Joshua S. Benner, PharmD, ScD
Research Director,
Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform
Josh Benner focuses on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of medical product research and development, regulatory approval, and post-market evaluation. This includes multi-stakeholder collaborations to accelerate innovation of new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, as well as the development of infrastructure and methods to conduct safety surveillance.
Prior to joining Brookings, Dr. Benner was senior principal in Health Economics and Outcomes Research at IMS Health, Inc. There he led studies of the utilization and value of medicines, including prospective trials, retrospective studies in administrative and medical records databases, patient surveys, and economic modeling. Previously, he was a principal at ValueMedics Research until it was acquired by IMS Health, Inc.
Dr. Benner completed an AHRQ post-doctoral fellow in health services research at the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston. He currently holds an adjunct appointment from the Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine. He received his doctor of pharmacy degree from Drake University and his master’s and doctorate degrees in health policy and management from the Harvard University School of Public Health.