Lean Healthcare Research Symposium 2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the 10th annual Lean Healthcare Research Symposium on March 11th, 2025 in Houston, Texas! 

Celebrating Lean Implementation in the U.S. and Around the World

Speakers: 

Opening Keynote Presentation

Stephen Shortell, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.P.H. - CLEAR Co-Founder; Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health; Professor Emeritus of Organization Behavior, Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley

Thomas Rundall, Ph.D. - CLEAR Co-Founder; Henry J. Kaiser Professor Emeritus of Organized Health Systems, Division of Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley


Zoe Radnor, FAcSS, FBAM, PFHEA - Professor, Pro Vice-Chancellor Global Academic Hubs, Former Executive Dean for College of Business and Social Sciences, Aston University, UK


Irmeli Hirvelä, R.N., MHsc. - Nurse Manager, HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland


Dorothy Hung, Ph.D., M.A., M.P.H. - Director, Center for Lean Engagement and Research, Division of Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley 

Lillian Levy, M.S. - CLEAR Associate, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Dasha Zerboni - CLEAR Associate, Economics and Molecular & Cell Biology, UC Berkeley

Karen Schifferdecker, Ph.D., M.P.H. - Associate Professor, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice; Community & Family Medicine, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine


Elif Kongar, Ph.D. - Professor of Economics and Business Analytics, Pompea College of Business, University of New Haven, CT

Jiju Antony, Ph.D. - Professor of Quality and Operational Excellence, Newcastle Business School, Northumbia University, England, UK


Closing Keynote Presentation

Maria van Zyl-Cillié, Ph.D. - Senior Lecturer, Department of Industrial Engineering, North-West University, South Africa

Desirée van Dun, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

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