In-Person Event
Emerging Scholars Exchange Program: Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA
Medicaid from FFS to MCO: Can Market Based Ideals Drive Equity?
Open to Penn affiliates
Our Mission
Penn LDI is dedicated to 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 Events
Virtual Event
Rural Hospitals at a Crossroad: Access, Quality, and Financing
A Conversation with Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH, Ramona Hicks, RN, Tony Leys, and Harold Miller, MS, moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
Why Health Privacy Online Is a Myth
Google Knows More About Your Health Than Your Mom, LDI Experts Explain. And Here’s What Can Be Done About It
How Can We Improve Telemedicine for Patients with Gynecologic Cancer?
Fewer Than 30% of Patients Used Telehealth Even During the Pandemic
Eileen Lake and Salimah Meghani Named to International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Cited for Their Work’s Significant Impact on Nursing and Patient Care
Transportation Remains a Big Barrier to Health Care
Caregivers Should Screen for It and Have Options Available, LDI Experts Say
Despite Broad Efforts, U.S. Health Equity Gap Continues to Grow
José Escarce’s Presentation at LDI Lecture Series and Penn Medicine Health Equity Week Conference
Doctors, Nurses, and Managers Received Wage Hikes After Medicaid Expansion While Lower-Paid Workers Did Not
Data From 46 States Suggests No Wage Gains Among Lower-Wage Health Care Workers
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.
Jeanmarie Perrone, MD
- Professor, Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
- Director, Penn Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
James McKay, PhD
- Professor, Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine
- Director, Center of Excellance in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education,, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
Beth Pineles, MD, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perelman School of Medicine
Austin Kilaru, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Michael Scott, MB, ChB
- Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine
Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD
- Director, Center for Health Incentives & Behavioral Economics , Perelman School of Medicine
- Mark V. Pauly President’s Distinguished Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
Sammy Dhaliwal, PhD, MSc
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Raina Merchant, MD, MSHP
- Chief Transformation Officer, Perelman School of Medicine
- Director, Center for Digital Health, Perelman School of Medicine
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