Centers and Offices

Offices and Centers

Office of the Director
Gopal Khanna, M.B.A., Director
Phone: (301) 427-1200
Fax: (301) 427-1210
Email: gopal.khanna@ahrq.hhs.gov

Francis Chesley, M.D., Acting Deputy Director
Phone: (301) 427-1449
Fax: (301) 427-1562
Email: francis.chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov

Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
Virginia Mackay-Smith, Acting Director
Phone: (301) 427-1404
Fax: (301) 427-1430
Email: virginia.mackay-smith@ahrq.hhs.gov

Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Arlene Bierman, M.D., M.S., Director
Phone: (301) 427-1500
Fax: (301) 427-1596
Email: arlene.bierman@ahrq.hhs.gov

Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends
Joel W. Cohen, Ph.D., Director
Phone: (301) 427-1406
Fax: (301) 427-1276
Email: joel.cohen@ahrq.hhs.gov

Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
P. Jeffrey Brady, M.D., M.P.H., Director
Phone: (301) 427-1322
Fax: (301) 427-1341
Email: jeff.brady@ahrq.hhs.gov

Office of Communications
Howard E. Holland, Director
Phone: (301) 427-1364
Fax: (301) 427-1873
Email: howard.holland@ahrq.hhs.gov

Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations
Francis Chesley, M.D., Director
Phone: (301) 427-1449
Fax: (301) 427-1562
Email: francis.chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov

Office of Management Services
Jeffrey Toven, Director/AHRQ Chief Operating Officer
Phone: (301) 427-1700
Fax: (301) 427-1792
Email: jay.toven@ahrq.hhs.gov