Medical Officer
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Elisabeth Uphoff Kato, MD, MRP, is a medical officer at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, where she coordinates AHRQ activities related to opioids and supports the National Center for Excellence in Primary Care. She previously served as medical officer to the Evidence-based Practice Center Program and the US Preventive Services Task Force at AHRQ. Prior to joining the federal government she worked as a Senior Medical Research Analyst with Hayes Inc. Before turning to medicine, Dr. Kato worked on international development projects in Nepal, Thailand, and Cambodia. Dr. Kato received medical training at the University of Maryland and has Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Cornell University.
