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Link to Saliba, Debra profile page.
Full Name
Debra Saliba, MD, MPH
Credentials
MD, MPH
Role

Executive Committee, Patient/Caregiver Relevant Outcomes (PCRO) Core

Primary title
Anna and Harry Borun Endowed Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology
Primary Institution
UCLA and VA
Complete Titles

Anna and Harry Borun Endowed Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology at UCLA
Director, UCLA/JH Borun Center for Gerontological Research
Associate Director for Education, VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center of Innovation
Physician Scientist, VA Los Angeles GRECC
Senior Natural Scientist, RAND Corporation

Bio
Debra Saliba, MD, MPH, AGSF, holds the UCLA Anna & Harry Borun Endowed Chair in Geriatrics, is a physician scientist at VA GRECC and HSR&D Center of Innovation, and RAND senior natural scientist. Her research aims to improve quality of care for older adults and adults with long-term care needs. One central approach has been directly including older adults in assessments of their health and needs. She developed the VES-13, a function-based survey that identifies at-risk older adults, that has gained widespread acceptance as both a predictor and outcome measure. As PI for the CMS MDS 3.0 Revision project and VA Validation project, she led a national consortium in mixed-methods research to identify and test revised items, including many that relied on residents’ self-report. This research showed significant gains in reliability, validity, staff satisfaction and assessment efficiency. This work is being adapted into other post-acute settings. She serves on the NASEM Committee on Nursing Quality, CMS’s 5-star Technical Expert Panel and National Quality Forum’s committees on Patient Experience and Function and Post-acute /Long-term care. She is past president of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and serves as deputy editor for the Journal of AGS.
Link to Salive, Marcel profile page.
Full Name
Marcel Salive, MD, MPH
Credentials
MD, MPH
Role

NIA Representative
Member, Steering Committee

Primary title
Health Scientist Administrator
Primary Institution
National Institute on Aging
Complete Titles

Health Scientist Administrator, Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology (DGCG)

Bio
Marcel Salive, MD, MPH, is a National Institute on Aging project scientist on the IMPACT Collaboratory. Dr. Salive administers NIA’s research portfolio on multiple chronic conditions treatment and prevention, polypharmacy, and deprescribing. He developed initiatives on pragmatic clinical trials, including treatment of comorbid conditions in persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Previously, he served as director of the Division of Medical and Surgical Services within the Coverage and Analysis Group of CMS and was responsible for developing and maintaining national coverage decisions for Medicare beneficiaries and led an expansion of prevention coverage that is on par with diagnostic and treatment services. He currently serves on the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee. Dr. Salive earned chemistry and medical degrees from the University of Michigan and completed his preventive medicine residency and a master’s in public health at Johns Hopkins University. He is a fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine.
Core/Team Associations
Samper-Ternent, Rafael – Profile
Full Name
Rafael Samper-Ternent, MD, PhD
Credentials
MD, PhD
Role

Executive Committee, Health Equity Team (HET)

Primary title
Associate Professor
Primary Institution
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston School of Public Health
Complete Titles

Associate Professor, Department of Management, Policy & Community Health

Bio
Rafael Samper-Ternent, MD, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Management, Policy & Community Health at UTHealth Houston. He received his medical degree in Bogota, Colombia in 2004, followed by his PhD in health services research from UTMB in 2012. Dr. Samper-Ternent then returned to clinical practice and completed his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in geriatrics, in 2016. He returned to UTMB in 2017 and developed a career as a clinician-scientist with the goal of producing evidence that informs interventions that improve well-being of Hispanic older adults and their caregivers. He joined UTHealth Houston in 2022 and his work is focused on adapting evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes of older Hispanics with multiple chronic conditions and dementia and their family caregivers. He also leads the cultural adaptation process of the Patient Priorities Care approach for older Hispanics.
Core/Team Associations
Link to Stevens, Alan profile page.
Full Name
Alan Stevens, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role

Member, Health Systems Leaders Consultant

Primary title
Research Center Director
Primary Institution
Baylor Scott & White Health
Complete Titles

Director, Center for Applied Health Research, Baylor Scott & White Health

Bio
Alan Stevens, PhD, is director of the Center for Applied Health Research at Baylor Scott & White Health.
Core/Team Associations