Dr. Murata is a Professor of Medicine at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and Director of the Outcomes Research Program at the New Mexico VA Health Care System. He has an interest in the outcomes of care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal failure, and diabetes and develops algorithms that predict treatment response from patient characteristics. Dr. Murata has been independently funded as a health services researcher for years and has published over 150 scientific articles. He is the principal investigator for the Diabetes Outcomes in Veteran Study (DOVES) – a federally-funded, multi-center study of risk factor control among veterans with type 2 diabetes.  His current grant examines disparities in insulin use among different ethnic groups living in the American Southwest. Dr. Murata is married and has two daughters – one in medical school and the other recently graduated from business school. He has an interest in geology (his college minor) and reads extensively on the effect of geologic events on human evolution and development of ancient civilizations. In his spare time, he plays acoustic and bass guitar for a semi-professional group that plays classic rock at different venues in the Albuquerque area. 

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