Patrick Luan

Patrick Luan serves as an Assistant Director in the Cost Analysis and Research Division at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), a federally funded research and development center. At IDA, Patrick focuses on studies at the intersection of health care, public health, and national security. He also leads complex, independent evaluations for other federal government sponsors such at the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Commerce. Before joining IDA, Patrick worked to advance global health initiatives across West Africa with the Center for Global Health Engagement.

Patrick received a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from the Uniformed Services University (USU) - the military's medical school - and undergraduate degrees in French and public health from Tulane University.