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Corinna Sorenson, Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences  

Office Phone: (919) 668-8700
Email Address: corinna.sorenson@duke.edu

Areas of Expertise

    Education:
    Ph.D., London School of Economics (United Kingdom), 2015

    Recent Publications   (More Publications)

    1. O'Brien, EC; Ford, CB; Sorenson, C; Jutkowitz, E; Shepherd-Banigan, M; Van Houtven, C. "Continuity of care (COC) and amyloid-β PET scan: the CARE-IDEAS study.." Alzheimers Res Ther 15.1 (January, 2023): 6. [doi]  [abs]
    2. Golla, V; Allen Lapointe, NM; Silberberg, M; Wang, V; Lentz, TA; Kaye, DR; Sorenson, C; Saunders, R; Kaufman, BG. "Improving health equity for older people with serious illness through value based payment reform.." J Am Geriatr Soc 70.7 (July, 2022): 2180-2185. [doi]
    3. Sorenson, C; Japinga, M; Crook, H. "Low-Value Care De-implementation: Practices for Systemwide Reduction." NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 3.5 (April, 2022). [doi]  [abs]
    4. Shepherd-Banigan, ME; Ford, CB; Smith, VA; Belanger, E; Wetle, TT; Plassman, BL; Burke, JR; DePasquale, N; O'Brien, EC; Sorenson, C; Van Houtven, CH. "Amyloid-β PET Scan Results Disclosure and Care-Partner Emotional Well-Being Over Time.." J Alzheimers Dis 90.2 (2022): 775-782. [doi]  [abs]
    5. Gunn, AH; Sorenson, C; Greenup, RA. "Navigating the high costs of cancer care: opportunities for patient engagement.." Future Oncol 17.28 (October, 2021): 3729-3742. [doi]  [abs]

    Highlight:

    Dr. Sorenson has extensive research and policy expertise in value assessment in health care, comparative effectiveness research, drug and device regulation and payment, and health policy evaluation. She is interested in the design, implementation, and assessment of innovative, evidence-based strategies to enhance value-based health care, particularly with regards to new and existing health care treatments and services. In this work, she also examines the economic, methodological, political, cultural, organizational, professional, and legal levers that support or hinder the adoption of such approaches.     

    Dr. Sorenson’s work also focuses on education and training development in health policy and management. She is currently Faculty Director of Graduate Education Initiatives and the Margolis Scholars in Health Policy and Management Program at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. 

    Outside of academe, Dr. Sorenson has served in senior health care consulting and policy positions in both the private and public sectors. She has also worked in an advisory capacity for governmental organizations in several countries on development of national and regional health technology assessment systems.  

    Corinna Sorenson