Dr. Danil Makarov is a urologist who is fellowship-trained in health services research. The goal of Dr. Makarov’s research is to improve the quality and efficiency of care administered to men with prostate cancer in the United States. He has first-hand experience in the surgical and medical treatment of prostate cancer, as well as a strong background in the development of biomarkers and statistical models predicting the behavior of prostate cancer. Cognizant that many of the problems in the US healthcare system derive more from the inefficient delivery of care rather than a lack of available science, Dr. Makarov is interested in examining regional variation in utilization, appropriateness, and cost among problematic healthcare systems. In the future, Dr. Makarov hopes to leverage the understanding gained from studying such systems as multiple natural experiments in order to design large scale interventions to improve care.Specialties: Urology, urologic oncology, health services research, health policy