CV - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics

April 2015
CURRICULUM VITAE
A. Personal Information:
Name
Business Address
Business Phone
Home Address
Home Phone
E-Mail Addresses
Languages
Gender
D. STEVEN FOX, M.D., M.Sc.
Verna & Peter Dauterive Hall (VPD) - Room 214M
635 Downey Way
Los Angeles, CA 90089-3333
(213) 821-0977
[Confidential]
(310) 383-3355
[email protected]
Spanish (High-Intermediate), German (basic), Modern
Hebrew (basic)
Male
B. Education:
College or University
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, BS in Physical
Oceanography, 1988
Graduate School
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, MS in
Atmospheric Physics, 1992
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,
London, England, MSc in Clinical Topical
Medicine and Public Health, 1997
Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA,
MPhil in Policy Analysis, 2012
Ph.D. Candidate in Policy Analysis (Dual Analytic
Concentrations in Quantitative Methods &
Economics), Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa
Monica, CA, Present
Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, MD with
Honors, 1998
Residency
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, Internal
Medicine & Pediatrics, 2002
Honors and Awards
Health Improvement, RAND Dissertation Funding
Award, RAND, Santa Monica, CA, 2012-2013
Bio Medical Training Inititative Award, UK
Government, UK, 1997
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USC Department of Medicine
Medical Licensure
California Medical License,
New York Medical License (Inactive)
Board Certification
Internal Medicine Board Certification
Pediatric Board Certification
Other
Analytic Disciplines: Decision Analysis, Policy
Analysis, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Linear
Optimization, Microeconomics, Econometrics,
Game Theory, Behavioral Economics, Qualitative
Methods
Computer Skills: Statistical Packages: STATA, R
Other: AMPL, Mathematica
C. Professional Background:
Assistant Policy Researcher, The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 20092013
Private Medical Practice & Overseas Medical Work, Self, Los Angeles, CA,
2004-2013
UCLA Guest Lecturer, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2004-2013
VP & Chief of Acquisitions, ACF Property Management, Inc., Los Angeles, CA,
2003-2009
Consulting Physician, UCLA-Olive View Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA,
2003-2004
Research Assistant, Parasitology Research & Diagnostic Lab – Ben Gurion
University, Beer Sheva, Israel, 1993
Research Assistant, Atmospheric Remote Sensing Lab – University of
Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1989-1992
Specific Teaching Responsibilities
Clinical Preceptor – Postgraduate IM and Med/Peds Primary Care Clinics,
2014-Present
Course Head -- USC PMEP 529, “Risk, Probability, and Preferences”, 2013Present
Guest Lecturer – USC HCDA 550: Healthcare Innovation: Creativity to Value,
“Practical Applications of Game Theory and Behavioral Psychology”, 2015Present
Guest Lecturer – USC BME 566: Health Technology and Engineering (HTE),
“Facilitators and Barriers to the Uptake of New Clinical Evidence”, 2015Present
Guest Lecturer – USC MEDS 531: The Politics of Global Health, “Comparative
Analysis of Healthcare Delivery Systems”, 2015-Present
Guest Lecturer -- UCLA Undergraduate and Graduate Courses, “Disease Control
Programs”, 2003-2013
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Guest Lecturer -- UCLA Undergraduate and Graduate Courses, “Primary Health
Care in the Developing World”, 2003-2013
Guest Lecturer -- UCLA Undergraduate and Graduate Courses, “Reproductive
Health in the Developing World”, 2003-2013
Guest Lecturer -- UCLA Undergraduate and Graduate Courses, “Chronic Disease
Burden in the Developing World”, 2003-2013
TA, Microeconomics I -- Pardee RAND Graduate School, 2010
Curriculum Development, Med/Peds Clinical Core – University of Rochester,
2003
MCAT Review Instructor, 1994-1995
Medical Student Peer Tutor, 1994-1995
D. Service:
Academic
Member, USC PhD Qualifying Exam Committee, Pharmacoeconomics Research
Design, 2014 - Present
Member, USC Med-Peds Residency Curricular Competency Committee, 2014Present
Member, PhD Dissertation Committee (Xiaoli (Charlene) Niu) -- A Simulation of
Long-Term Health Outcomes in Persons with Hemophilia, 2015 - Present
Member, PhD Dissertation Committee (Tara Matsuda) – Risk Stratification to
Determine Appropriate Treatment Thresholds for Hepatitis C Virus Infection,
2014 - Present
Member, PhD Dissertation Committee (Yawen Jiang) – Comparative Economic
and Clinical Outcomes of Antipsychotics Using Real-World Data, 2014 Present
Member, PhD Dissertation Committee (Shradda Chaugule) –Use of a DecisionAnalytic Model and Economic Choice Behavior to Understand the Economic
Impact & Value of High-Cost Hemophilia Therapies, 2014 - Present
Institutional
Reviewer – LA DHS Specialty Care Initiative – Expected Practices for Clinical
Care, 2014 - Present
Editorial
Editorial Board Member – Dartmouth Medicine, 1994-1996
Professional Organizations
National/International
President, Dartmouth Chapter, American Medical Student Association (AMSA),
1994-1995
Representative, Dartmouth Chapter, American Association of Medical Colleges
(AAMC)- Organization of Student Representatives (OSR), 1995-1996
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F. Research Activities:
Research in Progress
Wasteful and Misleading -- Allocating scarce resources using multi-criteria decision
analysis produces Pareto inefficient and anti-intuitive results. Lead Author, with Robert
H. Brook, Emmett B. Keeler, and Melinda Moore. (Final Editing. Target Journal:
Management Science)
A new conceptual model for health care coordination – Focusing on decision-making as
the key care function. Lead Author, with Peter S. Hussey and Robert S. Rudin. (Final
Editing. Target Journal: BMJ)
Preparing outpatient providers to respond during a mass casualty event – Recruiting &
training additional professionals for disaster medical surge. Lead Author, with Melinda
Moore. (Final editing. Target Journal: Annals of Emergency Medicine)
Policy impacts of how ‘health’ is measured - Isolating the subjective from the technical.
Lead Author, with Emmett B. Keeler. (Final Editing. Target Journal: The Lancet)
SCOOP: An innovative decision analysis tool for allocating scarce healthcare resources;
Comparing policy consequences and outcomes versus alternative approaches. Lead
Author, with Robert H. Brook, Emmett B. Keeler, and Melinda Moore. (Dissertation
Research)
Towards better allocation of U.S. healthcare resources – Lessons from the international
experience. Lead Author, with Robert H. Brook. (Dissertation Research)
G. Bibliography:
Peer Reviewed
1. Hussey PS, Schneider EC, Rudin RS, Fox DS, Lai J, and Pollack CE. Continuity and
the Costs of Care for Chronic Disease. JAMA Intern Med; 2014; 174(5):742-748.
2. Pollack CE, Hussey PS, Rudin RS, Fox DS, Lai J, and Schneider EC. Measuring
Care Continuity: A Comparison of Claims-Based Methods. Med Care; 2013
3. •Baiocchi D, & Fox DS. Surprise! From CEOs to Navy SEALs: How a Select Group
of Professionals Prepare for and Respond to the Unexpected. Santa Monica, CA:
RAND Corporation, 2013.
Available from: http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR341.html
4. Timbie JW, Ringel JS, Fox DS, et al. Systematic review of strategies to allocate
scarce resources during mass casualty events. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2013;
61(6):677-689.
5. Timbie JW, Fox DS, Schneider E, et al. Five reasons that many comparative
effectiveness studies fail to change patient care and clinical practice. Health Affairs,
31(10) 2168-2175, 2012.
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6. Timbie JW, Ringel JS, Fox DS, et al (RAND Corporation). Allocation of scarce
resources during mass casualty events. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (US); Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 207.
Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK98854/ ; 2012.
7. Schneider E, Timbie J, Fox DS, et al. Dissemination and adoption of comparative
effectiveness research findings when findings challenge current practices. Santa
Monica (CA): RAND Health. 2011. Document Number: TR-924-DHHS. Available
from: http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR924.htm
Peer Reviewed Submitted
1. Can hepatitis C treatment be safely delayed? Evidence from the Veterans
Administration healthcare system. Co-Author, with Matsuda T, McCombs JS,
Tonnu-Mihara I, and McGinnis J (In Submission: JAMA Internal Medicine)
Non Peer Reviewed
1. Baiocchi D, Langeland K, Fox DS, et al. Increasing Flexibility and Agility at the
National Reconnaissance Office: Lessons from Modular Design, Occupational
Surprise, and Commercial Research and Development Processes. Santa Monica, CA:
RAND Corporation, 2013.
Available from: http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR336
2. Moore M, & Fox DS. Policies toward good health and accessible quality health care
for persons in remote areas of Abu Dhabi. Santa Monica (CA): RAND Health. 2010
Jul. RAND Project Memorandum: PM-3573-CPCAD
3. Fox DS. Toxoplasmosis. In: Garfunkel, Kaczorowski, & Christy, editors. Mosby’s
Pediatric Clinical Advisor. 2nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2007. p. 572-3
4. Fox DS. Intestinal nematodes. In: Garfunkel, Kaczorowski, & Christy, editors.
Mosby’s Pediatric Clinical Advisor. 1st ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2003. p. 834-7
5. Fox DS. Prion disease – from ‘mad cows’ and the ‘laughing death’ to New Variant
CJD. Brattleboro Retreat Psychiatric Review . 1997 Summer; 6(1): 1-5.
Miscellany
Presentations
1. Can hepatitis C treatment be safely delayed? Evidence from the Veterans
Administration healthcare system. Co-Author, with Matsuda T, McCombs JS,
Tonnu-Mihara I, and McGinnis J (Abstract accepted for podium presentation:
EASL Vienna 2015.)
2. Turning Resource Allocation Updside down-Refocusting Stakeholders on
Outcomes. Reprise Expanded Briefing for the Pardee RAND Graduate School
Board of Governors, Santa Monica, CA, 2013
3. Turning Resource Allocation Updside down-Refocusting Stakeholders on
Outcomes. Reprise Invited Briefing for the Pardee RAND Graduate School Board
of Governors, Santa Monica, CA, 2013
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4. Policy Analysis Primer – Insights from Examining Affordable Housing in Santa
Monica. Invited Presentation for the So Cal Fulbright Scholars Enrichment
Program., Santa Monica, CA, 2013
5. Applying Behavioral Psychology to Policy Analysis. Invited Presentation for the
Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA, 2012
6. Medical Issues of International Adoptees. Sr. Pediatric Resident Scholarly
Project, 2002.
7. Staph aureus Sepsis in the NICU 1999-2000 - Results of a Chart Review.
Neonatal/OB Joint Conference, 2002.
8. Fever in the Returning Traveler. Senior Internal Medicine Scholarly Project, 2001
9. A Comparison of Three Successful Prasitic Disease Control Programs. Master’s
Thesis Submission, Longson School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London,
UK, 1997.
10. Travel Medicine for FP’s: Essentials of Pre-Travel Advising. AAFP
NCRPR/NCSM, Kansas City, KS, 1997
11. Artic Region Albedo 1979-86 Estimated from SMMR Passive Microwave Data.
Master’s Thesis Defense, University of Washington, WA, 1992
Poster Sessions
1. Can hepatitis C treatment be safely delayed? Evidence from the Veterans
Administration healthcare system. Co-Author, with Matsuda T, McCombs JS,
Tonnu-Mihara I, and McGinnis J (Abstract accepted for poster presentation:
ISPOR Philidelphia 2015.)
2. Chagas Disease Control Efforts – Necessary Research for Central America.
IHMEC Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1997.