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The University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center has received a $6.5 million CDC grant to advance community-based prevention research, focusing on improving shared decision-making for older cancer patients. This five-year project will study interventions tailored to patients’ needs, enhancing outcomes in Philadelphia and beyond.

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

For almost three years, Kacie Bogar, MS has served as a Research Project Manager for the Center for Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Therapeutics (CREST) and the Epidemiology division in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics.

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 […]

Dr. Schisterman is a national leader in reproductive epidemiology and epidemiological methods. His complementary training in epidemiology and statistics has enabled him to improve study designs; to fuel new methods; […]

Dr. Schrauben’s research focuses on the impact of health behaviors and modifiable risk factors in the development and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its complications, and addresses implementation […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Dr. Ky’s research interests center on translational cardiovascular epidemiology and focus particularly on novel signaling pathways and mechanisms in human heart failure, cardiac remodeling, and cancer therapy cardiotoxicity. Her current […]

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 […]

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 […]

The focus of Dr. Kawut’s research group is the role of the pulmonary vasculature and right-ventricular function in health and disease. His group leads or contributes to epidemiologic studies and […]

Brendan J. Kelly, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he works as an infectious diseases physician and molecular epidemiologist. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Stefanie N. Hinkle, PhD, is a nutritional and perinatal epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where she serves in the Departments of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, […]

Jason D. Christie, MD, MSCE, is the Chief of the Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division; The Paul F. Harron Jr. Family Chair; and a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology […]

Michael David, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the director of the MRSA [methicillin-resistant S. aureus] […]

Dr. Dember is a nephrologist and clinical investigator with a major focus on interventions to improve outcomes in end-stage kidney disease. She is a national leader for multicenter clinical trials […]

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 […]

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 […]

Currently Dr. Furth is the principal investigator of a National Institutes of Health multi-center observational cohort study in progressive chronic kidney disease in children (CKiD). This study, now in its […]

Dr. Anderson is professor of epidemiology and medicine at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB); vice chair for research in the Department of Epidemiology at The UAB School of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dr. Angela Aherrera is an environmental epidemiologist in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Her research largely focuses on environmental […]

Dr. Amaral’s research focuses on improving equitable access to care and long-term health outcomes for children, adolescents, and young adults with chronic kidney disease and transplantation. She currently leads three […]

The latest cancer statistics report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) paints a complex picture of our struggle against the disease. While cancer mortality rates are declining, a worrying trend […]

Joel Gelfand, MD, the James J. Leyden, M.D. Endowed Professor in Clinical Investigation of Dermatology and Epidemiology, and colleagues at Penn found that adults and children with atopic dermatitis (AD) […]

Anne Marie McCarthy, PhD was featured on the Real Pink Podcast where she discussed the development of new ways to identify people with high risk of aggressive breast cancer.  Understanding your breask cancer risk