Bumyang Kim is an associate director of health economics for the Research team at the Milken Institute.  He specializes in data-driven evidence-based quantitative research by applying real-world data analytics to the healthcare delivery system. His goal is to address health disparities and inequality among vulnerable populations to improve the quality of life and reduce mortality. His research interests focus on technology diffusion in health care, geographic variations of health resources, health utilization, and health program evaluations. Prior to joining the Milken Institute, he worked in health economics and outcome research, including the economic evaluation of health interventions, patient-centered outcome research, and geospatial analysis of health resources for the Cancer Economics and Policy Division in the Department of Health Services Research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He holds a Ph.D. in health economics and health services research from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and a Master in Health Administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.