Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement Research (HSQR) Study Section

Chairperson

Diflo, Thomas, M.D.
Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair for Quality
New York Medical College
Chief, Intra-Abdominal Transplantation
Department of Surgery
New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY 10595

Members

Abebe, Ephrem, Ph.D.*
Assistant Professor
Department Of Pharmacy Practice
Purdue University
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Ali, Kisha, Ph.D., M.S.
Research Scientist
MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety
Columbia, MD 21206

Anders, Shilo, Ph.D.*
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN 37212

Balkrishnan, Rajesh, Ph.D., M.S.*
Professor
Department of Public Health Sciences
University Of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA 22908

Beeber, Anna, Ph.D.*
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University 
School of Nursing 
Baltimore, MD 21205

Chenot, Theresa, Ed.D., M.S.N., M.Ed.
Clinical Professor
Ohio State University College of Nursing
Columbus, OH 43210

Degenholtz, Howard, Ph.D.*
Professor
Department of Health Policy and Management
University of Pittsburgh
School of Public Health
Pittsburgh, PA 15261

Galdys, Alison, M.D.*
Assistant Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine
University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Garwe, Tabitha, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Director and Associate Professor
Departments of Surgery and Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Hudson College of Public Health
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK 73104

Gichoya, Judy, M.D., M.S.*
Associate Professor
Department Of Radiology and Imaging Sciences 
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30322

Gong, Yang, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.*
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical and Health Informatics
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
D. Bradley Mcwilliams School of Biomedical Informatics
Houston, TX 77030

Huang, Lyen, M.D., M.P.H.*
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

Jarrín Montaner, Olga, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Associate Professor
Division Of Nursing Science
Rutgers University School of Nursing
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Jenkins, Melinda, Ph.D.*
Associate Professor
Division of Advanced Nursing Practice
Rutgers University School of Nursing
Newark, NJ 07107

Kwon, Jennie, D.O., M.S.C.I.*
Associate Professor
John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO 63110

Levy, Ronald, M.D.
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Texas Medical Branch
John Sealy School of Medicine
Galveston, TX 77555

Liu, Shan, Ph.D.*
Associate Professor
Department of Industrial Systems and Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-2650

Moga, Daniela Claudia, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
University of Kentucky
College of Pharmacy 
Lexington, KY 40536

Nahm, Eun-Shim, Ph.D., M.S.*
Professor and Program Director
Departments of Nursing Informatics and Organizational Systems and Adult Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD 21201

Nfonsam, Valentine, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.
Professor
Department Of Surgery
Morehouse School Of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30303 

Russell, Christopher, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor
Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA 94304

Sainfort, Francois, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Huizenga College of Business and Patel College of Medicine
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314

Serpa-Alvarez, Jose, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.
Professor and Vice Chair of Medicine
UT Health East Texas Pulmonary Institute at North Campus Tyler
The University of Texas at Tyler 
School of Medicine
Tyler, TX 75708

Song, Zirui, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Healthcare Policy
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 02115

Wang, Gary, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Medicine/Infectious Diseases
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610

Scientific Review Officer

Banerjee, Koyeli, Ph.D.
Division of Scientific Review
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, MD 20857

Extramural Support Assistant

Johnson, Keaira
Program Analyst
Division of Scientific Review
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, MD 20857

* Temporary Member. For grant applications, temporary members may participate in the entire meeting or may review only selected applications as needed.