Rajesh Balkrishnan, PhD, is associate professor of management and policy sciences at the University of Texas School of Public Health. A pharmacist by training, he obtained his doctorate in health policy with a focus in health outcomes evaluation and research methodology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health. Dr. Balkrishnan is also an adjunct professor with Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Balkrishnan is a quantitative health services researcher, and his research generally focuses on application of statistical methodology in examining issues related to quality of medical care delivery and health outcomes in chronic disease. He has published extensively and led a number of research projects in this area. Dr. Balkrishnan teaches courses in health outcomes, quality of medical care, research methods, and pharmaceutical economics.

 

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