Affiliated Investigators - Kaiser Permanente
Stephen P. Fortmann, MD, Distinguished Investigator
Dr. Fortmann is an internist and epidemiologist whose main research interest is heart disease prevention. He has conducted population- and individual-level studies of cardiovascular risk factors and disease rates, smoking cessation, the influence of tobacco marketing on adolescent smoking, and exercise and diet change.
Eric S. Johnson, PhD, Senior Affiliate Investigator
Dr. Johnson, who has experience in the area of pharmacoepidemiology, conducts research describing prognosis in the usual care setting and the prediction of clinical events.
Erin S. LeBlanc, MD, Senior Investigator
Dr. LeBlanc is an epidemiologist and board-certified adult endocrinologist. Her research focuses on conditions that affect women, including menopause, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes, and vitamin D deficiency.
Frances L. Lynch, PhD, Distinguished Investigator
Dr. Lynch is a health economist whose research focuses on the organization and financing of care for people with mental health conditions. Her work has particularly focused on mental health and developmental conditions in children and the economic impact of these conditions on families. She has extensive experience conducting economic evaluations of complex behavioral interventions including interventions for depression and anxiety disorders.
Richard A. Mularski, MD, Distinguished Investigator
Dr. Mularski is an academic physician who leads research at CHR and practices pulmonary and critical care medicine at Northwest Permanente (NWP). He has expertise in research methodology, clinical trials, real-world comparative effectiveness research (CER), quality measurement and improvement, translating research into practice, and implementing evidence-based medicine in obstructive lung disease, dyspnea, palliative care, and end-of-life care.
Amanda Petrik, PhD, Investigator
Dr. Petrik, PhD, is a health services researcher with extensive training in social and health systems and policy. She has extensive experience conducting research and over a decade implementing and evaluating cancer prevention programs in diverse practice settings, including in community clinics. Her research now focuses on Learning Health Systems, cancer prevention, and the use of predictive analytics in cancer prevention.
Kimberly K. Vesco, MD, Senior Investigator
Dr. Vesco is a board-certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Kaiser Permanente physician with clinical experience caring for normal and high-risk pregnancies. She has broad research interests in women's health which include factors that may impact pregnancy outcomes, such as obesity, gestational diabetes and gestational weight gain, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of menopause-related symptoms.
Affiliated Investigators - Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI)
Jessica Chubak, PhD, is an epidemiologist working on cancer screening and survivorship. She led USPSTF reviews on aspirin for prevention of colorectal cancer and thyroid cancer screening.
John B. Dunn, MD, MPH, is a pediatrician and co-chair of immunization practices at Kaiser Permanente Washington. He was a co-lead of a USPSTF review on screening for dyslipidemia in children.
Nora B. Henrikson, PhD, is a geneticist and epidemiologist whose research focuses on the influences of health policy and costs on patient choices and experiences of clinical care. Dr. Henrikson has conducted reviews on genetic services, low-back pain, and nearly a dozen health technology assessments.
Paula Lozano, MD, MPH, is a pediatrician who co-led two USPSTF reviews on screening for dyslipidemia in children and childhood overweight.
Gregory E. Simon, MD, MPH, is a psychiatrist who researches mental health, obesity, health plan coverage for antidepressants, the impact of mood disorders in the workplace, and suicide risk. Dr. Simon is an associate editor in Cochrane Collaboration Depression and Anxiety Group, with a systematic review on adherence.
Karen J. Wernli, PhD, is an epidemiologist focusing on women's health and cancer at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. She led a USPSTF review on skin cancer screening.