Dr. Nir Menachemi is the Fairbanks Endowed Chair, professor, and Executive Associate Dean at the Indiana University (IU) Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health in Indianapolis. In addition, he is a Scientist at the Regenstrief Institute Center for Biomedical Informatics. He was elected to the AcademyHealth board of directors effective December 2024.
Dr. Menachemi’s expertise is at the intersection of health policy, medicine, public health, and business. His research focuses on ways to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase access to health care in the US. He has published over 300 scientific articles in leading clinical, health care, and management journals. In 2021, he received the HSR Impact Award from AcademyHealth. At IU, he teaches courses in the schools of public health, business, and medicine.
Previously, Dr. Menachemi directed the public health doctoral program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (2008 – 2015); and was a member of the founding faculty at the College of Medicine at Florida State University (2002 – 2008). In 2002, Dr. Menachemi completed a Lister Hill Health Policy Fellowship at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Menachemi received his undergraduate degree in biological anthropology and a master’s degree in public health. His Ph.D. is in Health Services Administration with a focus in Strategic Management.