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Hui Shao, MD, PhD

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Biography

Hui Shao, MD, PhD, is an associate professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health, with a joint appointment in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health.

Dr. Shao was a Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Diabetes Translation, and the recipient of the 2020 CDC Health Economic Research Group Kaafee Billah Award.

Education

Dr. Shao has an interdisciplinary research background, with an MD degree in endocrinology and a PhD in health economics and policy.

Titles & Roles

  • Associate Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health
    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
  • Associate Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Research

Dr. Shao has strong research expertise in comparative effectiveness analysis and pharmacoepidemiology, health economics and pharmacoeconomics, microsimulation modeling, and machine learning. His research focuses on the development and application of AI and machine-learning methods in precision medicine and precision public health in diabetes and multimorbidity. His research harness the power of modern analytical AI methods to generate new insight into data from clinical trials and the real world, such as medical claims and electronic health records.

Publications

Title/Journal Authors Publication Date

Long-term cost-effectiveness of tirzepatide for individuals with type 2 diabetes and comorbid obesity.

Diabetes, obesity & metabolism

 M Tang, L Shi, D Guan, D Winberg, T Tang, H Shao, V Fonseca 06/02/2025

Developing a Computable Phenotype for Identifying Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Diabetes Using Electronic Health Records in the DiCAYA Network.

Diabetes care

 H Shao, LE Thorpe, S Islam, J Bian, Y Guo, P Li, S Bost, D Dabelea, R Conway, T Crume, BS Schwartz, AG Hirsch, KS Allen, BE Dixon, SJ Grannis, E Lustigova, K Reynolds, M Rosenman, VW Zhong, A Wong, P Rivera, T Le, M Akerman, S Conderino, A Rajan, AD Liese, C Rudisill, JS Obeid, JA Ewing, C Bailey, EA Mendonca, I Zaganjor, D Rolka, G Imperatore, ME Pavkov, J Divers 06/01/2025

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Use of Angiotensin II Receptor Type 2/4 Stimulatory Vs. Inhibitory Antihypertensive Among Hypertensive Adults in the USA.

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities

 E Jafari, S Abuloha, A Alshehri, I Eljilany, R Aroza, J Guo, H Shao 06/01/2025

Value-Based Pricing and Its Implications for the Newly Announced Medicare Negotiated Price Under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Diabetes care

 P Li, MK Ali, KMV Narayan, GE Umpierrez, VA Fonseca, L Shi, H Shao 04/01/2025

Incidence and Risk Factors of Diagnosed Young-Adult-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in the U.S.: The National Health Interview Survey 2016-2022.

Diabetes care

 L Xu, J Ran, H Shao, M Chen, H Tang, Y Li, Y Xu, Y Huang, F Tao, Z Liu, VW Zhong 03/01/2025

GLP-1RA Use and Thyroid Cancer Risk.

JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery

 JP Brito, J Herrin, KS Swarna, NM Singh Ospina, VM Montori, D Toro-Tobon, GE Umpierrez, RJ Galindo, Y Deng, MM Mickelson, H Shao, EC Polley, RG McCoy 03/01/2025