Jeffrey H. Burkhardt, Ph.D.
Director & Professor, M.S. In Health Administration Program
Department of Health Services Administration
University of Alabama at Birmingham
552 Webb Building
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-3361
Office Phone: (205) 934-1670
(205) 934-7738
FAX: (205) 975-6608
burkharj@shrp.uab.edu
Jeffrey H. Burkhardt, Ph.D., is the Director for the M.S. in Health Administration Programs (Residential and Executive) and a Professor for healthcare finance. He has a Ph.D. in Health Services Organization and Policy, with a finance specialty, and a Master’s degree in Applied Economics, both from the University of Michigan, and a Master’s degree in Management from Troy State University. In addition to his educational and research background in healthcare, Dr. Burkhardt has several years of applied healthcare experience, having worked for six years in hospitals as a radiology department director and as an assistant hospital administrator, as well as three years of health insurance sales. Before joining the UAB faculty, his work includes studies of the employment market for radiologists, utilization of healthcare services, economic cost comparisons of cancer detection and treatment procedures, evaluation of practice expenses for physician practices, and workload studies of radiology practices. Dr. Burkhardt is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the Association for Health Services Research.