ISPOR Award for Excellence in Application of Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes Research Recipient

David W. Baker MD, MPH

Baker DW, Sudano JJ, Abert JM, et al. Lack of health insurance and decline in overall health in late middle age. N Eng J Med 2001;345:1106-12.

Dr. Baker is Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology-Biostatistics at the Center for Health Care Research and Policy at MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. His research has focused on access to health care, health care delivery for vulnerable populations, and quality of care for patients with chronic medical conditions. Other areas of interest include the effect of limited reading ability and language barriers on patients’ health care, and the cost-effectiveness of screening patients for early ventricular dysfunction. In addition to his research, he practices Internal Medicine and teaches at MetroHealth Medical Center.