Associate Faculty

Natalie Henrich, PhD, MPH*

Natalie Henrich is the Associate Director of Science and Technology at Ariadne Labs and Technical Lead of the Improvement and Implementation Science Team. In her current role, she works with Ariadne’s project teams to use scientific methods to strengthen the design and measurement of their innovative intervention projects as they progress from initial discovery of… Continue reading Natalie Henrich, PhD, MPH*

Daniel Henderson, MD, MPH

Dan Henderson trained in internal medicine at Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and holds degrees from the Harvard School of Public Health, the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and Trinity College. As a primary care physician, Dr. Henderson’s focus is a big-picture approach to the wellness of the patients he serves, particularly those with complex… Continue reading Daniel Henderson, MD, MPH

Alex Haynes, MD, MPH*

Alex Haynes’ research focuses on improving surgical care delivery through measurement and implementation of quality improvement initiatives. His work bridges environments as diverse as acute care hospitals in South Carolina, where he has been involved in the Safe Surgery 2015 collaborative, to ambulatory surgery centers across the country, as well as hospitals and health systems… Continue reading Alex Haynes, MD, MPH*

Joaquim Havens, MD

Joaquim Havens MD, is investigating the burden of emergency general surgery in the United States. He has developed and tested the use of an emergency general surgery checklist and intra-operative huddle under a grant from CRICO. In collaboration with Johnson and Johnson he has helped develop a Device Briefing Tool which has been pilot tested… Continue reading Joaquim Havens, MD

Alexander Hannenberg, MD*

Alexander Hannenberg, M.D. is a faculty member in the Safe Surgery Program at Ariadne Labs. His work has focused on the implementation of Crisis Checklists for critical event management in the operating room and beyond and development of a novel and scalable simulation training tool. He is also a founding Board Member of Lifebox USA,… Continue reading Alexander Hannenberg, MD*

Donald Goldmann, MD

As Chief Scientific Officer, Emeritus, and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Dr. Goldmann focuses on deepening the credibility of improvement science by forging relationships with key scientific, academic, and health services research organizations. He has experience across the translational research continuum (bench science, epidemiology, clinical trials, and implementation research). He advances the… Continue reading Donald Goldmann, MD

Atul Gawande, MD, MPH*

Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, is a surgeon, writer, and public health leader. He is a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is the founder and chair of Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health systems innovation, and of… Continue reading Atul Gawande, MD, MPH*

Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH

Ishani Ganguli MD MPH is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital (BWH) Division of General Internal Medicine and a practicing primary care physician at BWH Advanced Primary Care Associates. She is a health services and policy researcher studying the value of ambulatory care – specifically, primary care payment and… Continue reading Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH

James Colbert, MD

Dr. James Colbert is Senior Medical Director for Delivery System Innovation and Analytics at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA). He is the clinical leader for provider analytics and provider performance support within BCBSMA. His team is responsible for engaging with at-risk provider organizations to enable them to achieve success within their value-based contracts… Continue reading James Colbert, MD

Alyna Chien, MD, MS

Alyna Chien’s area of research expertise is in the relationship between the structure of the health care system, the incentives and price information that doctors and patients face, and resulting health care quality and spending, particularly for vulnerable populations. Her work has shown that incentives can improve preventive and chronic disease care for adult and… Continue reading Alyna Chien, MD, MS