University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus David Gustafson was elected into the National Academy of Engineering Thursday along with 68 other new members and 11 foreign associates.
Gustafson was inducted into the NAE for his industrial and systems engineering methods to improve care for older patients and people who suffer from lung cancer, severe asthma or drug addiction.
The designation into the NAE is the highest professional distinction for an engineer and engineers can only become members by making significant contributions to engineering research and education, according to a statement released by the university.
At UW-Madison, Gustafson is the director and founder of the UW-Madison Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies and the director of the Network for the Improvement of Treatment.
Additionally, he is a fellow of the Association for Health Services Research, the American Medical Informatics Association and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and has over 200 printed publications along with several books.
