Dr. Lindenauer is Director of the Center for Quality of Care Research at Baystate Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. His translational research focus is defining optimal clinical strategies through observational comparative effectiveness research, and improving healthcare delivery using implementation research methods to design, implement and evaluate strategies for moving evidence into clinical practice. His current NIH and AHRQ funding addresses the implementation and outcomes of noninvasive ventilation in the management of patients hospitalized with exacerbations of COPD, the perioperative management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea, and the determinants of implementation effectiveness within a large quality improvement collaborative. Dr. Lindenauer has substantial mentoring and career development expertise and a growing track record of productive and successfully funded mentees.