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 2/20/2026

    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 Feb 20. PMID: 41717777.

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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. 2025 Dec 30. PMID: 41468169.

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  • Published on 12/18/2025

    Deng H, Abouzeid CA, Ni P, Rothfeld-Wehrwein ZR, Dhand A, Slavin MD, Herrera-Escobar JP, Kazis LE, Ryan CM, Schneider JC. The role of personal social networks in social participation for adult burn survivors: A cohort study. Clin Rehabil. 2026 May; 40(5):676-686. PMID: 41411188.

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  • Published on 11/5/2025

    Dellheim V, O'Neil AM, Connolly L, Shepler LJ, McMullen KA, Kazis LE, Kowalske K, Suman-Vejas OE, Orton C, Stewart BT, Ryan CM, Schneider JC. An Examination of Factors Predicting Inpatient Rehabilitation Stay After Burn Injury: A Burns Model System Study. J Burn Care Res. 2025 Nov 05; 46(6):1347-1354. PMID: 40488410.

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  • Published on 11/5/2025

    Noordzij RC, Saito A, Humbert A, Santos E, Orton CM, Kazis LE, Schneider JC. Characterization of Stigma and Its Predictors in the Burn Population: A Burn Model System National Database Study. J Burn Care Res. 2025 Nov 05; 46(6):1426-1436. PMID: 40844123.

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  • Published on 10/24/2025

    Evans EA, Rajala CC, Waterhouse CR, Kanny S, Slavin MD, Erler KS, Whiteneck GG, Kazis LE, Giacino JT. Exploring Participation Experiences of Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury to Inform Outcome Measure Development: A Qualitative Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2025 Oct 24. PMID: 41139002.

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  • Published on 9/29/2025

    Phillips G, Waterhouse C, Erler K, Rajala C, Slavin M, Kazis LE, Evans E. Characterizing participation measures developed with input from persons with acquired brain injury using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and health. Disabil Rehabil. 2026 Mar; 48(6):1636-1648. PMID: 41024356.

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  • Published on 9/12/2025

    Li M, Wang Y, Kazis L, Weng J, Xia W. Comorbidities and apolipoprotein E genotypes of patients with mild cognitive impairment in transition to Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis Rep. 2025; 9:25424823251353209. PMID: 40950806.

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  • Published on 8/30/2025

    Patel KF, McGwin MB, Slavin MD, Surette KE, Schneider JC, Murphy JM, Stoddard FJ, Kazis LE, Ryan CM. Development for the Teen-Aged Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (TA-LIBRE12-19) Profile. J Burn Care Res. 2025 Aug 30; 46(4):894-902. PMID: 40298043.

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  • Published on 8/12/2025

    Thrikutam N, Kopp CM, Orton C, Bamer AM, Schneider JC, Solis-Beach K, Kazis LE, Yenikomshian HA, Kowalske K, Stewart BT. Hand Burn Injuries and Occupational Impairment: A Study on the Impact of Burn Injuries on Return-to-Work Outcomes from the Burn Model System Research Program. J Burn Care Res. 2025 Aug 12; 46(3):489-494. PMID: 39560015.

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