About Me
Dr. Gidwani is an Associate Professor in the Division of Health Care Policy & Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
She also holds roles as a Senior Researcher (Adjunct) at the RAND Corporation and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Prior to those roles she was a consulting assistant professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a health economist at the VA Health Economics Resource Center (HERC).
She has been leading studies regarding the cost and quality of U.S. healthcare for over 18 years, and is most definitely, a statistical nerd. Dr. Gidwani received her doctorate from UCLA in 2009.
When she's not elbow deep in data analyses and statistical modeling, she enjoys skiing, reading, dancing, and spending time outdoors with her husband and two daughters.
Media
2014: Bach B. “Medicare payment reform saves money, helps patients, study finds.” Stanford Medicine.
2016: Feller S. “Palliative, Hospice Care Not Used Enough for Cancer Patients, Study Says.” UPI.
2016: Bach B. “Study Finds Lower-Back MRIs Overused at VA.” Stanford Medicine.
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2016/02/study-finds-lower-back-mris-overused-at-va.html
2016: “Palliative, Hospice Care Lacking Among Dying Cancer Patients.” Science Daily.
2016: Nelson R. “Gaps in ‘Real World’ Practice of Palliative and Hospice Care.” Medscape.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/863878?form=fpf
2018: Huber J. “On Caring for Suicidal Patients: A Psychiatrist Reflects.” Scientists Talk Funny.
2018: Bach B. “VA Bests Medicare in End-of-Life Care for Cancer Patients.” Stanford Medicine.
2018: Huber J. “Oncologists Disagree on Use of Value to Guide Cancer Treatments.” Stanford Medicine.
2023: “How much did COVID-19 relief funds help hospitals? See the Impact, charted.” Advisory Board.
https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2023/07/21/covid-relief-funds
2023: Cheney C. “Many Cancer Patients Receive Questionable Intensive Treatments At End of Life.” Health Leaders.
2026: Caggiula A. “I’m a doctor who knows better — but I switched to an inferior drug to save money.” STAT.
2026: Casolo E. “ACA plans unaffordable in majority of markets: Study.” Becker’s Payer Issues.
https://www.beckerspayer.com/research-analysis/aca-plans-unaffordable-in-majority-of-markets-study/
2026: Burns B. “How high-deductible health plans can harm patients’ health.” Association of Health Care Journalists.
https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/05/how-high-deductible-health-plans-can-harm-patients-health/
2026. Jones, A. “They're uninsured after Obamacare became too costly. And they're far from alone.” KFF Health News, Health Watch.
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