Heather Kitzman, Ph.D., is the Research Director at Baylor Scott and White Health and Wellness Center, a primary care medical home and population health entity of Baylor Scott and White Health, the largest nonprofit health care system in Texas. She is also an Associate Clinical Professor of Health Services Research at The Robbins Institute for Health Policy & Leadership at Baylor University. She conducts health care services research on health disparities related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and kidney disease.