HIP Investigators

HIP Investigators are UW faculty committed to working with the Health Innovation Program to achieve the integration of healthcare research and practice change within and beyond Wisconsin. HIP Investigators have an active research program that addresses critical issues for health care delivery, and work with Health Innovation Program staff to disseminate and implement their new innovations to improve health across Wisconsin. For more information, see our Projects page.

In addition to HIP investigators, the Health Innovation Program has many UW affiliated faculty who participate in our grant writing groups and collaborative working groups. Click on the images below to learn more about a HIP Investigator.

 
Christie Bartels, MD, MS
Dr. Christie Bartels seeks to improve cardiovascular health and reduce disparities for patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis…
 
Meghan Brennan, MD, MS
Dr. Brennan’s clinical and research expertise focuses on the management of patients with diabetic foot ulcers. She co-directs the Madison…
 
Marguerite Burns, PhD
Dr. Burns is a health services researcher whose work concerns the interplay between public health insurance design, health care policy,…
 
Jessica Cao, PhD
Dr. Jessica Cao is a Health Economist and Health Services Researcher. Her research focuses on designing and evaluating the effects…
 
Guanhua Chen
Guanhua Chen is Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Ph.D. from…
 
Ryan Coller, MD, MPH
Dr. Coller’s research agenda is to develop interventions to improve family-centered outcomes for children with medical complexity, with a focus…
 
Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD
Dr. Cox's research program, PROKids, leverages the voices of children and families to deliver safer, higher quality pediatric care. With…
 
Rachel Grob, PhD, MA
Rachel Grob is a sociologist whose career has been devoted to investigating patients' experiences with health and health care, and…
 
Yao Liu, MD, MS
As a NIH/NEI-funded clinician-scientist, Dr. Yao Liu leverages new technology to enhance our understanding and management of glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy,…
 
Brian Patterson, MD, MPH
Dr. Patterson's research aims to use informatics approaches, including machine learning for risk stratification and computerized decision support, to improve…
 
Andrew Quanbeck, PhD
Andrew Quanbeck, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and…
 
Maureen Smith, MD, PhD, MPH
Dr. Smith's research program examines the effectiveness of our health care system for aging and chronically ill persons. Her leadership…
 
Jennifer Weiss, MD, MS
Dr. Weiss’s research focuses on colorectal cancer screening for both average-risk and high-risk populations. In a project funded by UW…