Jennifer Kusma Saper, MD, MS

Community, Population Health, and Outcomes

Research Interests

  • Health care policy
  • Health services research
  • Medicaid
  • Advocacy
  • Health equity

Biography

  • Attending Physician, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Education and Background

  • Fellowship in pediatric health services and population health research, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 2018-2020
  • Residency in general pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital 2015-2018
  • MD, Ohio State University College of Medicine 2015

Featured Grants

RSV I-PREP: Improving Evidence-Based Implementation of RSV Immuno-Prophylaxis Within Ethical and Policy Contexts

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
08/01/2023 → 05/31/2028

How Does “Medically Needy” Differ Across States? Understanding Distinctions in Access to Medicaid for Children with Medical Complexity; Young Investigator Award

Academic Pediatric Association,
03/01/2020 → 09/01/2022

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