Heena Santry, MD, MS
Dr. Santry received is an acute care surgeon at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Vice-Chair for Health Services Research and Director, Center for Surgical Health Assessment, Research, & Policy (SHARP). She is a multi-modal health services researcher who studies emergency general surgery structures, processes, and outcomes. She is funded by the AHRQ to study the impact of the dissemination of acute care surgery nationally. Dr. Santry’s bibliography can be found here.
Scott Strassels, Pharm D, PhD
Dr. Strassels received his Bachelors and PharmD degrees from The University of Arizona and his PhD in health outcomes research and policy from The University of Washington, where he was also a pharmacoeconomics research fellow. He also completed an acute pain outcomes fellowship at Tufts Medical Center, where he later served as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Anesthesiology. Additionally, Dr. Strassels has held positions in pharmacy practice, hospice, education, research, and medicine at National Jewish Health, Tufts Medical Center, University of Texas at Austin, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, and Optum Hospice Pharmacy Services.
In his role as Scientific Director of SHARP, Dr. Strassels will help design, supervise, and organize research in the field of surgical health services research, pharmacoepidemiology, pain management, and palliative care. He will also oversee SHARP’s initiatives, contribute to research projects, and train students and residents.
Judy Opalek, PhD
Dr. Opalek earned her PhD in experimental pathobiology from Ohio State and now joins us from OhioHealth, where she served as Director of Academic Research Services.
As Administrative Director of SHARP, Dr. Opalek will be responsible for providing research support services to faculty, fostering collaborations between researchers, optimizing outcomes of surgical patients and monitoring health services research efforts and outcomes. She brings more than a decade of experience overseeing benchside, clinical and health services research teams and managing grants administration, making her a valuable asset to our team.