Anil Makam, MD, MAS, is a hospital medicine physician and a health services and policy researcher. His research is at the intersection of hospital medicine, geriatrics, and post-acute care, specifically focusing on the role of long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). His research interest stemmed from his observation that Dallas had many LTACHs whereas San Francisco had very few, yet he cared for similarly sick and frail hospitalized older adults in both places. His research has been funded by the NIA and the Donaghue Foundation. Dr.
Dr. Nguyen is a physician-health services researcher with expertise in epidemiology and implementation science. Her research portfolio focuses on understanding how social and structural determinants of health affect care delivery and outcomes for people from underserved and historically marginalized communities, and on how to overcome these factors through interventions embedded in healthcare systems and/or health care policy.
