NYU Langone’s Section on Value and Effectiveness in the Division of Comparative Effectiveness and Decision Science is staffed by a talented, diverse group of clinical and health services researchers who are recognized for their experience in medicine, comparative effectiveness research, decision science, and health economics.

Faculty

Heather T. Gold, PhD
Section Director
Professor, Departments of Population Health and Orthopedic Surgery
Research interests: cost-effectiveness analysis; electronic health records; managing comorbid conditions; mathematical modeling

Anna Bershteyn, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health

Scott Braithwaite, MD, MSc
Professor, Departments of Population Health and Medicine
Research interests: chronic illness; comparative effectiveness; cost-effectiveness analysis; decision science; health metrics; HIV treatment; value-based healthcare

Stella K. Kang, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Departments of Radiology and Population Health
Research interests: cancer care; comparative effectiveness; decision science

Maria R. Khan, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Population Health
Research interests: HIV infection; incarceration and health; sexual behavior; substance-related disorders

Hae Young Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health

Stacy Loeb, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Urology and Population Health
Research interests: active surveillance; men’s health; prostate cancer; prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing; social media

Danil V. Makarov, MD
Director, Surgical Research
Assistant Professor, Departments of Urology and Population Health
Research interests: health services; prostate cancer; health policy, cost, and quality of care

Staff

Patricia Acosta
Research Coordinator
patricia.acosta@nyulangone.org

Kaoon Ban
Research Analyst
kaoon.ban@nyulangone.org

Nataliya Byrne
Research Coordinator
nataliya.byrne@nyulangone.org

Natalia Irvine
Senior Research Coordinator
natalia.irvine@nyulangone.org

Jerry Thomas
Research Data Associate
jerry.thomas@nyulangone.org

Dariana Velez
Administrative Coordinator
dariana.velez@nyulangone.org

Qinlian Zhou
Research Scientist
qinlian.zhou@nyulangone.org