The Healthcare Delivery Science Research team focuses on closing the gap between scientific evidence and everyday health care. The team engages patients, researchers and healthcare providers to study and share different approaches to spreading evidence-based solutions to reach everyone in need.

The Healthcare Delivery Science service team offers tailored advice for developing and implementing effective healthcare innovations in real-world settings.

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Director

Amytis "Amy" Towfighi Amytis "Amy" Towfighi, MD Director of Translational Science Innovation: Moving Ideas to Impact; Director, Healthcare Delivery Science Details about Amytis "Amy" Towfighi, MD

Team Members

Brian Do-Golden Brian Do-Golden, MPH, CHES Research and Evaluation Analyst, Community Engagement Details about Brian Do-Golden, MPH, CHES
Nisa Lam Nisa Lam, BA Project Specialist, Central Management Details about Nisa Lam, BA
Lisa Thai Lisa Thai, MPH Program Administrator, Healthcare Delivery Science Details about Lisa Thai, MPH

Core Groups

Admin Administration & Operations Details about Administration & Operations
Biostat Biostatistics Details about Biostatistics
Admin Central Administration Details about Central Administration
CRI Clinical Research Informatics Details about Clinical Research Informatics
CRS-new Clinical Research Services Details about Clinical Research Services
CRS Clinical Research Support Details about Clinical Research Support
Comms Communications Details about Communications
CE Community Engagement Details about Community Engagement
CE teams Community Engagement teams Details about Community Engagement teams
DS Data Science Details about Data Science
DI Dissemination and Implementation Science Details about Dissemination and Implementation Science
EI Evaluation & Implementation Details about Evaluation & Implementation
HDS Healthcare Delivery Science Details about Healthcare Delivery Science
HDS-new Healthcare Delivery Science - new Details about Healthcare Delivery Science - new
KL2 KL2 Details about KL2
Dir Leadership Details about Leadership
MRP Major Research Programs Details about Major Research Programs
Advisors Our Advisors Details about Our Advisors
PE Project Evaluation Details about Project Evaluation
PQO Project Quality & Oversight Details about Project Quality & Oversight
RKS Regulatory Knowledge & Support Details about Regulatory Knowledge & Support
RS Regulatory Science Details about Regulatory Science
RD Research Development Details about Research Development
TS Team Science Details about Team Science
TRAX TRAX Pilots Details about TRAX Pilots
WD Workforce Development Details about Workforce Development

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