Meet our Staff

A. Mark Fendrick
Director

A. Mark Fendrick, M.D. is the Center’s Director and Professor at the University of Michigan in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy.  Read more

Richard Hirth
Research Director

Dr. Richard Hirth is a Professor at the University of Michigan Departments of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy.  Read more

Susan Lynne Oesterle
Program Manager

Susan Lynne Oesterle manages and coordinates all aspects of the V-BID Center’s activities.

Advisory Board

Brian Agnew
Pfizer

John Ayanian
Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

Jill Berger
The Leapfrog Group

Ashley Brown
Merck

Andy Chasin
Blue Shield of California

Michael Chernew
Harvard University

Sara Collins
The Commonwealth Fund

Samantha Dougherty
PhRMA

Paul Fronstin
EBRI

Kimberly Jinnett
Genentech

Christine Juday
Discern Health

Molly MacDonald
The Pink Fund

Silas Martin
Janssen

David Mirkin
Milliman

Adam Myers
Blue Cross Blue Shield

Amy Niles
PAN Foundation

Kavita Patel
Stanford University

Lonny Reisman
Unaffiliated

Lewis G. Sandy
Unaffiliated

William Shrank
Unaffiliated

Jason Spangler
Innovation and Value Initiative

Kathryn Spangler
Spangler Strategies

Mark Stejbach
Unaffiliated

Brian Sweet
Bristol-Myers Squibb

Daniel Wolfson
Unaffiliated