Pieter van Baal

Prof. Pieter van Baal is a Full Professor of Public Health Economics at the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam. His expertise lies in cost-effectiveness analysis, disease modeling, and economic evaluations of public health interventions. He developed the PAID tool for incorporating future disease costs in economic assessments. He serves as an associate editor for Value in Health and previously contributed to editorial roles at PLoS One and Population Health Metrics.

His research focuses on methodological advancements in healthcare cost analysis, including future medical costs, quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), and multi-disease modeling. Notable contributions include studies on diabetes management, melanoma treatment pathways, and the societal impact of public health crises like Ebola and COVID-19. He emphasizes integrating non-medical consumption costs into economic evaluations to inform policy decisions.

Recent work explores topics such as whole health frameworks in outcomes research, equity in healthcare resource allocation, and the long-term economic burden of chronic diseases. His collaborative projects span multiple countries, reflecting a global perspective on health economics challenges.