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Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Ph.D.
Biostatistics & Epidemiology

Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Ph.D.

Endowed Chair and Professor

Hudson College of Public Health 
801 NE 13th St, Room 309
Post Office Box 26901 
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901 

(405) 271-2229, ext 13702

mulugeta-gebregziabher@ou.edu

Education:

  • B. Sc. in Statistics from Addis Ababa university (1994)
  • M. Sc. in Statistics from Addis Ababa university (1998)
  • Ph.D. in Biostatistics from the University of Southern California (2006)

Appointments:

January 2019- July 2026: Professor (tenured), MUSC, Public Health Sciences

July 2013-2016: Assoc Professor, MUSC, Public Health Sciences

July 2012-2013: Assoc Professor, MUSC, Biostatistics & Epidemiology

Clinical/Research Interests:

  • Causal inference and longitudinal data analysis
  • Electronic health record data and health services research
  • Chronic disease prevention and management
  • Diabetes, liver disease and kidney disease
  • Cancer and infectious disease research
  • Health disparities and rural health
  • Population health and global health
  • Community-engaged research
  • Using data to improve health outcomes and strengthen public health systems

Select Publications:

  1. Axon RN, Ward R, Mohamed A, Pope C, Stephens M, Mauldin PD, Gebregziabher M. Trends in Veteran hospitalizations and associated readmissions and emergency department visits during the MISSION Act era. Health Serv Res. 2024 Jun 2. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14332. PMID: 38825849
  2. Gebregziabher M, Egede LE, Lynch CP, Echols C, Zhao Y. Effect of Trajectories of glycemic control on mortality in type 2 diabetes: A semiparametric joint modeling approach.  Am J Epidemiol. 2010 May 15; 171(10):1090-8. Epub 2010 Apr 27. PMID: 20427326
  3. Hall CL, Fominaya CE, Gebregziabher M, Milfred-LaForest SK, Rife KM, Taber DJ. Improving Transplant Medication Safety Through a Technology and Pharmacist Intervention (ISTEP): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 Oct 1;8(10):e13821. doi: 10.2196/13821. PMID: 31573933; PMCID: PMC6774238.
  4. Buchanan CH, Brown EA, Bishu KG, Weeda E, Axon RN, Taber DJ, Gebregziabher M. The Magnitude and Potential Causes of Sex Disparities in Statin Therapy in Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes: A 10-year Nationwide Longitudinal Cohort Study. Womens Health Issues. 2022 May-Jun;32(3):274-283. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2021.10.003. Epub 2021 Dec 20. PMID: 34949527. Highlighted on National News.
  5. Schreiner AD, Zhang J, Petz CA, Moran WP, Koch DG, Marsden J, Bays C, Mauldin PD, Gebregziabher M. Statin prescriptions and progression of advanced fibrosis risk in primary care patients with MASLD. BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2024 Jul 17;11(1): PMID: 39019623
  6. Key JD, Gebregziabher MG, Marsh LD, O'Rourke KM. Effectiveness of an intensive, school-based intervention for teen mothers. J Adolesc Health. 42(4):394-400. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.027.  PMID: 18346665.
  7. Reitman CA, Ward R, Taber DJ, Moran WP, McCauley J, Basco WT Jr, Gebregziabher M, Lockett M, Ball SJ. Opioid Use Patterns in a Statewide Adult Medicaid Population Undergoing Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine. 2023 Feb 1;48(3):203-212. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000004503. PMID36206371; PMC 9825641.
  8. Cen S, Gebregziabher M, Moazami S, Azevedo C, Pelletier D. Toward Precision Medicine Using a "Digital Twin" Approach: Modeling the Onset of Disease-Specific Brain Atrophy in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis. Res Sq. 2023 May 2 .3.rs-2833532. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2833532/v1. PMID: 37205476; PMC10187410.
  9. Eckert MA, Vaden KI Jr, Maxwell AB, Cute SL, Gebregziabher M, Berninger VW; Dyslexia Data Consortium. Common Brain Structure Findings Across Children with Varied Reading Disability Profiles. Science Report. 2017 Jul 20;7(1):6009. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05691-5. PMID: 28729533
  10. Baccro T, Gebregziabher M, Fitzharris TP. Evaluation of a Lecture Recording System in a Medical Curriculum. Anatomical Sciences Education.  Anat Sci Educ. 2010 Oct 15.
  11. Gebregziabher M, Peter Miller, Tamatha Psenka, Shakaib Rehman, James Zoller, Amy Blue.  Interprofessional Team Practices, Attitudes, and Educational Experiences of Medical University Faculty. J S Med Assoc 2011; 107: 11-6. PMID:22057593.
  12. Mache Tsadik, Awol Yemane Legesse, Hale Teka, Hiluf Ebuy Abraha, Girmatsion Fisseha, Mohamedawel Mohamedniguss Ebrahim, Bereket Berhe, Martha Yemane Hadush, Gebrehaweria Gebrekurstos, Brhane Ayele, Haile Tsegay, Tesfit Gebremeskel, Tsega Gebremariam, Tigist Hagos, Abraha Gebreegziabher, Kibrom Muoze, Afewerk Mulugeta, Hagos Godefay, Mulugeta Gebregziabher (2024). Neonatal Mortality during War Time in Tigray: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study from 2020 to 2022. Accepted in Lancet Global Health, February 02, 2024. Awarded High Impact Publication Award.