Pegah Tavakolfar

Pegah is completing a Master of Science in Implementation Science and Health Services Research at the University of Heidelberg. She earned her bachelor's degree at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada and previously worked on projects in collaboration with the BC Injury Prevention Unit and the University of British Columbia.

Her main area of interest is how to optimize the implementation of evidence-based innovations in healthcare settings, with a specific focus on improving the patient experience and stakeholder collaborations. In particular she is interested in overcoming current healthcare shortcomings by addressing them before and during the hospital building stage and is planning to base her Master thesis around this topic.

Pegah sees health economics as a field that helps bridge the gap between research and practice by informing strategies that aim at elevating the way patients and their families navigate through their healthcare journeys. At the DKFZ's Division of Health Economics, she is assisting on projects that examine the socioeconomic impact of cancer on patients and their families/caregivers.