YODA Project
Yale University Open Data Access (YODA) Project
Steering Committees
Two Steering Committees will advise the project. The General Steering Committee is comprised of leaders in the fields of clinical research and biomedical ethics. The Clinical Advisory Committee includes leaders in clinical practice that use the product under evaluation. The members of these committees are listed below.
General Steering Committee
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD - General Steering Committee Chair
Vice Provost and Levy University Professor, University of PennsylvaniaEzekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD - General Steering Committee Chair
Vice Provost and Levy University Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA - Clinical Advisory Committee Chair
Associate Professor and Vice Chair, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Core Faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA- Clinical Advisory Committee Chair
Associate Professor and Vice Chair, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Core Faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
Allan Coukell
Director, Medical Programs, Pew Health Group
Allan Coukell, BScPharm
Director, Medical Programs, Pew Health Group

Ralph I. Horwitz, MD, MACP
Senior Vice President, Clinical Evaluation Sciences and Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Research and Development, GlaxoSmithKline, and Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Epidemiology, Yale UniversityRalph I. Horwitz, MD, MACP
Senior Vice President, Clinical Evaluation Sciences and Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Research and Development, GlaxoSmithKline, and Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Epidemiology, Yale University
Mark Litwin, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair, Department of Urology, UCLA School of Medicine and Professor of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health
Mark Litwin, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair, Department of Urology, UCLA School of Medicine and Professor of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health
James (Jim) D. Neaton, PhD
Professor of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
James (Jim) D. Neaton, PhD
Professor of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Steven D. Pearson, MD, MSc
President, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) at Massachusetts General Hospital's Institute for Technology Assessment and Visiting Scientist, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health
Steven D. Pearson, MD, MSc
President, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) at Massachusetts General Hospital's Institute for Technology Assessment and Visiting Scientist, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health
Bruce M. Psaty, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Washington Cardiovascular Health Research Unit
Bruce M. Psaty, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Washington Cardiovascular Health Research Unit
Rita Redberg, MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, Philip R. Lee Institute of Health Policy and Studies Editor, Archives of Internal Medicine
Rita Redberg, MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, Philip R. Lee Institute of Health Policy and Studies Editor, Archives of Internal Medicine
Dennis Thompson, PhD
Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy, Harvard University, and Founding Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
Dennis Thompson, PhD
Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy, Harvard University, and Founding Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
Deborah Zarin, MD
Director, ClinicalTrials.gov, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine
Deborah Zarin, MD
Director, ClinicalTrials.gov, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine
Clinical Advisory Committee
Associate Professor and Vice Chair, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Core Faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
Associate Professor and Vice Chair, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Core Faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
Biography
Conflicts of Interest Disclosure
Chair, Department of Orthopaedics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and Professor at Dartmouth Medical School and The Dartmouth Institute
Chair, Department of Orthopaedics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and Professor at Dartmouth Medical School and The Dartmouth Institute
Biography
Conflicts of Interest Disclosure
Marjorie Strong Wehle Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester
Marjorie Strong Wehle Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester
Biography
Conflicts of Interest Disclosure
Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin
Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin
Biography
Conflicts of Interest Disclosure
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, and CEO, TRIA Orthopaedic Center
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, and CEO, TRIA Orthopaedic Center
Biography
Conflicts of Interest Disclosure

