The Masters of Science Program in Health Policy Research

2011 MSHP Graduates

Genevieve Buser, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Pediatrics
Thesis: Are parents Willing to Help Prevent Hospital-Associated Infections by Reminding Healthcare Workers to Wash Their Hands?
Last Known Position: New Recruit, Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jeremy Cetnar, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Hematology/Oncology
Thesis: The Impact of Place of Residency on the Primary Tratment of Prostate Cancer: Examining Trends in Rural and Non-Rural Areas
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Keerthi Gogineni, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Internal Medicine
Thesis: Access to Initial Outpatient Visits for Uninsured and Medicaid Patients at Designated NCI Cancer Centers
Last Known Position: Physician in Medical Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Neera Goyal, MD, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Pediatrics
Thesis: Persistent effects of late permaturity on Morbidity and Heatlh Care Costs
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics , University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Attending Physician, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Joshua Hilton, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Emergency Medicine
Thesis: Hospital and Community Level Determinants of Hospital Admission for Deep Vein Thrombosis
Last Known Position: Consultant - The Boston Consulting Group

Sophie Jan, MD, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Thesis: Variation in Care for Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Last Known Position: Instructor, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. She also joined the PolicyLab of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Jiwon Jane Jue, MD, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Internal Medicine
Thesis: Weight Gain in Young Adults: The Role of Higher Education
Last Known Position: Staff Physician at Esperanza Health Center. Senior Research Analyst; Senior Medical Advisor, ECRI Institute

Jeffrey Kullgren, MD, MPH, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Internal Medicine
Thesis: Do High-Deductible Heath Plans Reduce Behavioral Risk Factors?
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School. Research Scientist, Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health System

Zachary Meisel, MD, MPH, MS, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Emergency Medicine
Thesis: Effect of Health Insurance on Utilization of Ambulance Services in the United States
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Florence Momplaisir, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Internal Medicine
Thesis: Preventive Cancer Practices in Patients with HIV
Last Known Position: General Internal Medicine Fellow at University of Pennsylvania

James Park, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Internal Medicine
Thesis: Public Opinions About Paying People to Quite Smoking
Last Known Position: Instructor of Medicine at the Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

James Reilly, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Nephrology
Thesis: Communication Between Hospital and Outpatient Dialysis Units at Discharge
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center

Amy Tsou, MD, MA, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Neurology
Thesis: Improving End of Life Care for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Predictors of Emergent Hospitalization and Procedures
Last Known Position: Scientific Officer, ECRI Institute

Brownsyne Tucker-Edmonds, MD, MPH, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Thesis: Obstetrical Decision-Making and Counseling for Periviable Deliveries
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine

Niamey Wilson, MD, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Surgery
Thesis: The Impact of Surgery in Stage IIIA-N2 NSCLC
Last Known Position: Surgical Resident in the Department of General Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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