Health services research (HSR) at Duke Surgery explores ways to improve healthcare access, delivery, quality, and outcomes by examining the intersection of patients, providers, and the healthcare system. This multidisciplinary area of study brings together insights from fields such as data science, implementation science, economics, organizational behavior, public policy, and epidemiology.
Some of the topics our surgeon-scientists explore include data harmonization in transplantation, community-engaged amputation prevention in rural populations, and the effect of care pathways on length of stay after a procedure.
Duke Surgery HSR makes the most of the university’s robust research infrastructure, collaborating with a range of entities such as the Duke Clinical Research Institute, the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, the School of Medicine’s Department of Population Health Sciences, and the Kenan Institute for Ethics.
Faculty Researchers
The following Duke Surgery faculty are involved in conducting health services research. Please visit their respective faculty and/or laboratory pages for more information about their work and how to get involved.
Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Lisa McElroy, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Betty Tong, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
James Jung, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor in Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Keri Seymour, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Alexander Allori, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Surgical Oncology
Hadiza Kazaure, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Jay Lee, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
Allison Martin, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
Jennifer Plichta, MD, MS
E. Fulton Brylawski Associate Professor in Women's Health
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Laura Rosenberger, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Ton Wang, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery
Krista Haines, DO
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Adam Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
Samantha Minc, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences