Dr. Gillian Sanders Schmidler

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Gillian Sanders-Schmidler is a Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Duke University, where she is also a Deputy Director at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. Her expertise encompasses Clinical Decision Sciences, Health Services Research, and Health Policy. Dr. Sanders-Schmidler transitioned to Duke after serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Primary Care Outcomes Research at Stanford University from 1998 to 2003. She has held leadership positions, including Director of Duke's Evidence-based Practice Center from 2009 to 2020. Her research is primarily focused on the development of evidence-based decision models designed to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of various prevention, treatment, and management strategies for chronic diseases. She aims to translate these models into formats and tools that can effectively facilitate decision-making for patients, healthcare providers, and policymakers. In addition, she has also taken on significant roles within the Society for Medical Decision Making, including serving as Past President and co-chairing panels on health policy effectiveness. Dr. Sanders-Schmidler is involved in several federally funded projects aimed at addressing health-related social needs and improving clinical encounters for diverse populations.

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