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 5/14/2025

    Ryan CM, Schneider JC, Ni P, Slavin MD, Acton A, Vasudevan A, Sosa-Ebert A, Kazis LE. The Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile: Historical Overview and Future Directions. Eur Burn J. 2025 May 14; 6(2). PMID: 40407679.

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  • Published on 5/7/2025

    Konstantinides N, Atkeson PS, DiGregorio H, Dairi I, Brown C, Noriega K, Baker J, Taylor V, Glass C, Kazis LE, Terrill R, Speizer FE, Zafonte RD, Taylor HA, Baggish AL, Weisskopf MG, Whittington AJ, Grashow R. Contributors to caregiver burden, depression, and anxiety in the partners of professional American-style football players: a cross-sectional study. Front Psychol. 2025; 16:1581239. PMID: 40400748.

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  • Published on 4/26/2025

    Patel KF, McGwin MB, Slavin MD, Surette KE, Schneider JC, Murphy MJ, 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 Apr 26. PMID: 40298043.

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  • Published on 4/23/2025

    Li M, Wang Y, Kazis L, Xia W. Hypertension a Predictive Risk Factor on Progression to Alzheimer's Disease Using APOEe4 as a Benchmark. Brain Sci. 2025 Apr 23; 15(5). PMID: 40426605.

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  • Published on 1/25/2025

    Noordzij RC, Carnevale C, Shepler LJ, Tenney-Laperriere D, Acton A, Kazis LE, Ryan CM, Tierney-Hendricks C, Slavin MD, Schneider JC. REsource Support To Optimize REcovery (RESTORE) document study: Evaluating aftercare resources for burn survivors. Burns. 2025 May; 51(4):107399. PMID: 40068436.

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  • Published on 1/24/2025

    Capell EL, Kazis LE, Gabbe BJ, Tracy LM, Ryan CM, Slavin MD, Singer Y, Ryan T, Scott H, Bailey HM, Vasudevan A, Ni P, Edgar D. Measuring the Social Impact of Burn Injuries in Australia: An Adaptation of the Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation-The Aus-LIBRE Profile. J Burn Care Res. 2025 Jan 24; 46(1):107-112. PMID: 38943673.

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  • Published on 12/16/2024

    Velásquez-Cano M, Noordzij R, Carnevale C, Shepler LJ, Tenney-Laperriere D, Kazis LE, Ryan CM, Slavin MD, Schneider JC. REsource Support To Optimize REcovery (RESTORE) scoping review: Evaluating aftercare resources for burn survivors. Burns. 2025 Feb; 51(1):107350. PMID: 39721091.

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  • Published on 12/5/2024

    Choe D, McMullen K, Stewart BT, Kowalske K, Schneider JC, Ryan CM, Kazis LE, Orton CM, Yenikomshian HA. Adults With Head and Neck Burns Experience Worse Long-Term Outcomes and Require More Reconstructive Surgeries: A Burn Model System Study. Ann Plast Surg. 2025 Feb 01; 94(2):157-168. PMID: 39729552.

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  • Published on 11/19/2024

    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. 2024 Nov 19. PMID: 39560015.

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  • Published on 11/14/2024

    Abouzeid C, Friedstat J, Goldstein R, Chacon KL, Mehta A, Sheridan RL, Schulz JT, Kazis L, Goverman J, Ryan CM, Schneider JC. Fractional CO2 Laser for Burn Scars: A Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes Between Those With and Without Laser Treatment. J Burn Care Res. 2024 Nov 14; 45(6):1505-1512. PMID: 38943510.

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