معرفی
Anna N.A. Tosteson, ScD holds the James J. Carroll Professorship in Oncology at Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine and serves as Associate Director for Population Sciences at the Dartmouth Cancer Center. She is a Principal Investigator for SYNERGY (Dartmouth's Clinical and Translational Science Institute) and formerly served as Interim Director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice.
Her academic background includes:
- ScD in Biostatistics (Health Decision Science) from Harvard University
- MS in Biostatistics from Harvard University
- BS in Statistics and Biometry from Cornell University
Tosteson specializes in decision science and health services research, examining how healthcare innovations impact health outcomes, costs, and quality through analysis of registries, clinical studies, and administrative data. Her work prominently focuses on cancer screening protocols and women's health interventions, with landmark contributions to understanding osteoporosis's societal and economic burdens. She developed foundational frameworks linking clinical outcomes to workforce productivity metrics that influenced national health policy.
Her research portfolio demonstrates consistent emphasis on:
- Economic modeling of preventive healthcare strategies
- Longitudinal analysis of screening program effectiveness
- Healthcare delivery system optimization
- Population-level disease burden assessment
Tosteson's policy impact is exemplified by her contributions to the Surgeon General's report Bone Health and Osteoporosis, which directly shaped national screening guidelines and treatment protocols. As SYNERGY PI, she directs multimillion-dollar NIH-funded translational research infrastructure while leading population sciences initiatives at the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center.
She maintains active research collaborations through:
- The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice
- Dartmouth's Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-Based Practice
- National cancer registry analysis consortia
