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James N. Weinstein Director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Founder of the first-in-the-nation Center for Shared Decision-Making and the Spine Center. Spine surgeon. Principal investigator on the groundbreaking SPORT study, the first large scale clinical trial to compare surgical vs. non-surgical interventions for common back conditions, and their outcomes.

William A. Abdu Director of the Spine Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, which is an international model for incorporating shared decision-making and informed choice into clinical care. A leader in the study and treatment of spine-related injuries.

Denise Anthony Patient preferences, collective action processes, economic sociology, organizational behavior and the sociology of health care.

Stephen Bartels Geriatric psychiatry, aging, mental health issues among the elderly, and health policy.

Paul B. Batalden Expert in leadership development, systems thinking, and innovation in the application and delivery of health care.

Ethan M. Berke Public health and the geography of health.

Julie P.W. Bynum Geriatrics, decision-making among the elderly, and the effectiveness and efficiency of health care delivery to high-risk elderly.

E. Dale Collins Director of the Center for Informed Choice. Founder and Director of the Comprehensive Breast Program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, integrating all disciplines and decision-making aids into the care process for breast cancer patients.

Elliott S. Fisher Associate Director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, principal investigator for the Dartmouth Atlas Project. Outcomes research, variations in care, and the reform of the US health care system.

David C. Goodman Analyzing the physician workforce and the relationship between physician capacity, population risks, and health outcomes.

Donald S. Likosky Groundbreaking research into improving the neurological outcomes of cardiac surgery.

Hilary A. Llewellyn-Thomas Shared decision-making and informed patient choice. Expert in devising and developing patient decision aids and decision support interventions.

Jon D. Lurie Patient decision making and the effectiveness of spine surgery.

Eugene C. Nelson Quality improvement and measurement of system performance, development of patient-centered health care systems.

Gerald T. O'Connor Application of epidemiologic techniques to accelerate the improvement of clinical care. Founding member of the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group , as well as the Cystic Fibrosis Consortium. Director of the Center for Education and post-graduate programs within TDI.

Lisa M. Schwartz She and colleague Steve Woloshin focus on improving the quality of messages presenting health information to people and preparing audiences to make sense of the information they receive. Authors with colleague H. Gilbert Welch of Know Your Chances: Understanding Health Statistics

Brenda Sirovich Cancer screening and physician practice intensity.

Jonathan S. Skinner Determinants of health care spending and outcomes.

Mark E. Splaine Development of practical methods to measure clinical outcomes and processes, and the use of continuous quality improvement to enhance the physician and patient experience.

John H. Wasson Patient-centered care and the improvement of care delivery. Developed the How’s Your Health web site.

H. Gilbert Welch Overtesting for and overdiagnosis of disease. Author of Should I Be Tested for Cancer? Maybe Not and Here’s Why, and with Schwartz and Woloshin, Know Your Chances: Understanding Health Statistics.

John E. Wennberg Founding director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Founding editor and principal investigator of The Dartmouth Atlas.

Steven Woloshin He and colleague Lisa Schwartz focus on improving the quality of messages presenting health information to people and preparing audiences to make sense of the information they receive.