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Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS
Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Professor; CHP/PCOR Director; Professor of Medicine and, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy, and of Management Science and Engineering; Senior Fellow Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies; Senior Investigator at the VA Palo Alto Health Care SystemView Douglas Owens's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
November 27th, 2012
Stanford researchers show a better way to curb TB where the disease is rampant
FSI Stanford, CHP/PCOR NewsGenetic testing is the best and most cost-effective way to screen prisoners for tuberculosis and drug-resistant strains of the disease, according to a Stanford study. And the authors say using the test on inmates in former Soviet Union countries will curtail TB in a region where it's widespread. Read more »
November 19th, 2012
Screening all adults would slow spread of AIDS
FSI Stanford, CHP/PCOR NewsDouglas Owens is a member of the government-backed panel encouraging all Americans between the ages of 15 and 65 to be tested at least once during their lifetimes for HIV. Read more »
April 16th, 2012
Treating men at high risk for HIV makes economic sense, says Stanford study
FSI Stanford, CHP/PCOR NewsEran Bendavid says the results of his work are a departure from a previous study. Earlier research found giving preventative drugs to large groups of gay men at high risk for HIV was not cost-effective when compared with other commonly accepted programs. Read more »
February 16th, 2012
Owens appointed to national task force
CHP/PCOR, FSI Stanford NewsThe CHP/PCOR director has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a group that develops national guidelines for preventive services. Read more »
October 7th, 2011
Douglas Owens takes helm of health policy and research centers
FSI Stanford, CHP/PCOR NewsThe professor of medicine and general internist was one of the first faculty members to join CHP/PCOR when the centers were founded in 1998. Much of his work on HIV and cardiovascular disease has focused on measuring the benefits of certain treatments and interventions against their costs. Read more »