David R. Nerenz, PhD

David Nerenz, PhD, is director emeritus of the Center for Health Policy and Health Services Research at Henry Ford Health in Detroit. His research interests have been primarily in the areas of quality-of-care measurement and racial/ethnic disparities in quality of care. He is currently helping to lead two statewide quality improvement initiatives in Michigan, one in spine surgery and one in lower-back pain. He has served recently as co-chair of the National Quality Forum's Scientific Methods Panel and served as a MedPAC Commissioner from 2012 to 2018.