The National Advisory
Council for Healthcare Research and Quality provides advice and recommendations
to the Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and to the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on priorities for
a national health services research agenda.
Overview
The 21-member panel is comprised of private-sector experts who contribute a varied perspective on the health
care system and the most important questions that AHRQ's research should address
in order to promote improvements in the quality, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness
of clinical practice. The private-sector members represent health care plans,
providers, purchasers, consumers, and researchers.
Also serving in an ex-officio
capacity are principal representatives of seven Federal agencies that address
health care system issues: The National Institutes of Health (NIH); the Department
of Defense (Health Affairs) (DoD); the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC); the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS, formerly the Health Care Financing Administration [HCFA]); and the Assistant Secretary for Health.
Private-sector members are appointed by the Secretary, HHS, to serve 3-year terms. A list of current members follows. Biographies are available as a group
or individually by selecting the member's name.
Meetings
Council meetings are open to the public. Meetings are usually held at the AHRQ Conference Center, First Floor, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD, 20850. Select for Map and Directions. Meetings in 2010 will be held on April 9, July 23, and November 5. Please check the Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting to confirm meeting times and location.
Testimony on comparative effectiveness research was taken at the April 3, 2009, meeting.
Members
Nancy E. Donaldson, D.NSc., R.N., F.A.A.N. (2011)
Clinical Professor and Director
Center for Research and Innovation in Patient Care
2 Koret Way, N631, Box 0610
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94131-0610
Phone: (415) 502-1826
Fax: (415) 476-8899
E-mail: nancy.donaldson@nursing.ucsf.edu
Robert S. Galvin, M.D. (2010)
Director, Global Health Care
General Electric
376 Hillside Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone: (203) 373-3435
E-mail:
robert.galvin@ge.com
Arthur Garson, Jr., M.D., M.P.H. (2011)
Executive Vice President and Provost
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone: (434) 924-8419
Fax: (434) 9241497
E-mail: atg2n@Virginia.edu
Junius J. Gonzales, M.D., M.B.A. (2011)
Dean and Professor
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
Executive Director
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd MHC 1110
Tampa, FL 33612-3807
Phone: (813) 974 1990 or 1742
E-mail: jgonzales@bcs.usf.edu
Wishwa N. Kapoor, M.D., M.P.H. (2010)
School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
200 Lothrop Street, Suite 933W-MUH
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 692-4821
E-mail: kapoorwn@upmc.edu
Lisa M. Latts, M.D., M.B.A., M.S.P.H. (2011)
Vice President
Programs in Clinical Excellence
WellPoint, Inc.
700 Broadway, Box CO0105-0532
Denver, CO 80273
Phone: (303) 831-2296
Fax: (303) 764-7053
E-mail: lisa.latts@anthem.com
Kathleen Lohr, Ph.D. (2010)
Distinguished Fellow, Health Services Research
RTI International
P.O. Box 12194
3040 Cornwallis Road
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194
Phone: (919) 541-6512
E-mail: klohr@rti.org
Keith J. Mueller, Ph.D. (2011)
Associate Dean, College of Public Health
Director, Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research
College of Public Health
984530 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-4350
Phone: (402) 559-4318
Fax: (402) 559-7259
E-mail: kmueller@unmc.edu
Michael K. Raymond, M.D. (2010)
Associate Chief Medical Quality Officer
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Skokie Hospital
9600 Gross Point Road
Skokie, IL 60076
Phone: (847) 933-6007
E-mail: mraymond@northshore.org
Xavier Sevilla, M.D. (2011)
Chief of Pediatrics
Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc.
Whole Child Pediatrics
Suite 103
8936 77th Ter. East
Bradenton, FL 34202
Phone: (941) 366-2273
Cell: (941) 718-0712
E-mail: drsevilla@wholechildpediatrics.com
David L. Shern, Ph.D. (2010)
President and CEO
National Mental Health Association
2600 North Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: (703) 838-7500
E-mail: dshern@nmha.org
Bruce Siegel, M.D., M.P.H. (2011)
Director
Center for Health Care Quality
School of Public Health and Health Services
George Washington University
2021 K Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 994-8616
E-mail: bruce.siegel@gwumc.edu
William Smith, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., F.A.S.H.P. (2010)
Executive Associate Dean
School of Pharmacy
Virginia Commonwealth University
Smith Building, Suite 155
Richmond VA 23298-0581
Phone: (804) 828-3009
E-mail: wesmith1@vcu.edu
Myrl Weinberg, CAE (2010)
President, National Health Council
1730 M. Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 785-3910
E-mail: mweinberg@nhcouncil.org
NAC Coordinators:
Jaime Zimmerman, MPH
NAC Coordinator
Office of the Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 427-1456
E-mail: jaime.zimmerman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Karen Brooks
Office of the Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 427-1801
E-mail: karen.brooks@ahrq.hhs.gov
Current as of January 2010
Internet Citation:
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/council.htm
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850