Our people
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is made up of over 500 team members from various fields. Learn more about our academic and organizational leadership.
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Ashkan Afshin
Affiliate Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/2023-10/Aldridge%20UCL%20Quad-modified.png.webp?itok=uM1Kip6j)
Robert Aldridge
Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Micah_Angela_D7.jpg.webp?itok=kiYXetDf)
Angela Apeagyei (Micah)
Research Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Aravkin_Sasha_D71.16.2020.png.webp?itok=E77g_gFX)
Aleksandr Aravkin
Director, Mathematical Sciences; Adjunct Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/2024-01/050917-HNP-PR-250_F%20copy.png.webp?itok=qta_t_ZV)
Enis Barış
Professor; Director of Global Health Policy Partnerships![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Tony%20Blakely%202016.png.webp?itok=keehM78l)
Tony Blakely
Affiliate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Bose_Niranjan_D7.jpg.webp?itok=3B-yMsMr)
Niranjan Bose
Affiliate Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Brauer_Michael_D7.jpg.webp?itok=t8Nm6b6E)
Michael Brauer
Affiliate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/events/Burkart_Katrin_D7.jpg.webp?itok=lQd2aSZW)
Katrin Burkart
Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/2024-07/EC_Headshot_Circle.png.webp?itok=P5lrnMat)
Erin Chung
Acting Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Cohen_Aaron_D7.jpg.webp?itok=WdkNvg5K)
Aaron Cohen
Affiliate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Cromwell_Liz_D7.jpg.webp?itok=6IjqyInk)
Elizabeth Cromwell
Affiliate Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Dandona_Lalit_1.16.2020.png.webp?itok=IeJAsZ0h)
Lalit Dandona
Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/2024-04/RD1_Circle-min.png.webp?itok=28QOkNE0)
Rakhi Dandona
Clinical Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Degendardt-Louisa-D7_0.jpg.webp?itok=K2KCRQpC)
Louisa Degenhardt
Affiliate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Dharmaratne_Samath_D_D7.jpg.webp?itok=7Ly8gZf_)
Samath D. Dharmaratne
Affiliate Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Dieleman_Joe_D7.jpg.webp?itok=VjFCvG5n)
Joseph Dieleman
Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Dirac_Mae_0.png.webp?itok=5k4RUPPg)
Maegan Dirac
Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Duan_LeiLei_D7.jpg.webp?itok=kGn4uekR)
Leilei Duan
Affiliate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Dubert_Hubert_D7.jpg.webp?itok=dI6ZWaHr)
Herbert Duber
Adjunct Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/Blogs_NOT_FOR_USE/Dwyer-Lindgren_Laura_TPD_120115.jpg.webp?itok=cwFL4hm4)
Laura Dwyer-Lindgren
Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Eaton_Jeffrey_D7.jpg.webp?itok=7et2JMwW)
Jeffrey Eaton
Affiliate Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Erksine_Holly.jpg.webp?itok=QwR4ZGxM)
Holly Erskine
Affiliate Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Feigin_Valery_D7.jpg.webp?itok=P1McwyIM)
Valery Feigin
Affiliate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Ferrari_Alize_D7.jpg.webp?itok=BaR7mysL)
Alize Ferrari
Affiliate Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/Blogs_NOT_FOR_USE/Fitzmaurice_Christina_TPD_120115.jpg.webp?itok=Y30BCG0f)
Christina Fitzmaurice
Affiliate Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Flaxman_Abie.png.webp?itok=axVWtcDU)
Abraham Flaxman
Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Force_Lisa_D7_6.16.2020.png.webp?itok=7N7QxPY4)
Lisa Force
Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Gakidiou_Emmanuela_D7.jpg.webp?itok=v_oCSAcJ)
Emmanuela Gakidou
Professor; Associate Chair for Academic Programs; Sr. Director, Org. Development & Training![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Gupta_Vin.png.webp?itok=l6z4fAHT)
Vin Gupta
Affiliate Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Haakenstad_Annie_D7.jpg.webp?itok=qJxpz36x)
Annie Haakenstad
Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Hay_Simon_D7.png.webp?itok=wDlbTkPg)
Simon Hay
Professor; Director of Research Strategy![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/Blogs_NOT_FOR_USE/Hernandez_Bernardo_TPD_120115.jpg.webp?itok=lcFJDdwc)
Bernardo Hernández Prado
Affiliate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Ikuta_Kevin_D7.jpg.webp?itok=tb0AS2jO)
Kevin Ikuta
Affiliate Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/Blogs_NOT_FOR_USE/Kassebaum_Nicholas_TPD_120115.jpg.webp?itok=x5e1rDwD)
Nicholas Kassebaum
Adjunct Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/Blogs_NOT_FOR_USE/Kyu_Hmwe_TPD_120115.jpg.webp?itok=KN-CPwNp)
Hmwe Hmwe Kyu
Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Larson_Heidi_D7.jpg.webp?itok=2gJEE8Vx)
Heidi Larson
Clinical Professor, Director of European Initiatives![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/Blogs_NOT_FOR_USE/Lim_Stephen_TPD_120815.jpg.webp?itok=wzKTCnZo)
Stephen Lim
Professor; Sr. Director, Science and Engineering![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Lozano_Rafael_1_PD_091216_D7.jpg.webp?itok=jN80Q1wD)
Rafael Lozano
Professor Emeritus![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Masiye_Felix_D7.jpg.webp?itok=lddAD0_5)
Felix Masiye
Affiliate Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/large_Mestrovic_Circle_1.png.webp?itok=seZOWLR7)
Tomislav Mestrovic
Affiliate Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Misganaw_Awoke_D7_0.jpg.webp?itok=NMEFvRLQ)
Awoke Misganaw Temesgen
Clinical Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Mokdad_Ali_2023.png.webp?itok=Ace0sNz0)
Ali Mokdad
Professor; Chief Strategy Officer of Population Health; Associate Chair for Collaboration; Associate Chair for Equity![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Mosser_Jon_D7.jpg.webp?itok=R6UXAn1g)
Jon Mosser
Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Murray_Christopher_TPD_120115.jpg.webp?itok=DCOvtJ6O)
Christopher J.L. Murray
Professor; IHME Director; Chair, Department of Health Metrics Sciences![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/Blogs_NOT_FOR_USE/Naghavi_Mohsen_TPD_120115.jpg.webp?itok=QvdRCS7a)
Mohsen Naghavi
Professor; Director of Subnational Burden of Disease Estimation![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/2024-01/Marie_Ng%20copy.png.webp?itok=NZbAEJZS)
Marie Ng
Affiliate Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Pigott_David_PD_041316_D7.jpg.webp?itok=kTnib2tN)
David Pigott
Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/2024-03/Razo_Christian_D7_Sm-min%203.png.webp?itok=perRq-pK)
Christian Razo
Acting Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/2023-10/Reiner_Bobby_2023.png.webp?itok=2GVeQMZg)
Bobby Reiner
Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Roth_Gregory_D7_New.png.webp?itok=vYndEZ6D)
Gregory Roth
Professor, Medicine; Associate Professor, HMS![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Santomaruo_Damian_D7.jpg.webp?itok=Tlz3lkcC)
Damian Santomauro
Affiliate Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Sartorius_D7.jpg.webp?itok=-716nHwG)
Benn Sartorius
Affiliate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/Blogs_NOT_FOR_USE/Schneider_Matthew_TPD_120115.jpg.webp?itok=ycwUIMkp)
Matthew Schneider
Affiliate Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/2023-08/Schumacher_Austin_2023_0.png.webp?itok=ynyjuB0T)
Austin Schumacher
Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/2023-08/IHME-logo.png.webp?itok=C-iYI5AD)
John Scott
Adjunct Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Smith_David_Oct2016_D7.jpg.webp?itok=0QENDRgy)
David Smith
Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Flor_Luisa_D7.jpg.webp?itok=qFEZl0R7)
Luisa Sorio Flor
Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/Blogs_NOT_FOR_USE/Stanaway_Jeff_TPD_120115.jpg.webp?itok=zCXUYc4R)
Jeff Stanaway
Associate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Stergachis_Andy_D7_9.8.2020.png.webp?itok=iFl6TATj)
Andy Stergachis
Adjunct Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Vollset_Stein_Emil_D7.jpg.webp?itok=GMYGXFcI)
Stein Emil Vollset
Affiliate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Vos_Theo_PD_041316_D7.jpg.webp?itok=MUxzTWZR)
Theo Vos
Professor Emeritus![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/2023-08/IHME-logo.png.webp?itok=C-iYI5AD)
Jon Wakefield
Adjunct Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Weaver_Marcia_PD_041316_D7.jpg.webp?itok=UNB7HgQ1)
Marcia Weaver
Research Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Whiteford_Harvey_D7.jpg.webp?itok=OweOPnSu)
Harvey Whiteford
Affiliate Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/2023-08/IHME-logo.png.webp?itok=C-iYI5AD)
Peng Zheng
Assistant Professor![](/sites/default/files/styles/responsive_1_1_400w/public/files/images/people/Zhou_Maigeng_D7.jpg.webp?itok=A90DipP-)