Health Services Research

Sharon Giordano, M.D., M.P.H.
Department Chair

The Department of Health Services Research conducts the highest quality health services research with the ultimate aims of optimizing health care delivery and improving outcomes for the prevention and treatment of cancer.

Departmental Goal

We shall be a nationally and internationally recognized program in cancer-related health services research by conducting innovative and high quality research in comparative effectiveness, health economics, quality of care, patient-centered outcomes, and decision analysis and by educating and mentoring future health services researchers.

Departmental Objectives

To build a multidisciplinary team of investigators with expertise across the spectrum of health services research
To foster collaboration among health services researchers within and outside of MD Anderson
To maintain population-based research databases for health services research
To support and expand educational programs that focus on cancer-related health services research

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