Steven M. Asch MD, MPH is a Vice-Chief for Research, Division of Primary Care and Population Health at Stanford, where he leads more than 100 faculty. He also leads more than 40 principal investigators at the VA Center of Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i). His research evaluates quality measurement and improvement systems, testing organizational innovations to make medical care more collaborative and efficient using implementation science methods. Dr. Asch is a practicing internist and palliative care physician and hte author of more than 350 peer-reviewed articles.