Research Areas
Healthcare operations management and policy; models and algorithms for web search and the Internet; machine learning and computational pattern discovery
Current Projects
The use of computer models, algorithms and clinical data in the operations of health care and in medical decision-making; mobile computing and location-based services; computational algorithms for massive data; cost-effectiveness analysis of medical interventions.
Representative Publications
(with G.H. Golub and S.A. Zenios)
“A Two-Stage algorithm for computing PageRank and multi-stage generalizations.” Internet Mathematics (Forthcoming).
(with G.M. Chertow and S.A. Zenios)
“Optimal initiation and management of dialysis therapy.” Operations Research (Forthcoming).
(with G.M. Chertow and S.A. Zenios)
“An empiric estimate of the value of life: updating the renal dialysis cost-effectiveness standard.” Value in Health (Forthcoming).
(with G.M. Chertow and S.A. Zenios)
“Evaluating the potential effects of frequency and duration of hemodialysis on longevity, cost and cost-effectiveness.” Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (Forthcoming).
(with G.M. Chertow and S.A. Zenios)
“A simulation model for estimating the cost and effectiveness of alternative dialysis initiation strategies.” Medical Decision Making (2006).
Education
PhD, Stanford University, 2006; MS, Stanford University, 2003; BCom (Hon.), University of British Columbia, 2000
Recent Consulting
Roberts Proton Therapy Center (Philadelphia), 2007–present; University of Pennsylvania Health System (Philadelphia), 2007-present; Electronic Scripting Products (Palo Alto, CA), 2006;
Tatung Co. of Canada (Toronto), 2006
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Teaching Awards US Department of Defense Grant "Development of Technology for Image-Guided Proton Therapy" ($4.4 million). Wharton Class of 2008 “Goes above and beyond the call of duty” Award; INFORMS Pierskalla Award for the Best Paper in Health Applications, 2007; INFORMS Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society Student Paper Competition Finalist, 2006; INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Student Paper Competition Finalist, 2005
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 2006-present
Other Positions
VP of Quantitative Analytics, Wellnet Inc. (San Francisco), 2006; Fixed-income research, CIBC World Markets (Toronto), 2001; Intern, Jones Heward Investment Counsel Inc. (Toronto), 1998
