Mission

ICER's mission is to lead innovation in comparative effectiveness research through methods that integrate considerations of clinical benefit and economic value.  Through a unique collaboration with patients, clinicians, manufacturers, insurers and other healthcare stakeholders, ICER develops tools to support patient decisions and medical policy that share the goal of achieving maximum value for every healthcare dollar.

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Advisory Board

Stuart Altman, PhD
Chairman, Health Industry Forum
Professor, Heller School for Social Policy & Management
Brandeis University 

Ellen Andrews, PhD
Executive Director
Connecticut Health Policy Project  

Carmella Bocchino, RN, MBA
Executive Vice President, Clinical Affairs and Strategic Planning
America's Health Insurance Plans

Kathleen Buto, MPA
Vice President, Health Policy
Johnson and Johnson

Donald E. Casey Jr., MD, MPH, MBA, FACP
Vice President, Network Integration and Medical Director
NYU Langone Medical Center 
Representing:  American College of Physicians

Patrick Courneya, MD
Medical Director
HealthPartners

Robert Donnelly
Senior Director, Health Policy
Johnson & Johnson

Robert W. Dubois, MD, PhD
Chief Science Officer 
National Pharmaceutical Council

G. Scott Gazelle, MD, PhD, MPH
Director, Institute for Technology Assessment
Massachusetts General Hospital

George Isham, MD, MS
Medical Director, Chief Health Officer
HealthPartners

Carolyn Langer, MD, JD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Office of Medicaid (MassHealth)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

David Lansky, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Business Group on Health

Keith D. Lillemoe, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief and Chief, Department of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Representing: American College of Surgeons

Robert McDonough, MD, JD, MPP
Head of Clinical Policy Research and Development
Aetna, Inc.

Newell McElwee, PharmD, MSPH
Vice President of External Medical &
Scientific Affairs
Merck & Co., Inc.

Dolores Mitchell
Executive Director
Group Insurance Commission
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Joshua Ofman, MD, MSHS
Senior Vice President for Global Value and Access
Amgen

Rita Redberg, MD, MSc, FACC
Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Representing: American College of Cardiology

Murray Ross, PhD
Director
Kaiser Institute for Health Policy

Lewis Sandy, MD
Senior Vice President, Clinical Advancement
UnitedHealth Group

Michael Sherman, MD, MBA, MS
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Eric Silfen, MD, MSHA
Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President
Philips Healthcare

Andrea Sutcliffe, BA (Hons)
Chief Executive 
Social Care Institute for Excellence

Brian Sweet, BS Pharm, MBA
Executive Director, Healthcare Alliances
AstraZeneca

Bill Thorwarth, MD
Consultant Radiologist
Representing: American College of Radiology

Reed Tuckson, MD
Executive Vice President & Chief of Medical Affairs
UnitedHealth Group

Gail Wilensky, PhD
Senior Fellow
Project HOPE