Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH, is a Vice-Chief for Research, Division of Primary Care and Population Health at Stanford University and the Associate Chief of Staff for Clinical Effectiveness at the Palo Alto VA. Dr. Asch also serves as an Associate Dean for Research, leading the KL2 Research Training Program, the Stanford Intermountain Fellowship, and VA fellowships in Health Services Research and Informatics. He has mentored and supervised over 80 graduate students and post doctoral fellows and physicians.