Affiliate Members

Robyn Churchill, CNM, MSN

Robyn Churchill provides strategic guidance to Clinton Health Access Initiative’s SRMNH, and HRH initiatives in multiple countries. She collaborated with Ariadne Labs Safe Childbirth Checklist team on a Zambian pilot program, integrating the Safe Childbirth Checklist into a systems mentoring program in rural health facilities. The program successfully demonstrated improved systems function (supplies, documentation and… Continue reading Robyn Churchill, CNM, MSN

Sarah Bliss Matousek, PhD, MPH

Sarah Bliss Matousek joined Day Health Strategies (DHS) in late 2014 where she has led the development and launch of a private exchange advisory service, building on DHS’s expertise in health insurance exchanges.  She has also developed a maturity model to evaluate the capabilities of health insurance exchanges – she is currently using this to… Continue reading Sarah Bliss Matousek, PhD, MPH

Bhavna Lall, MD, MPH, MPA

Dr. Bhavna Lall is an internal medicine physician with a diverse background in global public health, medicine, and public administration. Prior to medical school, her work positions included healthcare consulting in the private sector, manager and senior manager positions in non-profits working with the Global AIDS Program under Centers for Disease Control cooperative agreements/funding in… Continue reading Bhavna Lall, MD, MPH, MPA

Thomas Weiser, MD

Thomas Weiser’s research focuses on evaluating the role of surgical care in the delivery of health services in resource poor settings, particularly low and middle income countries. He is interested in quality and cost effectiveness of care and strategies for improving the safety and reliability of surgical delivery in resource poor settings. Dr. Weiser was… Continue reading Thomas Weiser, MD

Jay Want, MD

Jay Want is the Executive Director of the Peterson Center on Health Care.  In this capacity, Dr. Want leads the Center’s expanding portfolio of initiatives and grants to identify high-performance models of health care, validate their impact on quality and cost, and facilitate their adoption on a national scale.   He was formerly Chief Medical Officer… Continue reading Jay Want, MD

John Loughnane, MD

John Loughnane, MD serves as Chief of Innovation at Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA) and Winter Street Ventures (WSV). A nationally recognized thought leader in the care of dual-eligible patients, his work is focused on improving quality of care and access by leveraging the IoT and voice-first technology to create medically connected homes. While at CCA,… Continue reading John Loughnane, MD

Jennifer Goldsmith, MS, MEd

Jennifer Goldsmith is responsible for overseeing research, education, programs, and administration within the Brigham & Women’s Hospital Division of Global Health Equity. In this role, she collaborates with faculty from Partners In Health and the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School to expand programs and grant support related to the… Continue reading Jennifer Goldsmith, MS, MEd

Jonathan Clarke, MA (Cantab), MB BChir, MRCS, MPH, FRSA

Jonathan Clarke’s research centers on the application of network analysis to high-dimensional routinely collected health care data. He investigates the interdependence of health care providers and predicts the safety and equity implications of changes in the structure and funding of health systems. He aims to understand the relationship between hospitals and communities, and in doing… Continue reading Jonathan Clarke, MA (Cantab), MB BChir, MRCS, MPH, FRSA

Mary Brindle, MD, MPH

Mary Brindle is a Canadian Health Systems researcher and runs a quality and safety research platform at The University of Calgary. She was a visiting scholar at Ariadne Labs and member of the Safe Surgery research group. She continues to collaborate closely with Ariadne, working to develop a pediatric-specific surgical checklist in partnership with the… Continue reading Mary Brindle, MD, MPH

Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH*

Lisa Hirschhorn is an expert in implementation and improvement science methods which she uses to study and improve implementation of interventions targeting inequities in quality and outcomes of care. Prior to her moving to Northwestern she ed the Implementation and improvement Platform at Ariadne Labs working across the programs including BetterBirth, Safe Surgery and Serious… Continue reading Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH*