Ford Health System Kimberly Lane, MPH Project Manager, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Robert D. Langer, MD, MPH Director, Outcomes Research Institute, Geisinger Health System Eric B. Larson, MD. MPH Executive Director, Group Health Cooperative Reesa Laws Coordination Center Manager, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Etta A. Lindenfeld, MD, MPH Physician, Geisinger Health System Rochelle M. Long, PhD Program Director/Branch Chief, National Institute of Health/NIGMS/PPBC Eva Lydick, PhD Chief Research Officer, Lovelace Clinic Foundation Frances l. Lynch, PhD Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Ella E. Lyons, MS Manager of Analytic Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Top M Mike Maciosek, PhD Research Investigator, HealthPartners Research Foundation David J. Magid, MD, MPH Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Stephen E. Marcus, PhD Epidemiologist, National Cancer Institute Ravi K. Mareedu, MD Resident Physician, Marshfield Clinic Karen L. Margolis, MD. MPH Senior Clinical Investigator, HealthPartners Research Foundation Kathleen M. Mazor, EdD Associate Professor, Meyers Primary Care Institute Mary Ann McBurnie, PhD Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Daniel J. McCarty, PhD Epidemiologist, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation Jeremy S. McCauley Programmer/Analyst, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation Jennifer B. McClure, PhD Associate Investigator, Group Health Cooperative Michelle M. McGuire Project Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Permanente Medical Group Carmit K. McMullen, PhD Senior Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Richard T. Meenan, PhD, MPH Assistant Program Director, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Marte Meyer, PAC, MBA Manager, Business Operations, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Sharon M. Milberger, ScD Associate Director of Research, Henry Ford Health System Barry Miller Administrative Director, Kaiser Permanente Northern California David M. Mosen, PhD, MPH Senior Program Evaluation Consultant, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Richard A. Mularski, MD, MSHS Clinical Investigator, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Top N Allison Naleway, PhD Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Larissa Nekhiyudov, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Andrew F. Nelson, MPH Executive Director & Vice President, HealthPartners Research Foundation Christine M. Neslund-Dudas, MD, ABD Epidemiologist, Henry Ford Health System Katherine M. Newton, PhD Associate Director for External Research, Group Health Cooperative Carol Nichols Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Gregory A. Nichols, PhD Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Rachel Novotny, PhD, RD Director, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Emmanuel U. Ntekop, MB, BS, MPH Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Georgia Top O Tim O'Bar Finance Manager, Group Health Cooperative Patrick J. O'Connor, MD, MPH Senior Clinical Investigator, HealthPartners Research Foundation Maureen C. O'Keeffe-Rosetti, MS Senior Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Caryn E.S. Oshiro, MS, RD Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Jordon Ott Manager, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation Top P Roy E. Pardee, JD, MA Technical Specialist, Group Health Cooperative Amanda F. Petrik, MS Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Rodney S. Pieper Systems/LAN Administrator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Veronica K. Piziak, MD, PhD Director of Endocrinology, Scott & White Health Care Richard Platt, MD, MSc Professor and Chair, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Daphne Plaut, MLS Research Librarian, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Michael R. Polen, PhD Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Ben Prince Administrator, Meyers Primary Care Institute Top Q Virginia P. Quinn, PHD, MPH Research Scientist II, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Permanente Medical Group Top R Marsha A. Raebel, PharmD Investigator, Pharmacotherapy, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Mahbubur Rahman, PhD Post Doctoral Fellow, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation Mohammad H. Rajab, PhD, MPH Director of Biostatistics, Scott & White Health Care Kate Rardin, MPH Senior Manager, Development & Planning, HealthPartners Research Foundation Mark U. Rarick, MD PI Oncology Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Robert J. Reid, MD, PhD Assistant Investigator, Group Health Cooperative Junling Ren, MEd Data Administrator, Kaiser Permanente Georgia Barbara W. Richard, MA Director, OSP, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Julie E. Richards, MPH Project Manage, Group Health Cooperative Kathryn E. Richert-Boe, MD, MPH Staff Physician, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Jessica Ridpath Research Communication Coordinator, Group Health Cooperative Debra P. Ritzwoller, PhD Health Economist, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Scott B. Robinson, MA, MPH Senior Research Associate, Lovelace Clinic Foundation Douglas Roblin, PhD Senior Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Georgia Dan M. Roden, MD Assistant Vice Chancellor of Personalized Medicine, Vanderbilt University Cheri J. Rolnick, PhD, MPH Associate Director of Research, HealthPartners Research Foundation Tyler R. Ross, MA Analyst/Programmer, Group Health Cooperative Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD Director of Research, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Patrick Ryan Contracts & Grants Administrator, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute Top S Angela A. Salazar Public Health Analyst, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Paula G. Sandler Project Manager, Group Health Cooperative John W. Saultz, MD Professor and Chair, OHSU Family Medicine Gwyn Saylor, BA Database Manager, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Mark Schmidt Manager, Research Information Technology, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Julie A. Schmittdiel, PhD Staff Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Delia Scholes, PhD Senior Scientific Investigator, Group Health Cooperative Ginny Scobba, MLS, MA Research Librarian, Group Health Cooperative Deb Seger Programmer Analyst, Group Health Cooperative Joseph Selby, MD, MPH Director of the Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Catherine A. Shaefer, PhD Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH Assistant Investigator, Geisinger Health System Theresa Shea, PA-C Clinical Research Program Manager, Group Health Cooperative Nancy E. Sherwood, PhD Investigator, HealthPartners Research Foundation Janine Simpkins, MA Project Coordinator, Henry Ford Health System Dean F. Sittig, PhD Director Applied Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Dave H. Smith, RPh, PhD Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Sabina Smith Senior Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Leif I. Solberg, MD Medical Director for Care Improvement Research, HealthPartners Research Foundation Carol P. Somkin, PhD Senior Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Colin Sox Instructor, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Leslie Spangler, VMD, PhD Post/Doctoral Fellow, Women's Health, Group Health Cooperative John Speakman Associate Director Clinical Trails Products and Program, NCI Center for Bioinformatics (NCICB) JoAnn M. Sperl-Hillen, MD Clinical Investigator, Medical Director Diabetes Programs, HealthPartners Research Foundation John Spiegel Director of Operations, Alliance of Community Health Plans Mark Spofford, PhD Manager, Behavior Assessment and Change, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Justin B. Starren, MD, PhD, FACMI Center Director, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation Paul Steele, MPH Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Victor J. Stevens, PhD Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Walter "Buzz" F. Stewart, PhD, MPH Associate Chief Research Officer, Director, Geisinger Center for Health Research, Geisinger Health System Melanie A. Stopponi, MPA, CHES Senior Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Martie Sucec Manager, Publications Services, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Anna Y. Sukhanova, MA Research Specialist, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Sue Hee Sung, MPH Research Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Elizabeth Sutherland, ND Adjunct Investigator, National College of Natural Medicine Martha Sylvia, RN, MSN, MBA Director, Clinical Outcomes, Johns Hopkins HealthCare, LLC Top T Joe Terdiman, MD, PhD Director of IT, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Ella E. Thompson Project Manager II, Group Health Cooperative Micah L. Thorp, DO, MPH Nephrologist, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Nagendra R. Tirumali, MD Medical Oncologist, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Jennifer Tjia, MD, MSCE Assistant Professor, UMASS Medical School Dennis Tolsma, MPH Senior Researcher, Kaiser Permanente Georgia Nancy J. Towle, RN, BS, CCRP Manager, Clinical Research Support Services, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Kaan Tunceli, PhD Health Economist, Henry Ford Health System Ozgur Tunceli, PhD Research Fellow, Henry Ford Health System Leah Tuzzio, MPH Project Director-Center Research Network, Group Health Cooperative Top U Aileen Uchida, MPH Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Top V Stephen VanDenEeden, PhD Epidemiologist, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Kim Vesco, MD, MPH Physician and Clinical Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Humberto Vidaillet, MD Director of Medical Research, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation Tom M. Vogt, MD, MPH Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii William M. Vollmer, PhD Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Michael Von Korff, ScD Scientific Investigator, Group Health Cooperative Nancy H. Vuckovic, PhD INTEL Corportation Top W Ed H. Wagner, MD, MPH Director, Group Health Cooperative HuiHui Wang Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Stanley B. Watson VP & Director, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute Sheila A. Weinmann, PhD Epidemiologist, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Karen Wells Senior Program Analyst, Henry Ford Health System Bob E. White, MD, MPH Medical Director of Clinical Informatics, Lovelace Clinic Foundation Robin R. Whitebird, PhD, MSW Research Associate, HealthPartners Research Foundation Evelyn P. Whitlock, MD, MPH Co-Director, Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center, Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Louise J. Wideroff Epidemiologist, National Cancer Institute Cheryl J. Wiese, MA Survey Research Program Manager, Group Health Cooperative Russ A. Wilke, MD, PhD Pharmacologist, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation Andrew E. Williams, PhD Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Maureen A. Wright, MD Assistant Medical Director, Quality Management & Systems, Kaiser Permanente Top Y Robin Yabroff, PhD Epidemiologist, National Cancer Institute Steven H. Yale, MD Director of Clinical Research, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation Xiuhai Yang, MS Research Analyst, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Emily E. York, PhD Supervisor, Health Behavior Unit, Kaiser Permanente, The Center for Health Research Top Z Adam L. Zavadil, MPH Project Coordinator, Alliance of Community Health Plans
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