Dr. Balasubramanian is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, UTHealth School of Public Health. She is also the Dean of the UTSPH Dallas campus. Dr. Balasubramanian’s expertise is in developing rigorous epidemiologic and mixed-methods approaches to design and evaluating multi-level interventions in primary care settings with a focus on enhancing primary care capacity to enable them to provide high-quality, whole-person care. Dr. Balasubramanian’s research training and experience are complemented by her clinical training as a general practitioner. Dr. Balasubramanian brings to the Institute her expertise in epidemiology, primary care, care health services, and implementation science, in a field that is highly relevant to vulnerable patients with complex healthcare needs.