Dr. Ravishankar Jayadevappa, PhD, is a research associate professor and an associate professor in the Division of Urology at the Perelman School of Medicine. He is also a member of the Abramson Cancer Center, a fellow at the Institute of Aging, and a Core Investigator at the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP). His primary areas of research interest are aging, health services research, health care system, regulatory economics, comparative effectiveness, patient-centered care, preference assessment, environmental economics, international trade, health economics, health disparity, resource economics, and equity issues.