Health Data

Dr. RADHIKA R. SHAH, MPH, BDS

adciy2@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/radhika-shah-374a1538/ Tel: 857-***-**** Self-motivated, detail-oriented Master of Public Health candidate with a background in dental surgery and passionate about using analytics for clinical research and development. Hard working team leader, strong relationship builder and trusted collaborator that interfaces with cross-functional teams. Experience in clinical trial research, statistical data analysis, SAS, and data management. In-depth understanding healthcare claims data, health policies and health outcomes evaluation.

EDUCATION

Boston University (BU) School of Public Health, Boston, MA Master of Public Health (MPH) - Biostatistics and Epidemiology Expected May 2020 Nair Hospital and Dental College, Mumbai (Bombay), India (Top 10 Dental College in India) Bachelor of Dental Surgery August 2015

Honors-Dorabji Tata Scholarship for outstanding academic performance in 2011 SKILLS SUMMARY

• SAS Programming

• SQL & Data Management

• R Programming

• Statistical Data Analysis

• Data Visualization

• Database development

• Literature Review

• Electronic Medical Records

• MS Office

EXPERIENCE

Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston, MA Jan 2020 - Present Teaching Fellow-Global Health Studies

• Develop innovative learning approaches and assist the Program Director of Health Sciences in designing coursework

• Perform administrative and the logistic planning for 180 students enrolled in Global Health class.

• Lead discussion sections and conduct classroom activities while managing the teaching team Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA Sep 2019 - Jan 2020 Graduate Data Evaluation and Research Intern-Pediatrics Department

• Conducted descriptive and inferential analysis for an ongoing substance use treatment program using SAS

• Performed tasks related to EMR capturing, data management, cleaning and quality checks for the program data

• Evaluated the effectiveness of the program and creating reports for documentation and presentation Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA Sep 2019 - Jan 2020 Teaching Assistant- Quantitative Methods in Epidemiology

• Organized and led discussion sessions regarding R programming and statistic concepts with students in groups

• Assisted the Professor with class preparation and improvisation of study material Bright Health, Minneapolis, MN May 2019 - Aug 2019 Analytics Intern

• Led a study to analyse the impact of primary healthcare on ED admittance using claims data to develop effective preventative care programs

• Created datasets for hypothesis testing, validation and regression analysis in SAS

• Presented the results to improve strategies and operations; documented the results in the form of a report

• Updated different views, tables in the database, organized the database and carried out quality checks using SQL

• Created a Tableau dashboard to identify high paying claims for each CPT code for strategic and operational use Dr. Turner’s Dental Specialty, Mumbai, India Jun 2016 - Aug 2018 Associate Dentist and Research Associate

• Conducted guided research to analyze the “Effects of Bisphosphonates on Osseointegration of Dental implants”

• Initiated and managed an Oral Health Program for 300 school-aged children under Colgate-Palmolive Ltd. ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Deliverables in SAS

• Analysed predictors of haemoglobin A1C in cohort study to understand the prevalence of obesity and diabetes. Merged datasets from different clinics using proc SQL; created categorical and piecewise continuous variables; performed ANOVA, regression analyses; checked for outliers, influence points, multi-collinearity Clinical Trial Protocol Preparation and Presentation

• Developed trial protocol describing the background, research design, methodology and statistical analysis for evaluating “Delaying the onset of freezing gait in adults with Parkinson’s Disease?” CERTIFICATIONS

• HIPAA and Research Data Security-Collaborative Institute Training Initiative (CITI)

• Good Clinical Practice Course-Collaborative Institute Training Initiative (CITI)

• Managing Project and Project teams- New England Public Health Training Centre AWARDS

• Best Idea award in ‘Research & Innovation’ for Project Green Temple at Global Impact Challenge Hackathon, BUild Lab, 2019

• International Scholar’s Award ($30,000), Boston University, 2018

• Dorabji Tata award for outstanding academic achievement, India, 2011

• Secured a rank of 160 out of 300,000 applicants in MH-CET 2010 AFFILIATIONS

• Liaison Officer for Express Heal & Triumph, BUSPH, Boston

• BUSPH Student Advisory Board

• Indian Dental Association

• Make a difference, India

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