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Stroke QUERI Executive Committee

Photo representing the various disciplines of Executive Committee members.
The Executive Committee of the Stroke QUERI represents both major stakeholders and a representative cross-section of the stroke treatment and rehabilitation national communities. The Executive Committee advises the Stroke QUERI on all project activities and will be advocates for implementation of programs within the VA.

Executive Committee members are outstanding leaders in their respective fields and bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise from programs outside of the VA as well as from within the Veterans Health Administration. These programs include:

American Stroke Association/American Heart Association
Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research
Implementation Science Journal
VA Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care
VA Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice (CRIISP)
VA Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice
VA Diabetes Mellitus QUERI Center
VA Office of Quality and Performance, Quality Improvement (QI) Program
Stroke QUERI Executive Committee Members
David Matchar, MD
Director, Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research
Durham VA Medical Center

Bradley Doebbeling, MD, MSc
Director, Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice (CIEBP)
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center


Pamela W. Duncan, PhD, FAPTA
Senior Fellow, Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research
Duke University School of Medicine


Thomas Kent, MD
Chief of Science, Neurology Service
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center


Sarah Krein, PhD, RN
Co-Director, Research Coordinating Center
Diabetes Mellitus QUERI Center


Dennis Milne, MBA
Vice President, Patient Education
American Stroke Association


Brian Mittman, PhD
Senior Social Scientist/Editor-in-Chief, Implementation Science Journal
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System


Eugene Z. Oddone, MD
Director, Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care
Durham VA Medical Center


Diana L. Ordin
Director, Quality Improvement Program (QI)
VA Office of Quality and Performance


Don and Janet Prether
Veteran Stroke Survivor and Caregiver
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center


Robert Ruff, MD
Director, Rehabilitation/Spinal Cord Injury and Dysfunction Care Line
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center


Barbara Sigford, MD
National Program Director, VHA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service
Minneapolis VA Medical Center