Dr. Uma Kelekar

Brief Biography:

I am an assistant professor of healthcare management at the business school of Marymount University in Arlington, VA. I teach graduate and undergraduate level courses in health care management including health economics, healthcare data analysis, health statistics, and reimbursement systems. I have an academic background in economics and public policy and do research on health reforms in developing countries, with a focus on health decentralization and its impacts on health expenditures.

Academic positions:

Assistant Professor of Health Care Management School of Business Administration Marymount University, Arlington, VA (Since August 2011) Graduate Research Assistant (2006-2011) School of Public Policy George Mason University – Fairfax, VA

Research interests:

Health reforms in developing countries particularly decentralization,Public health and finance, Health economics, Obesity

What I think of the idea behind WebmedCentral:

I think WebMed Central provides a good platform for publishing research in the health care field.