Faculty in the Division of Health Services Research, part of NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine’s Department of Foundations of Medicine, conduct biostatistics and epidemiologic research in various disease areas, including diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease. In addition, they collaborate with clinicians and basic scientists in study design, data collection and management, data analysis, and interpretation of results.

Our Biostatistics Core provides expertise in all aspects of statistics and data science. We also offer lectures and workshops throughout the year, and welcome investigators to request a biostatistics consultation with us.

Division Faculty

Jasmin Divers, PhD
Research focus: clinical trial and observational study design, management of large multicenter studies, statistical genetics, big data and machine learning, and electronic health record (EHR)–based disease surveillance studies
jasmin.divers@nyulangone.org

Shahidul Islam, DrPH, MPH
Research focus: modeling recurrent events data, clinical trial designs, epidemiological study design, handling missing data in longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, and EHR-based big data in healthcare
shahidul.islam@nyulangone.org

Alan M. Jacobson, MD
Research focus: psychological aspects of diabetes and the impact of diabetes on the structure, chemistry, and function of the central nervous system
alan.jacobson@nyulangone.org

Donglan Stacy Zhang, PhD
Research focus: health services research, health policy and economics, population health management, innovations in healthcare delivery, systems science, and agent-based modeling
donglan.zhang@nyulangone.org