Samuel (Sam) T. Savitz, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Health Services Research in the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery. His work focuses on analyzing factors related to undertreatment and overtreatment of health conditions and how care for individual patients can be optimized. Dr. Savitz primarily uses administrative claims data and electronic health records to evaluate therapies to address chronic conditions. In his work, he primarily uses quantitative methods for health services research including econometrics and propensity scores. One of his primary research interests is health-related social needs (HRSNs) and how they affect access to therapy and health outcomes. He is also interested in learning health systems and learning health networks and how they can overcome data challenges.