Jacob Whitman, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Services Research, Department of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He earned his doctoral degree in Economics from Wayne State University and completed postdoctoral training in the Department of Health Policy & Management at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. Dr. Whitman is a health economist whose research examines how healthcare policy, payment models, and provider incentives influence cancer care delivery and end-of-life outcomes. His work uses quasi-experimental methods with large administrative and registry-linked datasets to study disparities in access to high-quality care across the cancer care continuum.