Scientific Advisory Group
IHI’s work is guided by a Scientific Advisory Group, an independent group of advisors chartered by IHI’s Board of Directors, which provides expert review and guidance to improve the quality of IHI's improvement designs, rigor, and execution of results-oriented programs and projects. IHI’s approach to quality improvement has always been multidisciplinary, involving experts, techniques, and tools taken from the social sciences as well as from life sciences and medicine. The Scientific Advisory Group includes renowned scientific and clinical investigators that represent the broad range of contexts in which IHI works around the world.
Members have a deep working knowledge of implementation science and improvement science, in addition to diverse expertise in implementation research and evaluation methods. They represent different global contexts, diverse health and health care settings, and a spectrum of interests that align with IHI priorities and values.
Nicola Burgess, PhD Professor of Operations Management, School for Business and Society, University of York, UK
Visiting Fellow at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK
Kenilworth, England
Ezequiel Garcia Elorrio, MD, MSc, MBA, PhD Director, Health Care Quality and Patient Safety, and Director, Administration and Finance, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
President, ISQua
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wiljeana Jackson Glover, PhD Stephen C. and Carmella R. Kletjian Foundation Distinguished Professor of Global Healthcare Entrepreneurship
Founding Faculty Director, Kerry Murphy Healey Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Don Goldmann, MD Chief Scientific Officer Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Professor, Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts
Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH Professor, Medical Social Sciences, and Director, Ryan Family Center on Global Primary Care, Robert J Havey Institute for Global Health Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Lloyd Provost, MS Statistician, Associates in Process Improvement
Austin, Texas
Amar Shah, MD Chair
National Clinical Director for Improvement, NHS England
National Improvement Lead for Mental Health, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Honorary Professor, University of York School for Business & Society
Sam R. Watson, MSA, CPPS Senior Vice President, Patient Safety and Quality, Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center
Okemos, Michigan
James Barlow, PhD Member
Professor of Technology and Innovation Management (Healthcare), Imperial Business School, Imperial College London
Cynthia Barnard, PhD, MBA, MSJS Member
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and School of Professional Studies
Associate Editor, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
David Dowdy, MD, PhD Member
Professor of Epidemiology and Executive Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
James Hoffman, PharmD, MS Member
Senior Vice President, Quality and Safety, Member, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Kenneth Kwek Yung Chiang, MD Member
Deputy Group CEO, Digital and Future Health
Meike Jill Schleiff, DrPH, MSPH Member
Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy, Global Business School for Health, University College London
Christine Soong, MD, MSc Member
Professor of Medicine and Vice-Chair, Quality & Innovation, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Senior Editor, BMJ Quality & Safety