Elisabeth Uphoff Kato, M.D., M.R.P., is a medical officer at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, where she coordinates AHRQ activities related to Substance Use Disorders and serves as Acting Deputy Director for the Center.  She previously served as medical officer in both the Evidence-based Practice Center Program and the US Preventive Services Task Force at AHRQ.  Prior to joining the federal government she worked as a Senior Medical Research Analyst with Hayes Inc.  Before turning to medicine, Dr. Kato worked on international development projects in Nepal, Thailand, and Cambodia.  Dr. Kato received medical training at the University of Maryland and has Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Cornell University.