Chintal Shah, BPharm, MSc
I am a PhD student in the Pharmaceutical Health Services Research (PHSR) program and my academic advisor is Dr. Zafar Zafari. I am currently the co-chair of the Meeting Planning Committee of the ISPOR Student Network and the departments graduate student representative. I have previously served as the UMB ISPOR student chapter president. Prior to starting my PhD program, I received a master’s degree in pharmaceutical outcomes and policy from the University of Florida, Gainesville. I also hold a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Mumbai (Prin. K.M.KundnaniCollege of Pharmacy) in 2016. My research interests include: pharmacoeconomics, quality of life research, data modeling and simulation, machine learning, pharmacoepidemiology, health care costs and utilization, outcomes research, comparative effectiveness studies, cost effectiveness analysis, COPD, cancer treatment and opioid therapies. Below are some of my publications:
- Shah, C. H., Reed, R. M., Villalonga-Olives, E.,Slejko, J. F., Eakin, M. N., So, J. Y., & Zafari, Z. (2020). Quantifying heterogeneity of physical and mental health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in the United States. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 14(9), 937–947.https://doi.org/10.1080/17476348.2020.1776612
- Shah, C. H., & Brown, J. D. (2020). Reliability and Validity of the Short-Form 12 Item Version 2 (SF−12v2) Health-Related Quality of Life Survey andDisutilitiesAssociated with Relevant Conditions in the U.S. Older Adult Population. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(3), 661.https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9030661
- Shah, C. H.,Balkrishnan, R.,Diaby, V., & Xiao, H. (2020). Examining factors associated with adherence to hormonal therapy in breast cancer patients. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 16(4), 574–582.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.08.005
- Shah, C. H., & Xiao, H. (2019). Disparities in prescription of opioids among prostate cancer patients of various racial groups. Pain Management, 9(3), 273–281.https://doi.org/10.2217/pmt-2018-0076
Jeong-eun Park, BPharm, MPH
I am a PhD student in the department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research (PHSR) at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy working under the supervision of Dr. Zafari. I have an MPH from Seoul National University and a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Ewha Womans University. Prior to joining PHSR, I worked as a researcher at the National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), working on systematic reviews and knowledge transfer activities for promoting evidence-based health care and policy-making in South Korea. I am interested in simulation modeling and exploring creative ways to synthesize evidence to help health care decision-making.