Bio
Steven M. Asch MD, MPH is a Vice-Chief for Research, Division of Primary Care and Population Health at Stanford University and the Associate Chief of Staff for Clinical Effectiveness at the Palo Alto VA. Dr. Asch also serves as an Associate Dean for Research, leading the KL2 Research Training Program, the Stanford Intermountain Fellowship, and VA fellowships in Health Services Research and Informatics. In total, he has mentored and supervised over 80 graduate student and post-doctoral fellows and physicians.
Dr. Asch’s research evaluates quality measurement and improvement systems, testing organizational innovations to make medical care more collaborative and efficient using implementation science methods. He is a practicing internist and palliative care physician and the author of more than 500 peer-reviewed articles.
Dr. Asch has been awarded and honored for his teaching and research including: VA Health Services Career Development Award, 1997, 2000, 2001; Presidential Early Career Scientists and Engineer Award (PECASE), 2004, Daniel Deykin Mentorship Award 2016; and Under Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research, VA’s highest HSR&D honor, 2019.
