Gareth Parry, PhD
Gareth Parry, PhD, Senior Scientist at IHI, leads the internal evaluation and dissemination system within IHI. Based on 30 years of experience in the quality and health services research field, he provides scientific leadership in several IHI programs and chairs the annual IHI Scientific Symposium. He regularly consults, teaches and presents on measurement and evaluation methods nationally and internationally. He serves as Clinical Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Prior to joining IHI, Dr. Parry was an Improvement Advisor for the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality and Director of Quality Measurement and Analysis at Children’s Hospital Boston. In the UK, he was Research Director and Reader (US equivalent Associate/Full Professor) in Health Services Research at the University of Sheffield, evaluating health services delivery and developing and applying risk-adjustment methods in neonatal, pediatric and adult critical care, and Postgraduate Degree Director of the Health Services Research program, designing course curriculum and mentoring students and faculty. He has over 75 peer reviewed publications.