Alex Sox-Harris, PhD, MS

Professor (Research) of Surgery (Surgery Policy Improvement Research and Education Center)

Bio

Alex Sox-Harris is a leader in several domains of health services research, including quality measurement, pragmatic rigorous evaluation, predictive modeling, and improvement science (implementation and de-implementation). As a VA Senior Research Career Scientist and Professor in the Stanford Department of Surgery, he has published over 300 scientific papers, has over 20 years of continuous federal research funding, and has received numerous national awards for the innovation and impact of his research. In addition to his own work, Dr. Sox-Harris mentors and supports surgeons and early career scientists to secure funding for research to improve the health and health care.

Academic Appointments

Professor (Research), Surgery

Honors & Awards

Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (PECASE), The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) (2008)
Health System Impact Award, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development (2014)

Professional Education

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research (2004)
MS, Stanford University, Statistics (2001)
PhD, Stanford University, Counseling Psychology (2003)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Quality Measurement, Predictive Modeling, Implementation Science,

Stanford Advisees

Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor
Kenneth Nieser

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