Meet the editors

Associate Professor Sandeep Reddy is the Director of the MBA (Healthcare Management) program and Course Chair of the Graduate Certificate of Hospital Administration in the School of Medicine, Deakin University, Australia. Sandeep has a background in health service management, public health and medicine. Following some years in clinical practice and medical education, Sandeep attained extensive experience managing various

health service projects and formulating high-level policy in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Sandeep is currently focusing on teaching and research in healthcare management, medical informatics, and health program evaluation. Sandeep is a certified health informatician and also has a Ph.D., which involved a realist evaluation of emergency department access in the context of health reforms.

Aida Isabel Tavares holds a PhD in Economic Analysis awarded by the Autónoma University of Barcelona in 2008. Her research focus has been on health economics, and policy and management and she has published several articles in international peer-reviewed journals. She has also published a book on Public Economics. Prof. Tavares has taught several courses including microeconomics, health economics, and public economics. Currently

she collaborates with the Centre of Studies and Research in Health of the University of Coimbra and she is Assistant Professor in the Lisbon School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon.
