Leadership & Faculty

Our faculty have backgrounds in epidemiology, health economics, and health services research, a variety of clinical disciplines and represent four of the six academic colleges at UF Health. We also represent other disciplines throughout campus with faculty interested in related research areas. We are here to develop new methods and analytical tools that will enhance the evaluation of medications, other medical technology, and policy, and advance clinical and regulatory science.


Almut Winterstein

Director of the Center for drug evaluation and safety

Almut Winterstein, R.Ph., Ph.D., FISPE

Dr. Winterstein is a distinguished professor in the department of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy and the Dr. Robert and Barbara Crisafi Chair in Medication Safety.

UF CoDES Advisory Committee

Internal Membership

Roger B Fillingim
Department: DN-COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

Roger B Fillingim PhD

Associate Dean of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, Distinguished Professor, Director of PRICE
Phone: (352) 273-5963
Amie J Goodin
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Amie J Goodin Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 294-8829
Stephen Kimmel
Department: Department of Epidemiology

Stephen Kimmel

Dean’s Professor And Chair
Phone: (352) 273-5460
Lee Revere
Department: HP-HEALTH SERVICES ADMIN

Lee Revere

CHAIR & PROF
Phone: (352) 273-5147
Steven M Smith
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Steven M Smith PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FAHA

Associate Professor & Chair, Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy; Co-Director, Center For Integrative Cardiovascular And Metabolic Disease
Phone: (352) 273-5134

Meet the CoDES research faculty

Faculty from health science center colleges

Patrick J Antonelli
Department: MD-OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD & NECK

Patrick J Antonelli MD

George T. Singleton Professor – Division of Otology/Neurotology
Phone: (352) 273-5199
Regina Bussing
Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY

Regina Bussing M.D., M.S.H.S.

Emeritus Professor
Phone: (352) 294-4914
Larisa H Cavallari
Department: Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research

Larisa H Cavallari Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP

Chair, Professor and Debbie DeSantis Excellence Professorship
Phone: (352) 273-8245
Naueen Chaudhry
Department: MD-GASTROENTEROLOGY

Naueen Chaudhry M.D.

Assistant Professor Of Gastroenterology
Phone: (352) 273-9400
Charles Ellis, Jr
Department: HP-SLP LANG & HEARING SCI

Charles Ellis, Jr CCC-SLP, F-ASHA

Professor & Department Chair
Phone: (352) 273-5293
Roger B Fillingim
Department: DN-COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

Roger B Fillingim PhD

Associate Dean of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, Distinguished Professor, Director of PRICE
Phone: (352) 273-5963
Amie J Goodin
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Amie J Goodin Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 294-8829
Yi Guo
Department: MD-HOBI-GENERAL

Yi Guo PhD, FAMIA

Associate Professor & Associate Chair for Data Science; Division Chief, Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Phone: (352) 294-5969
Serena Jingchuan Guo
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Serena Jingchuan Guo M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-6533
Noah Hammarlund
Department: HP-HEALTH SERVICES ADMIN

Noah Hammarlund

AST PROF
Phone: (352) 273-6073
Laura E Happe
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Laura E Happe Pharm.D., M.P.H., FAMCP

Clinical Professor; Director Of The POP Online M.S. Program
Phone: (727) 488-2700
Md Mahmudul Hasan
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Md Mahmudul Hasan Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-6276
Young-Rock Hong
Department: HP-HEALTH SERVICES ADMIN

Young-Rock Hong PhD, MPH

Courtesy Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-5335
Molly Jacobs
Department: HP-HEALTH SERVICES ADMIN

Molly Jacobs

ASO PROF
Phone: (352) 273-6313
Tianze Jiao
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Tianze Jiao Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-9933
Christopher N Kaufmann
Department: MD-HOBI-BIOMED INFORMATICS

Christopher N Kaufmann PhD, MHS

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 294-5800
Tumader Khouja
Department: DN-COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

Tumader Khouja BDS, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-5971
Todd Manini
Department: MD-HOBI-BIOMED INFORMATICS

Todd Manini Ph.D.

Professor; Division Chief of Clinical and Population Health Integration; Co-Director of the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
Phone: (352) 273-5914
Nicole M Marlow
Department: HP-HEALTH SERVICES ADMIN

Nicole M Marlow

Research Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-6080
Earl J Morris
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Earl J Morris Pharm.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-6458
Haesuk Park
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Haesuk Park Ph.D.

Professor
Phone: (352) 273-6261
Rachel C Reise
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Rachel C Reise Pharm.D., M.S., CPh

Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 265-7242
Masoud Rouhizadeh
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Masoud Rouhizadeh PhD, FAMIA

Assistant Professor; Lead, Intelligent Critical Care Center (IC3)
Phone: (352) 273-9397
Mohammed Ruzieh
Department: HH-APK-ADMINISTRATION

Mohammed Ruzieh MD

Clinical Associate Professor
Phone: (352) 273-9065
Stephan Schmidt
Department: Pharmaceutics

Stephan Schmidt Ph.D., F.C.P.

Professor and the Certara Endowed Professor; Director Of The Center For Pharmacometrics And Systems Pharmacology
Phone: (407) 313-7012
Richard Segal
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Richard Segal R.Ph., Ph.D., M.S.

Professor
Phone: (352) 273-6265
Ronald I Shorr
Department: Department of Epidemiology

Ronald I Shorr

Director, Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center, Malcom Randall VAMC, Research Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida
Phone: (352) 548-6077
Astha Singhal
Department: DN-COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

Astha Singhal BDS, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor
Phone: (352) 273-5965
Steven M Smith
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Steven M Smith PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FAHA

Associate Professor & Chair, Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy; Co-Director, Center For Integrative Cardiovascular And Metabolic Disease
Phone: (352) 273-5134
Nicole E Smolinski
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Nicole E Smolinski Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Patrick J Tighe
Department: MD-ANESTHESIOLOGY-GENERAL

Patrick J Tighe M.D., M.S.

Executive Director, Quality and Patient Safety Initiative (QPSi)
Phone: (352) 273-7844
Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-8502
Almut G Winterstein
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Almut G Winterstein RPh, PhD, FISPE

Distinguished Professor, Director For CoDES, Director For Consortium For Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research
Phone: (352) 273-6258
Zhigang Xie
Department: HP-HEALTH SERVICES ADMIN

Zhigang Xie

AST PROF
Phone: (352) 273-5335
Zhiqiu Ye
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Zhiqiu Ye Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Ellen M Zimmermann
Department: MD-GASTROENTEROLOGY

Ellen M Zimmermann M.D.

Professor
Phone: (352) 273-9400

Faculty from other UF colleges