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Speaker and Consultant Bureau
Kris Siddharthan, PhD
 EDUCATION
Ph.D. Carnegie-Mellon University
Health Economics, 1981
Doctorate level courses completed in the areas of operations research, economic theory, econometrics and statistics.
M.S.University of Toronto
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, 1977
RECENT APPOINTMENTS
July 2003 – present: Senior Health Researcher, Patient Safety Center
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Tampa, Fl
1994- July 2003: Assistant Professor, University of South Florida
Department of Health Policy and Management
Tampa, Florida
Responsible for graduate courses in the areas of healthcare financial management, economics and quantitative analysis..
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
1984 - 1986: Manager, Management Information Systems, Burger King Co.
Miami, Florida
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Publications: Over 25 publications in peer reviewed articles in the areas of managed care, health policy analysis, and health care economics in journals such as Medical care, Inquiry, American Journal of Public Health and Health Economics and Evaluation.
Administrative Data sets: Experience in administrative data sets such as HCUPS. MEPS, Minimum Data Set (MDS) and Veterans Affairs administrative data sets.
Programming languages: SAS, SPSS.
Statistical analysis: Over twenty years of experience in multivariate statistical, biostatistical and econometric analysis includig statistical designs, evaluation of clinical trials and operations research.
Grants: Successful in obtaining funding from numerous government and private organizations including NIH, CDC, NIOSH, VA and ACHA.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Extensive experience in the training of foreign nationals from South American, East European and African countries in health planning and management with funding from the World Bank, USAID and other international agencies.
Excellent writing and communication skills.
If interested in retaining the services of Dr. Siddharthan, please contact him at 813-558-3950
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