Lewis Kazis
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Lewis E Kazis, ScD

Emeritus Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2291
lek@bu.edu
Talbot - W345
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Biography

Dr. Kazis is Professor of Health Policy and Management and Director of the Center for the Assessment of Pharmaceutical Practices (CAPP) at the Boston University School of Public Health. He is also Director of the Pharmaceutical Research Program at the Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research at the Bedford VA Medical Center. He received his doctoral degree from Harvard University School of Public Health in 1980. Dr. Kazis joined the Veterans Health Administration in 1992 where he was recipient of the prestigious Research Career Scientist Award from the VA for almost a decade. Dr. Kazis has also been a special consultant to the Office of Quality and Performance in the VA where he was previously director of Functional Status for the Veterans Health Administration and principal investigator of the well known Veterans Health Study. He is the developer of the Veterans RAND 36 and 12 item health surveys (VR-36 and VR-12), formerly called the Veterans SF-36 and SF-12 (SF-36V and SF-12V) and developed from the MOS SF-36. From 1996 to 2007, close to four million administrations of these surveys has occurred both inside and outside the VA for purposes of monitoring patient outcomes of care. The VR-12 has now been adopted by the Veterans Health Administration for quality improvement purposes and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies (CMS) as part of its' national Health Outcomes Survey (HOS) for evaluating the Medicare Advantage Program. The VR-12 was included in 2006 as one of the HEDIS measures by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).  Dr. Kazis' research team was the recipient of the esteemed Peter Reizenstein Prize for the best paper published in the International Journal for Quality in Health Care in 2006.

Education

  • Harvard University, ScD Field of Study: Health Administration/Education
  • Harvard University, SM/ScM Field of Study: Population Sciences
  • Brandeis University, AB Field of Study: History

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHPM802

Publications

  • Published on 9/8/2026

    Kaur S, DeGrauw X, Grobowski J, Marincasiu C, Orton CM, Hodapp J, Kazis LE, Johnson MB, Kowalske K, Wiechman SA, Jason D, Sabel J, Hukil M, Wilkinson R, Carrougher GJ, Pham T, Stewart BT. Mental and Social Health Recovery After Major Burn Injuries: A Burn Model System Study. J Burn Care Res. 2026 Sep 08; 47(5):1339-1351. PMID: 42308409.

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  • Published on 9/8/2026

    Deng H, Frasco GL, Morris JT, Acton A, Tenney-Laperriere D, Slavin MD, Kazis LE, Ryan CM, Schneider JC. LIBRE GO!: A Mobile Application for Longitudinal Social Participation Assessment and Resources Connection after Burn Injury. J Burn Care Res. 2026 Sep 08; 47(5):1395-1404. PMID: 42348721.

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  • Published on 9/8/2026

    McLaughlin SJ, Slavin MD, McGwin MB, Farahvash Y, Patel KF, Romanowski KS, Schneider JC, Murphy JM, Stoddard FJ, Kazis LE, Ryan CM. Teen Perspectives in Burn Recovery: Coproduction for a New Outcome Tool Measuring Interpersonal Relationships and Social Interactions. J Burn Care Res. 2026 Sep 08; 47(5):1558-1569. PMID: 42296008.

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  • Published on 9/8/2026

    McGwin M, Ni P, McLaughlin S, Murphy JM, Stoddard FJ, Palmieri T, Branski L, Slavin MD, Schneider JC, Kazis LE, Ryan CM. Development of Short Forms of the Preschool Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation 1 to 5 Years. J Burn Care Res. 2026 Sep 08; 47(5):1570-1576. PMID: 42296002.

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  • Published on 7/6/2026

    Grobowski J, Morumganti A, DeGrauw X, Qiu Q, Kaur S, Marincasiu C, Orton CM, Hodapp J, Kazis LE, Johnson MB, Kowalske K, Wiechman SA, Jason D, Sabel J, Hukill M, Wilkinson R, Carrougher GJ, Pham T, Stewart BT. Longitudinal Trajectories of Health-Related Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction after Major Burn Injury: A Multicenter Cohort Study. J Burn Care Res. 2026 Jul 06; 47(4):1009-1022. PMID: 42102185.

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  • Published on 6/26/2026

    McGwin MB, Patel KF, Surette KE, McLaughlin SJ, Romanowski KS, Schneider JC, Slavin MD, Murphy JM, Stoddard FJ, Kazis LE, Ryan CM. The Teen-Aged Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation profile: Item pool development for a computer adaptive test. Burns. 2026 Jun 26; 52(8):108125. PMID: 42413387.

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  • Published on 6/6/2026

    Santos E, Chacon KL, Deng H, McMullen KA, Gaudino SG, Flores E, Orton CM, Kowalske KJ, Slocum CS, Slavin MD, Kazis LE, Ryan CM, Schneider JC. Transportation mode impact on care service utilization and community integration after burn injury - A Burn Model System National Database Study. Burns. 2026 Nov; 52(8):108099. PMID: 42296605.

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  • Published on 5/5/2026

    Dyamenahalli KU, Shepler LJ, Ryan CM, Orton C, Yenikomshian HA, Trinh NH, Kazis LE, Slavin MD, McMullen K, Schneider JC, Goverman J. Association of the CAGE Questionnaire for Alcohol and Substance Misuse With Burn Patient Demographics and Outcomes. J Burn Care Res. 2026 May 05; 47(3):824-832. PMID: 41717777.

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  • Published on 4/1/2026

    Reutimann ED, McMullen K, Ryan CM, Orton CM, Yenikomshian HA, Schneider JC, Stoycos SA, Kazis L, Roaten K. The relationship between social participation and health-related quality of life two years after burn injury: A Burn Model System national database study. Burns. 2026 Jun; 52(5):108003. PMID: 41946291.

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  • Published on 12/30/2025

    Sterling A, Bodien YG, Goostrey K, Hammond FM, Kazis LE, Nakase-Richardson R, Ni P, O'Neil-Pirozzi TM, O'Rourke J, Sanders WR, Sherer M, Waters AB, Zafonte RD, Giacino JT. Multicenter Validation of a Telephone-Based Caregiver Interview for Longitudinal Assessment of Outcome after Severe Brain Injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study. J Neurotrauma. 2026 Aug; 43(15-16):1313-1323. PMID: 41468169.

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