Medical Officer
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Center for Outcomes and Evidence
540 Gaither Rd.
Rockville, MD
USA 20850

Biographical Sketch: William Lawrence, M.D., M.S., is a graduate of Duke University and the West Virginia University School of Medicine. He completed residency training in internal medicine and a fellowship in general internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin. During his fellowship, he received a Masters' degree in industrial engineering, concentrating on decision analysis and health preference measurement. Dr. Lawrence has served on faculty at the University of Wisconsin, and in the Departments of Medicine and Oncology at Georgetown University. Dr. Lawrence is a general internist and clinical decision analyst with research interests in cost-effectiveness analysis, health-related quality of life, and health preferences. His research focuses on improving the acceptability and usefulness of health care outcomes assessments, particularly measurement of health-related quality of life.

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