The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) is a nationally-recognized independent appraisal committee. CTAF convenes three times each year at public meetings to review objective evidence reports and develop recommendations for how stakeholders can apply evidence to improve the quality and value of health care.
CTAF directly engages clinicians, patients, and payers during public meetings to discuss implications of the evidence for clinical decision-making and coverage policies. Application of evidence takes shape through new medical policies, benefit designs, and patient and clinician tools to improve clinical care and patient outcomes. All members of the CTAF Panel must meet ICER’s criteria for Conflict of Interest.
Paul Heidenreich, MD, MS
CTAF Chair; Stanford University
Ralph G. Brindis, MD, MPH, MACC, FSCAI, FAHA
University of California, San Francisco
Felicia Cohn, PhD
Kaiser Permanente
Robert Collyar
Patient Advocate
Rena K. Fox, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Luanda Grazette, MD, MPH, FACC
University of Southern California
Kimberly Gregory, MD, MPH
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Jeffrey Hoch, PhD
University of California, Davis
Jeffrey Klingman, MD
The Permanente Medical Group
Neal Kohatsu, MD, MPH, FACPM
Institute for Population Health Improvement, UC Davis Health
Annette Langer-Gould, MD, PhD
Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente
Sei Lee, MD
UCSF, Division of Geriatrics
Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH
University of California, Davis
Elizabeth J. Murphy, MD, DPhil
Kathryn A. Phillips, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Ann Raldow, MD, MPH
University of California, Los Angeles
Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc, FACC
University of California, San Francisco
Richard Seiden, JD
Foley & Lardner LLP
Joanna Smith, LCSW, MPH, CHA
Healthcare Liaison, Inc.
Alexander Smith, MD, MPH
University of California, San Francisco
Anthony Sowry, BA
National Patient Advocate Foundation
