Research Scientist
Atrium Health
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Thomas Ludden, PhD Director of Data Analytics, Department of Family Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC - I currently serve as Director for Data Analytics and Population Health in the research division, Department of Family Medicine at Atrium Health. My research interests include health outcomes research utilizing geospatial models and providing data analytics and study design around patient health outcomes for various studies related to improvements in outcomes for chronic diseases. As the data analytics manager for PCORI funded research projects, I have established data collection and analysis procedures for health outcomes collected to assess the efficacy of the outcomes for these studies. As a principal investigator analyzing patient outcomes for Type 2 diabetes patients, I provided expertise in designing the appropriate databases to answer proposed research questions. I have also gained additional experience providing project, database, and statistical data management around screening interventions for HCV and HIV along with developing novel methods to identify patients at risk for HCV transmission.