Health Care Initiative

Professor Huckman teaches the second-year course in Operations Strategy and has taught HBS Executive Education programs and the first-year course in Technology and Operations Management. He is a Faculty Research Fellow in the health care program of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the co-chair of the management track of Harvard’s doctoral program in health policy.

As the founding Faculty Chair of the HBS Health Care Initiative, Professor Hamermesh oversaw its inception and development from 2005 to 2015. Professor Hamermesh retired in the spring of 2015, but he remains involved with the Initiative on an advisory basis.

As its founding director, Cara is responsible for creating and overseeing all aspects of the Initiative, including student programming, alumni outreach, and health care faculty support. She holds MBA and MPH degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and an AB from Washington University in St. Louis. Cara has over 20 years of experience in the health care industry with payor, provider, and life sciences organizations.

Frank creates content and manages the health care communications coming out of HBS, and designs programming and events for alumni, students, and faculty. Prior to joining HBS, he founded an integrative medical clinic in Chicago. Frank holds a BS from Northeastern University in business administration and a Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine from National University of Health Sciences.

Tracy is responsible for the administration of the Blavatnik Fellowship, including the admissions process, marketing, finance, and human resources. She holds a BA from Manhattanville College. Prior to joining HBS, Tracy worked in the non-profit and hospitality industries for 12 years.

Tran manages the marketing and public relations efforts for the Blavatnik Fellowship. She works closely with leadership and Fellows to develop marketing plans that promote the program and success of the community. Prior to joining HBS, Tran worked in-house and on the agency side in various marketing roles. She holds a BA degree from Old Dominion University.

Denise coordinates events for students, faculty and alumni, and manages the Physician Shadow and Alumni Mentor programs. Prior to this role, she spent eight years working on global programs for HBS Executive Education. Before joining HBS, Denise worked at Boston University School of Medicine where she was the administrator for the Geriatrics Medicine fellowship program. Denise holds a BA degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and an Ed.M. degree from Boston University.