Dr. Susan A. Levine is responsible for providing oversight for the health technology assessment program and consulting services for Hayes. She has extensive experience in technology assessment, comparative effectiveness, development of evidence-based practice guidelines and coverage policy, and consulting related to health technologies. Dr. Levine also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Hayes Knowledge Center and is responsible for the Education Services and Clinical Research Support divisions.

Dr. Levine formerly served as Senior Medical Research Analyst and Director of Outsource Contracts for Hayes. Before joining Hayes, Dr. Levine was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Mayo Medical School in Rochester, MN, where she was responsible for training fellows and directing a research laboratory. She received a Master’s degree in Comparative Medicine from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine and a PhD in Pharmacology from Cornell University, and conducted translational research in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she was a member of the faculty. Dr. Levine’s publications include almost two dozen peer-reviewed articles, along with numerous chapters, articles, editorials, and abstracts. She holds memberships in the American Medical Writers Association and Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi), and serves on the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC), which provides guidance and expert advice to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a wide variety of clinical topics.