Srikanth Kadiyala
RAND Corporation
kadiyala@rand.org
Office Contact Information
RAND Corporation
1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Telephone: 310-393-0411 x6330
Education
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Ph.D., Health Policy, Economics Concentration, 2006
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
B.A., Economics, 1996
Employment
2010-Present
2006-Present
Full Economist, RAND Corporation. Santa Monica, CA.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, University of Washington. Seattle, WA.
Research Fields
Primary: Health Economics, Health Policy, Health Care
Secondary: Public Finance, Program Evaluation, Public Health
Research Interests
Substantive research interests include the effects of health insurance on health, quality of medical care in the
U.S., the effects of managed care on health care utilization, physician behavior as it relates to guideline
adherence, medication compliance in the U.S., racial disparities in health and the fields of breast, colorectal,
and prostate cancer screening and detection. Methodological interests include regression discontinuity, causal
inference from observational data, program evaluation and analysis of observational data.
Fellowships and Honors
-National Bureau of Economic Research Fellowship in Health and Aging, 2004-2006
-Eugene Garfield Award, Research!America, for "The Return to Biomedical Research: Treatment and
Behavioral Effects", 2003
-Sloan Foundation Managed Care Fellowship, 2002-2003
-Harvard University Graduate School Fellowship, 2000-2001
Publications
Peer Review
Spackman DE, Kadiyala S, Neumann PJ, Veenstra DL, Sullivan SD. Measuring Alzheimer disease
progression with transition probabilities: Estimates from NACC-UDS, Current Alzheimer Research.
Forthcoming.
Kadiyala S., Strumpf EC. Cancer Screening Utilization Differences in the United States and Canada (with
Erin Strumpf), December 2008, International Journal of Health Care Quality, Forthcoming.
Harris K, Maurer J, Kadiyala S, Black C, Euler G. Workplace Efforts to Promote Influenza Vaccination
Among Healthcare Personnel and their Association with Uptake during the 2009 Pandemic
Influenza A (H1N1). Vaccine. Forthcoming
Garrison L, Bauch CT, Bresnahan BW, Hazlet TK, Kadiyala S, Veenstra D. Using Cost-Effectiveness
Analysis to Support R&D Portfolio Prioritization for Product Innovations in Measles Vaccination. Journal
of Infectious Diseases. Forthcoming
Strumpf EC, Chai Z, Kadiyala S. Adherence to cancer screening guidelines across canadian provinces: an
observational Study. BMC Cancer. 2010. 10: 304.
Kadiyala S. Are U.S. cancer screening patterns consistent with guideline recommendations with respect to
the age of screening initiation, BMC Health Services Research, October 12, 2009, 9:185.
Freeman J, Kadiyala S, Bell J, Martin D. Does lack of medical insurance affect health care utilization and
health outcomes in non-elderly adults?A Systematic Review of Studies Conducted in the United States.
Medical Care. October 2008, 46(10), 1023-1032.
Book Chapters
The Return to Biomedical Research: Treatment and Behavioral Effects, in Exceptional Returns: The Value
of Medical Research, Eds. Kevin M. Murphy, Robert H. Topel (with David M. Cutler)
Manuscripts
Family History of Cancer, Health Insurance and Cancer Screenings, February 2008
How Effective is Population-Based Cancer Screening? Marginal Benefits and Costs of Screening at the U.S.
Guideline-Recommended Initiation Ages (with Erin C. Strumpf), November 2009
Does Medicare Affect Cancer Health Outcomes? (with Erin C. Strumpf), November 2009
Academic Presentations
International Health Economics Association Meetings (2011) – Podium Presentation
American Society of Health Economists (2010) – Podium Presentation
APHA Annual Meeting (2009) – Podium Presentation
NBER Summer Institute (2009) – Podium Presentation
International Health Economics Association Meetings (2009) – Podium Presentation
Academy Health (2009) – Poster Presentation
International Society of Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research (2009) – Poster Presentation
Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (2009) – Podium Presentation
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies (2009) – Poster Presentation
Miami Breast Cancer Conference (2009) – Poster Presentation
Group Health Cooperative Seminar (2009)
Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation Seminar (2008)
University of Washington Public Health Genetics Seminar (2007)
Institute for Technology Assessment Seminar on Program in Cancer Outcomes Research 2004
Academy Health 2004, Podium Presentation
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Teaching
Methods in Pharmaceutical Analysis (2006, 2008)
Graduate Seminar in Research Methods (2006, 2008)
Pharmaceutical Policy in Developing Countries (2007)
Public Opinion, Consumer Behavior and Health Policy (2008)
Professional Activities
-Referee, Journal of Health Economics, Lancet, Value in Health, American Journal of Preventive Medicine,
Archives of Internal Medicine
-Abstract reviewer 2009 ISPOR
-Discussant IHEA 2009
Funding
Gates Foundation, 5/2007-9/2008
Cost Effectiveness of Measles Vaccination Innovations
Co-PI
800,000
Phizer, 3/2007-3/2009
Consumer Directed Health Plan Effects on Health Care Use and Health
Co-PI
50,000
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