I am a health services researcher at the Center for Value-Based Care Research in the Department of Internal Medicine of Cleveland Clinic’s Primary Care Institute and assistant professor of medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. My research focuses on access to care, comparative effectiveness, and health outcomes with clinical applications to obesity, cancer, and related chronic diseases. The goal of my research is to help develop evidence-based recommendations for patient-centered care, improve population health outcomes, and control healthcare costs. My R00-funded research in the cancer area examines modifiable barriers to the utilization of guideline-recommended care and the timelines of treatment for multiple myeloma. I have over 30 original peer-reviewed publications, several of which received coverage by national and local news organizations such as Reuters, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Newsweek.