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Kacie Bogar, MS

October 2, 2024

Contact Blockley Hall (8th Floor)423 Guardian DrivePhiladelphia, PA 19104 kacie.bogar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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Allison Willis, MD, MS

September 9, 2024

Dr. Willis’s research uses analytical and spatial epidemiology to examine healthcare outcomes and disparities in neurological disease populations and to develop evidence€based best clinical practices for neurodegenerative diseases. Her current […]

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Yu-Xiao Yang, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Yang’s research program focuses on gastrointestinal cancer epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology and gastrointestinal epidemiology. He has several ongoing R01-level studies, funded by the National Institutes of Health and Veteran’s Administration, which […]

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Wei (Peter) Yang, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Yang’s methodological research includes causal inference, functional data analysis and dynamic risk prediction. He is also interested in collaborative research in chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and pharmacoepidemiology.

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Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH

September 9, 2024

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Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Takeshita’s research program is dedicated to identifying, understanding and eliminating health and healthcare disparities related to dermatologic diseases, particularly chronic inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and acne. […]

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Gregory Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Tasian’s research program focuses on two areas: nephrolithiasis (kidney stone disease) among children and adults, and chronic kidney disease in children with congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary […]

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Russell T. Shinohara, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Shinohara’s methodological research centers on the assessment of structural and functional changes in the brain throughout the lifespan and in neurological, psychiatric, and developmental disorders. He is interested in […]

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Mark Neuman, MD, MSC

September 9, 2024

Mark Neuman, MD, MSc is a practicing anesthesiologist and health services researcher. He is Director of Research Partnerships at the Penn Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI). His research […]

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Alexis Ogdie, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Ogdie’s research is focused on inflammatory arthritis (IA) including psoriatic arthritis (PsA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The mission of her research program is to improve outcomes […]

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Vincent Lo Re III, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Lo Re is an infectious diseases physician and clinical epidemiologist whose areas of interest include epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, HIV-viral hepatitis […]

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Elizabeth Lowenthal, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Lowenthal is a pediatric HIV clinical specialist and epidemiologist whose research work is primarily focused on pediatric global health. Much of her research relates to the care and treatment […]

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Nadim Mahmud, MD, MS, MPH, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Mahmud is a transplant hepatologist and clinical epidemiologist whose research focuses on developing risk prediction tools to improve clinical decision making for patients with chronic liver disease. He is […]

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David J. Margolis, MD, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Margolis’s research work is focused on dermato-epidemiology and, more specifically, the epidemiology and treatment of chronic wounds, atopic dermatitis, and acne. Dermatologic illnesses are highly prevalent and tend to […]

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Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

September 9, 2024

Dr. Merkel is the Chief of Rheumatology and a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Merkel is an internationally recognized research and clinical expert in vasculitis, […]

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Todd A. Miano, PharmD, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Miano is a critical care pharmacist and epidemiologist whose work aims to reduce harm from adverse drug events in acutely ill patients. His research focuses on understanding the determinants […]

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Knashawn H. Morales, ScD

September 9, 2024

Knashawn H. Morales received her Bachelor’s in Mathematics in 1995 from Hampton University and received a doctorate in Biostatistics in 2001 from Harvard School of Public Health. After two years […]

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Jing Huang, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Huang’s research focuses on methodology development to understand the dynamics of disease activities and inform health management using multivariate longitudinal health data. She is currently the PI of a […]

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Rebecca A. Hubbard, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Rebecca Hubbard’s lab focuses on the development, application, and evaluation of statistical methods for the analysis of real-world data (RWD) such as electronic health records (EHR) and medical claims […]

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Tiffanie Jones, MD, MPH, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Jones is a critical care physician and genetic epidemiologist who investigates the genetic determinants of acute respiratory failure. Her primary research interest is the elucidation of the molecular and […]

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Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH is the Robert Austrian Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and a Professor of Epidemiology at the Perelman School of Medicine. He also serves as the Chief […]

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Charles E. Leonard, PharmD, MSCE, FISPE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Leonard is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine. He serves as a faculty and Executive Committee […]

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James D. Lewis, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

James Lewis, MD, MSCE, is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. He is a Senior […]

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Joel M Gelfand, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Joel M. Gelfand MD MSCE is the James J. Leyden Professor of Clinical Investigation, and Professor (with tenure) of Dermatology and Epidemiology, Director (co-founding) of the Center for Clinical Sciences […]

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Michael George, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. George’s research is focused on pharmacoepidemiology, with a particular interest in the risk for infections with immunosuppression in patients with autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. He has a […]

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Jeffrey Stephen Gerber, MD, PhD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, is Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Werner and Gertrude Henle Endowed Chair in the Division […]

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Kelly D. Getz, PhD, MPH

September 9, 2024

Dr. Getz is a pediatric cancer epidemiologist whose research aims to improve outcomes for children and young adults with cancer. Her research has focused on understanding the occurrence and subsequent […]

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Robert Gross, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Gross is board certified in infectious diseases and epidemiology and is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases, with a secondary appointment in the Division […]

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James Guevara, MD, MPH

September 9, 2024

James Guevara, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Pediatrics & Epidemiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and an attending physician at the Children’s Hospital […]

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Kevin Haynes, PharmD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

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Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD

September 9, 2024

Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD, uses healthcare data to generate real-world evidence about the health effects of prescription drugs. His team has studied serious health consequences of drug-drug interactions involving high-risk […]

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John H. Holmes, PhD, FACE, FACMI, FIAHSI

September 9, 2024

John H. Holmes, PhD, is Professor of Medical Informatics in Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. He is the Associate Director for Medical Informatics at the […]

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Jordana Cohen, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Cohen’s primary research interest is in the area of hypertension. Her research program focuses on better understanding physiology-driven pharmacologic effects of antihypertensive medications in complex and high-risk disease states […]

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Andrew J. Cucchiara, PhD

September 9, 2024

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M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS

September 9, 2024

M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology and an attending physician in the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center emergency department, the Level I trauma […]

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Michelle Denburg, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Denburg’s research focuses on bone and mineral metabolism in childhood kidney diseases, including chronic kidney disease (CKD), glomerular disease, and urinary stone disease. In particular, she has pursued translational […]

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Susan S. Ellenberg, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Ellenberg’s research interests have focused on issues in the design and analysis of clinical trials, and on assessment of medical product safety. Particular areas of interest include efficient trial […]

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John T. Farrar, MD, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Farrar has been involved in clinical research for more than 30 years, with a major focus on the study of the efficacy of pain therapeutics and on novel methodology […]

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Brian T. Fisher, DO, MSCE, MPH

September 9, 2024

Dr. Fisher is a pharmacoepidemiologist with a particular interest in optimizing the diagnosis, prevention and management of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts. He currently serves as the chair of the […]

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Yong Chen, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Yong Chen is Professor of Biostatistics at Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics (DBEI), and a Senior Scholar at Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics (CCEB) at the University […]

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Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Aplenc is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics. His research focus is in pediatric […]

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Joshua F. Baker, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Baker’s research in rheumatology focuses on body composition, skeletal muscle health, obesity, metabolic health, disease activity assessment, and disease progression among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. His work […]

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Meenakshi Bewtra, MD, PhD, MPH

September 9, 2024

Dr. Bewtra is a clinical epidemiologist whose research has focused on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for more than a decade. She has investigated IBD’s natural history, outcomes and related medication […]

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Warren B. Bilker, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Bilker’s methodological research focuses on pharmacoepidemiology, survival analysis, psychiatric methods and correlated data. His primary applied research interests are in schizophrenia and in the analysis of pharmacoepidemiology data using […]

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Therese (Tess) Bittermann, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Bittermann’s research interests center on the science that underlies liver transplantation practices. She has multiple publications on the impact of organ allocation policies on transplant center behaviors and recipient […]

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Hillary R. Bogner, MD, MSCE

September 9, 2024

Dr. Bogner investigates how medical co-morbidity – such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other chronic medical conditions – modifies response to depression treatment. Based on findings from patient interviews, Dr. […]

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Ellen Caniglia, ScD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Caniglia is a perinatal and HIV epidemiologist who works to improve health outcomes among pregnant people and their children, and among people with HIV. Her work utilizes methods for […]