Richard Culbertson

Richard Culbertson is a tenured Full Professor at Louisiana State University School of Public Health and LSU Medical School, holding dual roles as Director of Health Policy and Systems Management and Adjunct Professor at Tulane University School of Medicine. He has served as Interim Dean of the School of Public Health (2013-2015) and held leadership positions in major healthcare institutions including Kaiser-Permanente and the University of California-San Francisco Medical Group.

Education: PhD in Sociology (UCSF, 1993), MHA (Minnesota, 1973), Master of Divinity (Harvard, 1970), BA in History (Lawrence University, 1967). His research focuses on healthcare ethics, organizational management in academic medical centers, and health policy systems. He leads Louisiana Clinical & Translational Science Center's Ethics Resource and has authored seminal works on physician autonomy, managed care structures, and healthcare governance.

Service Contributions: Former Chairman of Aurora Health System Board (WI), member of American Hospital Association governance bodies, and Touro Infirmary Board Member post-Hurricane Katrina. Awards include the Allen Copping Award (2015), Kellogg Fellowship, and recognition from the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Advising/Grants: Guided five Tulane doctoral completions. Endowed two professorships in health policy and systems management. Active reviewer for Healthcare Financing Review and VA Health System's research review panels.

Labs/Teams: Directs ethics initiatives in LA CaTS translational science center, collaborates with interprofessional education programs, and chairs ethics review committees across multiple institutions.