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CSHIIP Leadership | David Ganz, MD, PhD


David Ganz, MD, PhD


David A. Ganz, MD, PhD
Associate Director, VA HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy, VA Greater LA Healthcare System
Staff Physician, VA Greater LA Healthcare System, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Affiliated Adjunct Physician Policy Researcher, RAND
Core Investigator
Email: David.Ganz@va.gov


Dr. David A. Ganz is a geriatrician and health services researcher at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, UCLA, and RAND. As the associate director for CSHIIP, he supports the day-to-day activities of the Center as well as the career development of early-career researchers. Dr. Ganz’s research program focuses on fall prevention, care coordination, implementation science, and quality improvement.

 

Research Focus

  • Fall-Related Injuries in the Elderly
  • Care Coordination
  • Quality Measurement and Improvement


Selected Publications

  • Noël PH, Barnard J, Leng M, Penney LS, Bharath PS, Olmos-Ochoa TT, Chawla N, Rose DE, Stockdale SE, Simon A, Lee ML, Finley EP, Rubenstein LV, Ganz DA. The Coordination Toolkit and Coaching Project: Cluster-Randomized Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Patient Experience of Care Coordination. J Gen Intern Med 2022;37:95-103
  • Penney LS, Bharath PS, Miake-Lye I, Leng M, Olmos-Ochoa TT, Finley EP, Chawla N, Barnard, JM, Ganz DA. Toolkit and distance coaching strategies: A qualitative evaluation of a trial to implement care coordination quality improvement projects in primary care. BMC Health Serv Res 2021;21:817.
  • Bhasin S, Gill TM, Reuben DB, Latham NK, Ganz DA, Greene EJ, Dziura J, Basaria S, Gurwitz JH, Dykes PC, McMahon S, Storer TW, Gazarian P, Miller ME, Travison TG, Esserman D, Carnie MB, Goehring L, Fagan M, Greenspan SL, Alexander N, Wiggins J, Ko F, Siu AL, Volpi E, Wu AW, Rich J, Waring SC, Wallace RB, Casteel C, Resnick NM, Magaziner J, Charpentier P, Lu C, Araujo K, Rajeevan H, Meng C, Allore H, Brawley BF, Eder R, McGloin JM, Skokos EA, Duncan PW, Baker D, Boult C, Correa‑de‑Araujo R, and Peduzzi P, for the STRIDE Trial Investigators. A Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Strategy to Prevent Serious Fall Injuries. N Engl J Med 2020;383:129-40.
  • Ganz DA, Latham NK. Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. N Engl J Med 2020;382:734-743.


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 Last Updated: August 4, 2023

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