The Masters of Science Program in Health Policy Research

2012 MSHP Graduates

Eugenia Garvin, MD, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Surgery
Thesis: More than Just an Eyesore: Local Perspectives on Vacant Land and Health
Last Known Position: Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Mana Golzari, MD, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Pediatrics
Thesis: Perspectives of Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System Regarding Recidivism
Last Known Position: Pediatrics Position, Delaware Valley Community Health

Saurabh (Harry) Jha, MBBS, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Radiology
Thesis: Using Decision Analysis to Explore the Relative Value of Gatekeeper Tests for Suspected Chronic Stable Angina
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Manuel Jiminez, MD, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Pediatrics
Thesis: Barriers to Evaluation for Early Intervention Services
Last Known Position: Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Dawn Mautner, MD, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Family Medicine
Thesis: Super Utilizers of Healthcare in Camden, NJ: Patient Perceptions and Case Descriptions
Last Known Position: Instructor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College

Shivan Mehta, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Gastroenterology
Thesis: The Influence of Cost-Sharing Reduction Policy on Colonoscopy Utilization
Last Known Position: Director of Operations at Penn Medicine Center for Innovation

Kalpana Narayan, MD, MS, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Emergency Medicine
Thesis: The Role of Family and Caregivers on Patient Satisfaction, Flow, and Disposition in the Emergency Department
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center

Caroline Reinke, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Surgery
Thesis: Surgical Readmissions in the Obese Elderly Patient
Last Known Position: Surgery Resident at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Patient Safety Fellow at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Anand Shah, MD, MSHP

Track: RWJ Track
Speciality: Emergency Medicine
Thesis: Emergency Department Information System Use and Support of Meaningful Use Criteria
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern

Tamar Springel, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Pediatrics and Nephrology
Thesis: Longer Interdialytic Interval and Cause Specific Hospitalization in Children Receiving Chronic Hemodialysis
Last Known Position: Associate Professor, Case Western School of Medicine; Attending Nephrologist, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital.

Senbagam Virudachalam, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Pediatrics
Thesis: Prevalence and Patterns of Cooking Dinner at Home in the United States: NHANES 2007-2008
Last Known Position: Fellow in Academic General Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Catherine Wolff, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Thesis:Evaluating the "Golden Hour": Do Prolonged Prehospital Times Increase Injury Mortality?
Last Known Position: Project Manager at University of Pennsylvania

Caroline Quill, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Pulmonary and Critical Care
Thesis: Do Patient Level Factors Account for Within-ICU variability in Decisions to Limit Life-Sustaining Therapy?
Last Known Position: Fellow - Puilmonary and Critical Care Medicine at University of Pennsylvania Health System

Catherine Zorc, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Pediatrics
Thesis: The Relationship and Placement Experience to School Absenteeism and School Stability in Young, School-Aged Children in Foster Care
Last Known Position: Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Baligh Yehia, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Internal Medicine
Thesis: Can A Computerized Sepsis Screening and Alert System Accurately Diagnose Sepsis in Hospitalized Floor Patients and Potentially Provide Opportunities for Early Intervention? A Pilot Study
Last Known Position: Transitioning From Antiretroviral Therapy Clinical Trials to Routine Care: Evaluating Clinical Outcomes and Patient Perceptions

Scott Zuick, MD, MSHP

Track: HPR Track
Speciality: Pulmonary and Critical Care
Thesis: Can A Computerized Sepsis Screening and Alert System Accurately Diagnose Sepsis in Hospitalized Floor Patients and Potentially Provide Opportunities for Early Intervention? A Pilot Study
Last Known Position: Physician, Pulmonary Consultants, INC.

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