Ann B. Nattinger, MD, MPH, MACP

Ann B. Nattinger, MD, MPH, MACP, is Vice Dean for Research, School of Medicine; Associate Provost for Research; Professor of Medicine, Lady Riders Professor of Breast Cancer Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Dr. Nattinger is a nationally recognized breast cancer health services researcher. She studies variations in cancer treatment and follow-up care, disparities in care by race and socioeconomic status, and cancer survivorship issues. Her work, funded mostly by the National Cancer Institute, has been published in leading journals, such as New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, and JAMA. As Founding Director of the MCW Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research (now Center for Advancing Population Science), Dr. Nattinger developed a college-wide interdisciplinary group of health services and disparities researchers. Until 2016, she was Chief of General Internal Medicine. In this capacity, she developed the MCW adult hospitalist and perioperative programs and led 100 faculty members. As Vice Dean since 2016, she oversees the entire portfolio of research for the School of Medicine. She has assisted MCW in developing a comprehensive plan for research growth and innovation including a tripling of clinical trial funding. As Associate Provost, she leads the MCW research infrastructure, including all related regulatory offices. She is a Master of the American College of Physicians and has served as President of the Society of General Internal Medicine.