Christopher Friese, Ph.D., R.N., AOCN, FAAN

Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing, Health Management & Policy, Director
University of Michigan

Fellowship Profile

Fellowship Year: 2016-2017
Fellowship Placement: Sen Casey (D-PA)
Sponsoring Institution: The Regents of the University of Michigan

Biography

Dr. Christopher R. Friese is a national authority in measuring and improving the quality of cancer care delivery. Over his career,
he has led pivotal studies to develop and test strategies to improve outcomes of high-risk care. His research findings were
among the first to establish a significant relationship between favorable nurse practice environments and lower surgical
mortality. With over 100 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Friese's research findings have informed clinical practice guidelines,
and state and federal health policy. Dr. Friese spent 2016-2017 as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow in
the United States Senate. A clinical expert in hematological malignancies and advanced cancers, Dr. Friese continues to
practice as a staff nurse at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. In 2021, the President appointed Dr. Friese to a six year term on the National Cancer Advisory Board, which sets national cancer research policy. In 2021, the President appointed
Dr. Friese to a six-year term on the National Cancer Advisory Board, which sets national cancer research policy