Dorry Segev - IHPS Grand Rounds

Dorry Segev, MD, PhD, is a transplant surgeon and the founder and director of the Epidemiology Research Group in Organ Transplantation (ERGOT), an eclectic, multidisciplinary group of nearly 100 researchers and trainees currently funded by 12 NIH R01s andU01s.With an undergraduate degree in computer science and a graduate degree in biostatistics, Dorry focuses on novel statistical and mathematical methods for simulation of medical data, analysis of large healthcare datasets, and outcomes research. With over 500 peer-reviewed research publications, Dorry’s work has directly impacted policy, including two Congressional bills. He was recently elected into the National Academy of Medicine. However, Dorry is most inspired by his role as a mentor and is the only general surgeon in the US funded by an NIH/NIDDK Mentoring Grant.