Investigators

  • Steven J. Katz, MD, MPH

    Dr. Katz is the co-founder and director of CanSORT. He is a Professor of Medicine and Health Management & Policy at the University of Michigan. He was a Robert Wood Johnson Faculty Scholar in the UM Department of Medicine, and received formal training in health services research as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at…

  • Sarah T. Hawley, PhD, MPH

    Dr. Hawley is a co-founder of CanSORT. She is a Professor in the Division of General Medicine at the University of Michigan and a Research Investigator at the Ann Arbor VA Center of Excellence in Health Services Research & Development. Her background is in health services research, and includes a postdoctoral fellowship in cancer prevention and…

  • Lawrence C. An, MD

    Larry C. An is a general internist and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan, where he is the director of the Center for Health Communications Research (CHCR), as well as Scientific Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program. Dr. An completed his medical training and residency at the University of Michigan before…

  • Dennis Deapen, DrPH

    Dennis Deapen received a B.S. in Psychology in 1975 at Walla Walla College in Washington, a Masters in Public Health – Epidemiology in 1977 at Loma Linda University in California, and a Doctorate in Public Health – Epidemiology at University California Los Angeles in 1982. Currently the Director of the Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program,…

  • Ann S. Hamilton, PhD, MA

    Ann Hamilton is a Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine in the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) and the SEER Data Collection Core Co-Director. She received her Ph. D. from UCLA’s School of Public Health. Dr. Hamilton has a background in cancer epidemiology and her research has focused…

  • Timothy P. Hofer, MD, MSc

    Tim P. Hofer is a Professor in the Division of General Medicine at the University of Michigan and the Associate Director for Analytic and Information Resources at the VA Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research in Ann Arbor. His research interests include the methodological and practical issues in measuring and profiling quality of care…