Dr. Doug Owens

Biography

Douglas K. Owens is the Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Professor and a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. He also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Management Science and Engineering. A general internist, he focuses on technology assessment, cost-effectiveness analysis, evidence synthesis, and methods for clinical decision making and guideline development. His research has addressed the cost-effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic interventions in various health crises. He chaired the Clinical Guidelines Committee for the American College of Physicians and has been a significant contributor to national guidelines in preventive care as part of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Owens has directed the Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center, co-directed training programs in health services research, and has received several prestigious awards for his contributions to medical decision making and health policy. He earned his BS and MS from Stanford University and his MD from the University of California-San Francisco. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a fellowship in health research and policy at Stanford. He is actively involved in numerous academic and health policy committees.

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