Michael W. Kattan, MBA, PhD, is Chairman, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus; Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland; Professor, Division of General Medical Sciences – Oncology, Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University; and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University. The Department of Quantitative Health Sciences comprises more than 90 individuals committed to the conduct of quantitative research in healthcare; more detail is available at www.clevelandclinic.org/qhs. Dr. Kattan graduated with a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a doctorate of philosophy in business administration from the University of Houston in Texas. He completed training as a postdoctoral fellow in medical informatics at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.