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Appendix C: Committee Biosketches
Pages 181-186

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From page 181...
... . She has served as principal inves tigator of several multicenter clinical trials, including the Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions trial, the Heart and Estrogen-Progestin Replacement Study, the Raloxifene Use in the Heart Study, and the Diabetes Prevention Program.
From page 182...
... , the nation's largest state health survey. CHIS provides statewide and local-level estimates for California's diverse population and covers a broad range of health topics, including health status and conditions, health disparities, health insurance, and access to health care.
From page 183...
... Kottke, M.D., is an internationally recognized expert in the delivery of preventive services and the prevention of chronic diseases. While on the faculty of the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, he developed the Southeastern Minnesota Womens' Health Project (R25CA57825)
From page 184...
... Her research focuses on the development of statistical methods for health services and outcomes research, primarily using Bayesian approaches to problem solving, including methods for causal infer ence, provider profiling, item response theory analyses, meta-analyses, latent variable analysis, and evaluation of medical devices in randomized and non-randomized settings. She serves on several task forces for the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, and was a member of the FDA Circulatory System
From page 185...
... Thorpe oversaw many innovative scientific initiatives aimed at understanding the health of NYC residents, including the launch of several large populationbased health surveys, expansion of injury surveillance, improving NYC birth and death registration, and guiding the tracking of more than 71,000 exposed individuals participating in the World Trade Center Health Registry. She also played a leading role in expanding public health training opportunities for Health Department staff and future public health professionals.
From page 186...
... from 2000–2005 and continues as a senior adviser to CMI and to Avivia Health, the KP disease management company established in 2005. Board certified in Internal Medicine and Hematology, he previously taught clinical and basic sciences and investigated bone marrow function as a faculty member at the Oregon Health Sciences University.


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