Clifford Goodman PhD

Clifford Goodman, PhD, is a consultant in health care technology and policy. Until recently, and for 27 years, he was at The Lewin Group, where he served as Senior Vice President. Dr. Goodman has 35 years of experience working with government, industry, and nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and abroad in areas such as health technology assessment, comparative effectiveness research, clinical practice guidelines, health economics, and studies pertaining to health care innovation, regulation, and payment for pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices, and other interventions. Other recent areas include pharmacogenomics, diagnostic testing, personalized medicine, and value assessment. A compelling public speaker, Dr. Goodman also is a nationally recognized health policy issues moderator and expert panel facilitator.

Dr. Goodman served as Chair of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from 2009 to 2012. He is Past President of the professional society Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) and is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Dr. Goodman received the 2017 Partner in Cancer Award from NCCN. In 2022, he received the David Banta Distinguished Career Award in Health Technology Assessment from HTAi. 

Dr. Goodman did his undergraduate work at Cornell University, received a master’s degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and earned his doctorate from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.