Lisa M Kern

Lisa M Kern is a Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, holding joint appointments in Population Health Sciences and Medicine. Her work focuses on healthcare fragmentation, care coordination, and health information technology applications in chronic disease management and geriatrics.

• Education: MD from Harvard Medical School (1997), MPH from Johns Hopkins University (2002), BA from Harvard College (1993)

Her research examines:

• Impact of care fragmentation on emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and cardiovascular outcomes across diverse populations
• Racial disparities in diabetes and cancer care coordination
• Role of health information exchange in improving continuity of care
• Implementation science for heart failure care transitions and dementia care models

Recent publications (2024-2023) analyze care coordination in pediatric populations, value-based purchasing in home health, and ambulatory care economics.

Dr. Kern leads and collaborates on NIH-funded studies including:

• National Institute on Aging: Understanding Ambulatory Care Utilization in Alzheimer's Disease (2024-2029)
• National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute: I-TRANSFER-HF heart failure implementation trial (2023-2028)
• National Cancer Institute: Structural Racism and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Survivors (2024-2029)

Her work bridges health policy, clinical research, and health information technology evaluation, with significant contributions to understanding care fragmentation across Medicare, Medicaid, and veteran populations.