Dr. Berliner is the Director of the Technology Assessment Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The Technology Assessment Program provides technology assessments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to inform Medicare coverage decisions and other policy issues. Prior to joining AHRQ, Dr. Berliner worked as a consultant to pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Dr. Berliner also has several years of experience in research and development at a number of innovative medical technology companies. She was a Congressional Fellow at the Office of Technology Assessment. Dr. Berliner received her Ph.D. in biophysics from Brandeis University.