Robert Tyler Braun

As an Assistant Professor, my current research is focused on the organization of the health care system with a particular interest in the evolution of changes in the organization and financing of physician practices and providers of end-of-life and long-term care. As principal investigator on several grants, from funders such as the National Institute on Aging and Arnold Ventures, our team is in the process of examining physician and long-term care organization, financing, and behavior within the U.S. health delivery system. Currently, my research interests are related to mergers and acquisitions of physician practices, hospices, and nursing homes by various types of institutional investment. My research is published in prominent journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, and Health Affairs. My research on the consolidation of physician practices and long-term care organizations has received coverage from major media outlets, including The New York Times, Washington Post, and The New Yorker Magazine. Furthermore, my research has received substantial attention from policymakers, including The White House, Congressional Budget Office, Senate Finance Committee, and the House Ways and Means Committee.

I primarily teach in the Executive M.B.A./M.S. Healthcare Leadership program, a joint program by Cornell's Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Additionally, I teach and mentor students in Weill Cornell's Health Policy and Economics M.S. program and the M.D. program.