Jennifer Weiss, MD, MS

Dr. Weiss’s research focuses on colorectal cancer screening for both average-risk and high-risk populations. In a project funded by UW ICTR, Dr. Weiss conducted a survey of UW Health primary care providers to further understand potential sources of variation in colorectal cancer screening rates. This data was used to design and implement multiple system-wide interventions that resulted in a 20% increase in UW Health’s screening rates. She has also been funded by the American Cancer Society to examine the impact of these multi-level interventions and develop a toolkit to guide other healthcare systems in their efforts to increase colorectal cancer screening. Her current project, funded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program, expands her research to identify successful colorectal cancer screening strategies in rural and urban primary care clinics.