Clinical Investigators

Wiley Chan, MD
Internal Medicine
Northwest Permanente, KPNW

Dr. Chan's research focus is on diabetes and chronic disease management. He is a board-certified Northwest Permanente Physician.

Richard Deyo, MD, MPH
Kaiser Permanente Professor of Evidence-Based Family Medicine
Department of Family Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University

http://www.ohsu.edu/som/fammed/faculty/deyo.shtml

Charles Elder, MD
Internal Medicine
Northwest Permanente, KPNW

Dr. Elder's research focuses on complementary and alternative medicine, specializing in Ayurvedic medicine. He is a Northwest Permanente Physician board-certified in internal medicine.

Glenn T. Gerhard, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research

Dr. Gerhard's research focuses on lipid metabolism, diabetes, weight loss, and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Dr. Gerhard additionally holds a Ph. D. degree in nutrition.

Mark Helfand, MD, MS
Evidence-BasedPractice
Oregon Health & Science University

Dr. Helfand's research focuses on internal medicine, systematic review, and decision and judgment theory. He is director of the Oregon Health & Science University's Evidence-Based Practice Center.

Jodi Lapidus, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Division of Biostatistics
Oregon Health & Science University

Richard Mularski, MD, MSHS, MCR
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine,
Northwest Permanente Medical Group

Dr. Mularski is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, and has further credentials in critical care medicine. He is a research investigator in the areas of lung health, bioethics, and palliative care.

Molly Osborne, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
Portland VA Medical Center

Dr. Osborne's primary research interests are asthma and pulmonary disease surveillance and treatment. She is a pulmonary medicine physician for the Portland VA Medical Center and Dean of Student Affairs at Oregon Health & Science University.

John Pearson, MD
Pediatrics
Northwest Permanente, KPNW

Dr. Pearson's research focuses on childhood health issues, including childhood obesity. Dr. Pearson is a Northwest Permanente board-certified pediatrician.

Micah L. Thorp, DO, MPH
Nephrology
Northwest Permanente Medical Group, KPNW

Dr. Thorp is a nephrologist and epidemiologist interested in chronic kidney disease. His interests include chronic kidney disease outcomes, trends, and population management.

Kimberly K Vesco, MD, MPH
OB/GYN
Northwest Permanente, KPNW

Dr. Vesco’s research interests focus on issues of women’s health. She currently serves as a Co-Investigator on the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures and an Investigator for the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center. Dr. Vesco is a Board-Certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist, a Kaiser Permanente Physician, and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.