Brett E Trusko, PhD, MBA, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Center for Translational and Bioinformatics. He has been at Mt. Sinai since 2008 where his responsibilities include several grant funded activities and as Deputy Director of the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Center. Dr. Trusko is certified as a professional project manage and a Six Sigma and Lean Master Black Belt. He is the author of "Improving Healthcare Quality and Cost with Six Sigma" and the current editor-in-chief of the "International Journal of Innovation Science". In 2006, Dr. Trusko became a founding member and Board Director of the United States Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel and has served two terms.