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Gordon G. Liu, PhD
Chair, Department of Health Economics and Management
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies |
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Research Interests:
Health economics, pharmaceutical outcomes research, inappropriate drug use in the elderly, and health policy in China.
Biographical Sketch:
Dr Liu's research has engaged in economic cost and outcomes assessment of health care interventions, including prenatal care, pharmacuetical care, and drug therapies in the US. On international side, he has played a major role in analyzing China's urban health insurance reforms, urbanization, and changes in rural health care. Currently he is leading on two research projects: a NIH-funded project to study inappropriate prescription drug use and health outcomes in the elderly; and an industry-funded project to investigate the economics costs of alternative medications in treating schizophrenia patients. He is also initiating a research to measure the role of health human capital in economic development. He serves as co-editor of Value in Health, the official journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR).
