Dr. Jennifer Waljee co-directs the Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network, or Michigan-OPEN, an initiative that seeks to transform pain management and curb opioid abuse in Michigan. Based at the University of Michigan Medical School and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, it is a five-year initiative funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Waljee is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Section of Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on improving patient-centered outcomes following surgery across a variety of patient populations. Frequent topics include the efficacy of patient-reported outcomes as quality metrics in surgical collaborative quality improvement programs and variation in postoperative patient outcomes. Waljee earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees in public health and science at the University of Michigan and her medical degree at Emory University. She completed her general surgery residency training in 2009, and she spent an additional two years completing training in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Michigan. In 2012, she completed a fellowship in hand surgery also at the University of Michigan.