Section on Value & Effectiveness Faculty & Staff
NYU Langone’s Section on Value and Effectiveness in the Division of Comparative Effectiveness and Decision Science is staffed by a talented, diverse group of clinical and health services researchers who are recognized for their experience in medicine, comparative effectiveness research, decision science, and health economics.
Faculty
Heather T. Gold, PhD
Section Director
Professor, Departments of Population Health and Orthopedic Surgery
Research interests: cost-effectiveness analysis; electronic health records; managing comorbid conditions; mathematical modeling
Anna Bershteyn, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
Scott Braithwaite, MD, MSc
Professor, Departments of Population Health and Medicine
Research interests: chronic illness; comparative effectiveness; cost-effectiveness analysis; decision science; health metrics; HIV treatment; value-based healthcare
Stella K. Kang, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Departments of Radiology and Population Health
Research interests: cancer care; comparative effectiveness; decision science
Maria R. Khan, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Population Health
Research interests: HIV infection; incarceration and health; sexual behavior; substance-related disorders
Stacy Loeb, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Urology and Population Health
Research interests: active surveillance; men’s health; prostate cancer; prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing; social media
Danil V. Makarov, MD
Director, Surgical Research
Assistant Professor, Departments of Urology and Population Health
Research interests: health services; prostate cancer; health policy, cost, and quality of care
Staff
Roger Abrams
Community Health Representative
roger.abrams@nyulangone.org
Patricia Acosta
Research Coordinator
patricia.acosta@nyulangone.org
Melanie Applegate, DNP, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner
melanie.applegate@nyulangone.org
Kaoon Ban
Research Analyst
kaoon.ban@nyulangone.org
Carolina Becerra
Grants Manager
carolina.becerra@nyulangone.org
Locksley Bowen
Peer Advocate
locksley.bowen@nyulangone.org
David Brown
Peer Advocate
david.brown@nyulangone.org
Nataliya Byrne
Research Coordinator
nataliya.byrne@nyulangone.org
Shannon Ciprut
Program Manager
shannon.ciprut@nyulangone.org
Laura Diaz
Research Project Manager
laura.diaz@nyulangone.org
Roxana Hardy
Community Health Representative
roxana.hardy@nyulangone.org
Jeanny Hernandez Tellez
Community Health Representative
jeanny.hernandeztellez@nyulangone.org
Sisle Heyliger
Community Health Representative
sisle.heyliger@nyulangone.org
Natalia Irvine
Senior Research Coordinator
natalia.irvine@nyulangone.org
Matthew Kelly
Associate Research Coordinator
matthew.kelly@nyulangone.org
Hae Young Kim
Post Doctoral Fellow
hae-young.kim@nyulangone.org
Natalia Martinez-Lopez
Research Project Manager
natalia.martinez-lopez@nyulangone.org
Kimberly Nucifora
Senior Systems Analyst
kimberly.nucifora@nyulangone.org
Kerli Orellana
Research Data Associate
kerli.orellana@nyulangone.org
Molly Remch
Student Research Intern
molly.remch@nyulangone.org
Madeline Renny
Postdoctoral Scholar
madeline.renny@nyulangone.org
Vanessa Salcedo
Postdoctoral Scholar
vanessa.salcedo@nyulangone.org
James Swift
Research Data Associate
james.swift@nyulangone.org
Jerry Thomas
Research Data Associate
jerry.thomas@nyulangone.org
Dariana Velez
Administrative Coordinator
dariana.velez@nyulangone.org
Dawn Walter
Data Analyst
dawn.walter@nyulangone.org
Kailyn Young
Research Coordinator
kailyn.young@nyulangone.org
Qinlian Zhou
Research Scientist
qinlian.zhou@nyulangone.org