Ali Moghtaderi

Ali Moghtaderi, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, specializing in Health Policy and Management.

• Current research examines regulatory impacts on healthcare behavior
• Expert in health economics and financial incentives in medicine
• Recipient of funding from NHLBI, RWJF, and cancer research institutes

Education

• PhD in Economics (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2014)
• MA in Economics (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2010)
• MBA (Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, 2008)
• BSc in Metallurgical Engineering (Sharif University of Technology, 2005)

Research Focus

Dr. Moghtaderi employs causal research designs to study:

• Regulatory effects on physician/patient behavior
• Healthcare financing and cost-shifting
• Vaccination policy and herd immunity
• Impact of liability reforms on clinical decisions
• Emergency care economics
• Medicaid expansion outcomes

Publications

Recent work examines:

• Vertical integration in cardiology (2024)
• Emergency physician productivity (2025)
• Covid-19 booster efficacy (2023)
• Dementia diagnosis timing (2024)
• Comparative health systems funding (2024)

Teaching

Leads courses in:

• Health economics fundamentals
• Healthcare financing models
• Cost-benefit analysis techniques