Associate Professor
University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
Julia Slejko, PhD is an Associate Professor of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. The core areas of her research are applied health economic modeling, real-world health economics and outcomes research, and patient-informed value assessment. She serves as Co-Director of the Patient-Driven Values in Healthcare Evaluation (PAVE) Center where research efforts are focused on prioritizing, quantifying and translating elements of value important to patients. She holds a BA in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado Boulder. Her PhD training at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy Center for Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research was focused on pharmacoeconomics. Her postdoctoral training was completed at the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. Prior to her PhD training, she had a seven-year career in drug discovery at Array BioPharma in Boulder, CO. Dr. Slejko holds several leadership positions with ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, where she serves as co-lead of ISPOR’s Women in HEOR initiative, Co-Chair of the ISPOR Faculty Advisor Council and is a member of ISPOR’s Health Science Policy Council. She is also an Associate Editor for Value in Health Journal.