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Section on Value & Effectiveness Faculty & Staff
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