David A. Kindig, M.D., Ph.D

 

David A. Kindig is Emeritus Professor of Population Health Sciences and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor for Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine. He co-directs the Wisconsin site of the Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program and also serves as Senior Advisor to the UW Population Health Institute., and Co-Director of its "Making Wisconsin the Healthiest State" project. He received a B.A. from Carleton College in 1962 and M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago School of Medicine in 1968. He completed residency training in Social Pediatrics at Montefiore Hospital in 1971. Dr. Kindig served as Professor of Preventive Medicine/Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin from 1980-2003, where he developed a unique distance education graduate degree in medical management. He was Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1980-1985, Director of Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center (1976-80), Deputy Director of the Bureau of Health Manpower, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (1974-76), and the First Medical Director of the National Health Services Corps (1971-73). He was National President of the Student American Medical Association in 1967-68. Research Interests Population health measurement Population health incentives Equity in population health Health literacy Recent Honors and Awards: Dr. Kindig served as Chair of the federal Council of Graduate Medical Education (1995-1997), President of the Association for Health Services Research (1997-1998), a ProPAC Commissioner from 1991-94 and as Senior Advisor to Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1993-95. In 1996 he was elected to the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences. He received the Distinguished Service Award, University of Chicago School of Medicine 2003. He chaired the Institute of Medicine Committee on Health Literacy in 2002-2004, chaired Wisconsin Governor Doyle's Healthy Wisconsin Taskforce in 2006, and received the 2007 Wisconsin Public Health Association's Distinguished Service to Public Health Award. Recent Publications: Kindig, D.A.  Purchasing Population Health: Paying for Results.  University of Michigan  Press: Ann Arbor, MI, 1997. Kindig, D., Purchasing Population Health: Paying for Results. Chinese Edition 2001.  Hong Wang Translation, Milbank Memorial Fund/Chinese Health Economic Institute Publisher.   Kindig, D., Value Purchasers in Health Care: Seven Case Studies.  Milbank Memorial     Fund. 2001 New York. Kindig, D., Stoddart, G., What is Population Health, American Journal of Public Health, March 2003 (vol 93 no3)  p380-3.   Kindig, D., Day, P., Fox, D.M., Gibson, M., Knickman, J., Lomas, J., Stoddart, G., What New Knowledge Would Help Policymakers Better Balance Investments for Optimal Health Outcomes?  Health Services Research 2003 (vol 38, No 6p2).   Bohlman, L, Panzer A. and Kindig, D., Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. Institute of Medicine April 2004. National Academy Press, Washington DC. Kindig, DA. Understanding Population Health Terminology. Milbank Quarterly 2007 85 (1) 139-161. Kindig, DA. A Pay-for-Population Health Performance System.  Jama Vol 296, N o. 21 December 6, 2006. Teaching Experience Introduction to Population Health, Healthcare Strategic Management, Leadership in Health Care   Contact Information: David A. Kindig, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Population Health Sciences 760 WARF Building 610 Walnut Street Madison, Wisconsin 53726-2397 Phone: (608) 263-4886 Fax: (608) 262-6404 Email: dakindig@facstaff.wisc.edu Updated 11/12/07