# overview
As a health outcome researcher, and applied statistician, my research generally focuses on examining issues related to effectiveness of medical care delivery and health outcomes in chronic disease and cancer. My research work in this context has examined diverse topics related to economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals, risk adjustment of health outcomes, quality of primary care, medication and patient safety, applied statistical methodology in health services evaluation, and patient-centered outcomes evaluation.

# keywords[]
United States Food And Drug Administration

# keywords[]
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

# keywords[]
8.1 Organisation And Delivery Of Services

# keywords[]
8 Health And Social Care Services Research

# keywords[]
United States Food And Drug Administration

# keywords[]
Clinical Trials And Supportive Activities

# keywords[]
Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

# keywords[]
3214 Pharmacology And Pharmaceutical Sciences

# keywords[]
3214 Pharmacology And Pharmaceutical Sciences

# keywords[]
Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

# keywords[]
6 Evaluation Of Treatments And Therapeutic Interventions

# keywords[]
5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].name
B.B.A. Bachelor of Business Administration

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
The Ohio State University - (Columbus, Ohio, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Columbia University - (New York, New York, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].name
M.S.P.H. Master of Science in Public Health

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Texas A&M Health Science Center - (College Station, Texas, United States)

# awardsAndHonors[].label
Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year

# publications[].label
Racial disparity and regional variance in healthcare utilization among patients with lung cancer in US hospitals during 20162019

# publications[].label
Racial and Regional Disparities Surrounding In-Hospital Mortality among Patients with 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Evidence from NIS Sample in 2020.

# publications[].label
Predictors of HRQOL among U.S. Hispanic Population with Hyperlipidemia and Co-Morbidities: A Race-Based Study

# publications[].label
Does Opioid Use Disorder Matter for Health Care Utilization Among Lung Cancer Patients? Evidence from U.S. Hospitals During 2016-2020.

# publications[].label
Relieving the pruritus of atopic dermatitis: a meta-analysis.

# publications[].label
Markov Chain Modelling Analysis of HIV/AIDS Progression: A Race-based Forecast in the United States.

# publications[].label
Racial/Ethnic Disparities Associated with Medical Homes among Children with ADHD

# publications[].label
Healthcare Utilization of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder in US Hospitals from 2016 to 2019: Focusing on Racial and Regional Variances.

# publications[].label
PHS88 Patients Perceptions Of Physicians Caring Attitude Is The Critical Factor In Determining Patient Satisfaction

# publications[].label
Analyzing high dimensional correlated data using feature ranking and classifiers

# publications[].label
Is patients' rurality associated with in-hospital sepsis death in US hospitals?

# publications[].label
Topical drug delivery systems in dermatology: a review of patient adherence issues.

# publications[].label
Association of institutional transition of cancer care with mortality in elderly patients with lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study using national claim data.

# publications[].label
Sociodemographic risk factors of diabetes and hypertension prevalence in republic of Korea.

# publications[].label
Does low income effects 5-year mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma patients?

# publications[].label
Quetiapine Misuse and Abuse: Is it an Atypical Paradigm of Drug Seeking Behavior?

# publications[].label
PDB43 MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN LOW INCOME ELDERLY TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

# publications[].label
Association between Harms from the Alcohol Consumption of Others and Depression, Stress among Korean Adults

# publications[].label
Dispensing Practices in India and United States

# publications[].label
Prevalence and factors associated with potentially inappropriate medication use in older medicare beneficiaries with cancer.

# publications[].label
PDB128 Examining The Sociological Influences on Physician Prescribing Behavior of Type 2 Diabetic Medications In Us Outpatient Setting

# publications[].label
Health-Related Behaviors and Psychological Status of Adolescent Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: The 2019 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey.

# publications[].label
Oral antidiabetic drug use and associated health outcomes in cancer patients.

# publications[].label
Trend of Male Circumcision and HIV Prevention of Heterosexually Acquired HIV in A Special Population: South Korea

# publications[].label
Cardiovascular Mortality of Oral Antidiabetic Drugs Approved Before and After the 2008 US FDA Guidance for Industry: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.

# publications[].label
Rural, Regional, Racial Disparities in Telemedicine Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among US Adults: 2021 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

# publications[].label
The Effects of Information Sharing in Health IT Systems on Hospital Efficiency

# publications[].label
The role of pharmacoeconomics in current Indian healthcare system.

# publications[].label
PCN282 Geographic, Racial, and Temporal Variations of Adherence to Screening for Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccination in The United States, 2008-2012

# publications[].label
Vulnerability to Decubitus Ulcers and Their Association With Healthcare Utilization: Evidence From Nationwide Inpatient Sample Dataset From 2016 to 2020 in US Hospitals.

# publications[].label
Does state budget pressure matter for uncompensated care spending in hospitals? Findings from Texas and California.

# publications[].label
Racial disparities in healthcare utilization and costs in pharmacologically treated medicaid enrollees with developmental disabilities and Type 2 diabetes

# publications[].label
Are comorbidities associated with differences in healthcare charges among lung cancer patients in US hospitals? Focusing on variances by patient and socioeconomic factors.

# publications[].label
Healthcare Costs of Pediatric Acne in the Medicaid Population: A Retrospective Analysis

# publications[].label
Racial Disparities in Type 2 Diabetes Health Care Utilization in Medicaid Adults With Developmental Disabilities.

# publications[].label
Medication adherence, healthcare costs and utilization associated with acne drugs in Medicaid enrollees with acne vulgaris.

# publications[].label
Review of the four item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-4) and eight item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8)

# publications[].label
Association of Health-Related Quality of Life with Breast Cancer Survival among Hispanic Population Using 10 Years of MEPS National Sample Cohort Data

# publications[].label
Medication adherence in low income elderly type-2 diabetes patients: A retrospective cohort study

# publications[].label
Informing Patient-Provider Engagement for Shared Decision Making Through Mobile Health Applications

# publications[].label
Palliative care and healthcare utilization among deceased metastatic lung cancer patients in U.S. hospitals.

# publications[].label
PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) AS HIV PREVENTION STRATEGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

# publications[].label
PDB61 Diabetes Mellitus Self-Management Interventions in Latino Adults in the United States - The Role of Pharmacists

# publications[].label
Can Pharmacy Doctors act as valuable assets in rural areas with a physician shortage?

# publications[].label
Healthcare Utilization Disparities Among Lung Cancer Patients in US Hospitals During 2010-2014: Evidence from the US Hispanic Population's Hospital Charges and Length of Stay.

# publications[].label
Factors associated with physician prescribing behavior of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors for type 2 diabetes in the US outpatient population

# publications[].label
Toward Continuous Primary Care in the United States: Differences in Patient Satisfaction Between First and Return Visits to Primary Care Physicians/Analysis of DrScore--The National e-Survey Data.

# publications[].label
Measuring the Association of the Medicare and Medicaid Revenue Proportions with the Profitability of Washington Hospitals

# publications[].label
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Pharmacist-Led Transitions of Care Services on the 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rate of Patients with Congestive Heart Failure.

# publications[].label
PIH41 PATIENT SATISFACTION AND PERCIEVED CARE IN OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS COMPARED TO OTHER SPECIALTIES: ANALYSIS OF US SELF-REPORTED SURVEY DATA

# publications[].label
India's Progress towards the health related Millennium Development Goals Malaria and Tuberculosis

# publications[].label
Unnecessary Medications in Hospice Patients: Retrospective Chart Review from a Hospice in Ohio

# publications[].label
Disparities in hepatitis C virus infection screening among Baby Boomers in the United States.

# publications[].label
Medication Adherence in Children and Adolescents with Acne Vulgaris in Medicaid: A Retrospective Study Analysis.

# publications[].label
Factors associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Hispanic population with mental disorders using medical expenditure panel survey 2013-2017

# publications[].label
Association Between Falls and Chronic Health Conditions Among Adults in Residential Care Facilities: Analysis of the National Survey of Residential Care Facilities (NSRCF) Data

# publications[].label
Racial health disparities among special health care needs children with mental disorders: do medical homes cater to their needs?

# publications[].label
Characteristics of FDA drug recalls: A 30-month analysis.

# publications[].label
Performance-Based Risk-Sharing Arrangements (PBRSA): Is it a Solution to Increase Bang for the Buck for Pharmaceutical Reimbursement Strategy for Our Nation and Around the World?

# publications[].label
Single-Chain Atomic Crystals as Extracellular Matrix-Mimicking Material with Exceptional Biocompatibility and Bioactivity.

# publications[].label
India's Progress towards the health related Millennium Development Goals - Child Mortality

# publications[].label
Disparities in health care utilization among Latino children suffering from asthma in California

# publications[].label
Urinary bisphenol A versus serum bisphenol A concentration and ovarian reproductive outcomes among IVF patients: Which is a better biomarker of BPA exposure?

# publications[].label
Spatial and temporal variations of screening for breast and colorectal cancer in the United States, 2008 to 2012.

# publications[].label
How Does Electronic Health Information Exchange Affect Hospital Performance Efficiency? The Effects of Breadth and Depth of Information Sharing.

# publications[].label
Associations between the Presence of Type 2 Diabetes and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among US Hispanic Population

# publications[].label
Associations between physician financial incentives and the prescribing of anti-asthmatic medications in children in US outpatient settings.

# publications[].label
Global comparative healthcare effectiveness research: evaluating sustainable programmes in low & middle resource settings.

# publications[].label
PIN5 Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) Incidence in Patients Starting Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Eartlier Versus Later During Tuberculosis (TB) Therapy: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Sutdies

# publications[].label
Exceptional Mechanical Properties of Phase-Separation-Free Mo3Se3--Chain-Reinforced Hydrogel Prepared by Polymer Wrapping Process.

# publications[].label
The Relationship Between Nurse Staffing, Quality, And Financial Performance In Hospitals

# publications[].label
Effects of Integrated Delivery System on Cost and Quality

# publications[].label
Improving adherence to acne treatment: the emerging role of application software.

# publications[].label
Does Geographic Location Affect the Quality of Care? The Difference in Readmission Rates Between the Border and Non-Border Hospitals in Texas.

# publications[].label
Patient satisfaction with obstetricians and gynecologists compared with other specialties: analysis of US self-reported survey data.

# publications[].label
A longitudinal online interprofessional education experience involving family nurse practitioner students and pharmacy students.

# publications[].label
Do Market Characteristics Matter? Factors Associated with Health Information Exchange.

# publications[].label
Aqueous Dispersion of One-Dimensional van der Waals Material Mo6S3I6 with the Charge Type of the Hydrophobic Dispersant Tail.

# publications[].label
Factors Associated With In-Hospital Death Among Pneumonia Patients in US Hospitals From 2016~2019

# publications[].label
PDB106 Racial disparities in type 2 diabetes medication adherence in medicaid adults with developmental disabilities

# publications[].label
The Impact of Market Conditions on RN Staffing in Hospitals: Using Resource Dependence Theory and Information Uncertainty Perspective.

# publications[].label
Investigation of comparative effectiveness research in Asia, Europe, and North America.

# publications[].label
Direct Medical Expenditures and Healthcare Utilizations in US Hispanic vs. Non-Hispanic Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): An Analysis of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2012-2016

# publications[].label
PMC42 EXAMINATION OF THE DIFFERENCES IN PATIENT SATISFACTION BETWEEN FIRST VISIT AND RETURN VISITS: ANALYSIS OF A USA SELF-REPORTED SURVEY DATA

# publications[].label
Hypertension and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL): Evidence from the US Hispanic Population.

# publications[].label
The beneficial role of exercise in preventing doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.

# publications[].label
Mortality in the developing world- Can pharmacists intervene?

# publications[].label
Satisfied patients and pediatricians: a cross-sectional analysis.

# publications[].label
Predictors of medication adherence and persistence in Medicaid enrollees with developmental disabilities and type 2 diabetes.

# publications[].label
Comparisons of health care utilization outcomes in children with asthma enrolled in private insurance plans versus medicaid.

# publications[].label
Disability and self-reported adverse drug events among patients with chronic diseases

# publications[].label
Direct Medical Expenditure and Healthcare Utilization with Mental Disorders among Hispanic Population using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2013-2017

# publications[].label
Comparing the lifetime risks of TNF-alpha inhibitor use to common benchmarks of risk.

# publications[].label
Patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 outcomes on remdesivir according to baseline 4C mortality score.

# publications[].label
PCN12 Meta Analytic Comparison of Breast Cancer Risk in Diabetic Women: Important Differences Between Asian and Caucasian Women Suggest Risk Management Startegies

# publications[].label
PMD38 META ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON MEDICATION SAFETY IN HOSPITALS: AN INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES STUDY

# publications[].label
The effects of health information technology adoption and hospital-physician integration on hospital efficiency.

# publications[].label
Examining the Impact of a Pharmacists Postpartum Counseling Service; Evidence from a University Hospital

# publications[].label
Cultural Competency Education in Pharmacy Curricula-Need and Implementation

# publications[].label
Student perceptions of and performance in a blended foundational drug information course.

# publications[].label
Prescription to over-the-counter switches in the United States.

# publications[].label
Barriers of Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes

# publications[].label
Physician Payment Incentives and Associated Healthcare Utilization Outcomes in Medicaid Enrolled Asthmatic Children

# publications[].label
Prescription Drug Price Paradox: Cost Analysis of Canadian Online Pharmacies versus US Medicare Beneficiaries for the Top 100 Drugs.

# publications[].label
Psychotropic Medication Adherence among Community-Based Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness

# publications[].label
Palliative care and healthcare utilization among metastatic breast cancer patients in U.S. Hospitals.

# researcherOn[].label
Healthcare Expenditure associated with Naloxone use among Opioid users with Chronic Nonmalignant pain

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
The University of Texas at El Paso - (El Paso, Texas, United States)

# researcherOn[].label
Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Patients with Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in US-Mexico border

# researcherOn[].label
Health Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Use and Related Issues Among US Elderly Women: A Population-Based Approach

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
Texas Woman's University - (Denton, Texas, United States)

# researcherOn[].label
Racial Disparity and Regional Variance on Healthcare Utilization among Lung Cancer Patients in US Hospitals during 2016-2019

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
Texas Woman's University - (Denton, Texas, United States)

# streetAddress
159 Reynold Medical Building; 1114 TAMU; 