Peter Margolis, MD, PhD is Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation Professor of Improvement Science and Co-Director Emeritus of the James M. Anderson Center for Health System Excellence at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. His work encompasses applying and studying systems improvement methods across a broad range of areas, including primary and sub-specialty care, communities, and public health settings, to improve the health outcomes of children, families, and communities. He currently leads the Center’s efforts to advance the science of networked Learning Health Systems. Over the last 20 years, he and his research team have developed innovative approaches that engage patients, their families, clinicians, scientists, and communities in developing network-based learning health systems that improve care, spawn innovation, and accelerate research. This work has repeatedly demonstrated a significant impact on the process and outcomes of care. Dr. Margolis was co-PI of an NIH Transformative Research Grant focused on developing learning health systems for children with chronic illness by harnessing all stakeholders’ inherent motivation and expertise. Dr. Margolis has extensive experience in large-scale comparative effectiveness research, creating large-scale interoperable data systems, managing large project teams, and engaging individuals from diverse backgrounds to co-produce improved care and research. He served as Chair of the PCORnet Council, guiding the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s investment in transforming research infrastructure in the US. The ImproveCareNow Network, which he leads, was awarded the Drucker Prize, the largest non-profit management and innovation award in the US. Dr. Margolis is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
