Presenter
Larry G. Kessler
Biography
Dr. Kessler is a Professor in the Department of Health Services, School of Public Health,
The University of Washington. He has over 40 years of experience in health services research. This
included 10 years at that National Cancer Institute of NIH where he led the Applied Research
Branch. He came to UW from the U.S. FDA where he served as director of the Office of
Surveillance and Biometrics and the Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories at the
Center for Devices and Radiological Health. His recent collaborative research focuses on
patient-centered research, including studies of patients with end-stage kidney disease, and
studies of treatment strategies, most recently in surgery, diverticulitis, bladder cancer, back
pain, and cystic fibrosis.
The University of Washington. He has over 40 years of experience in health services research. This
included 10 years at that National Cancer Institute of NIH where he led the Applied Research
Branch. He came to UW from the U.S. FDA where he served as director of the Office of
Surveillance and Biometrics and the Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories at the
Center for Devices and Radiological Health. His recent collaborative research focuses on
patient-centered research, including studies of patients with end-stage kidney disease, and
studies of treatment strategies, most recently in surgery, diverticulitis, bladder cancer, back
pain, and cystic fibrosis.
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