In-Person Event
Research Seminar with Gopi Shah Goda, PhD
Insurance Against Health Shocks in the Tax Code: Eligibility and Take-Up
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
Evidence-Driven Approaches to Preventing Firearm Deaths
A Conversation with Andrew Morral, PhD, Jo Richardson, PhD, and Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, PhD, MD, MPH, moderated by Therese Richmond, PhD, MSN
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
Medicaid’s New Policy Boosts Street Medicine in the U.S.
But More Funding and Better Rules Are Needed to Help People Who Are Addicted or Homeless, LDI Experts Say
7 Ways to Improve an Already Effective Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder
New Commentary Suggests Ways to Make Contingency Management More Effective For Drugs Like Cocaine and Methamphetamine
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
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.
Barbara Chaiyachati, MD, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Ashish Thakrar, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Peter Reese, MD, PhD
- Director of the Research Initiative on Improving Management of Chronic Kidney Disease, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
- Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine
Courtney Schreiber, MD, MPH
- Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perelman School of Medicine
Mary Naylor, PhD, RN
- Marian S. Ware Professor, Gerontology, Penn Nursing
- Director, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Penn Nursing
Dovie Watson, MD, MSCE
- Instructor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Anna Costello, MD
- Fellow, Pediatric Rheumatology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Jeremy Cannon, MD, SM
- Professor, Surgery, 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