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
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Associate Professor, Hubert Department of Global HealthRollins School of Public Health, Emory University
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Associate Professor, Department of Family and Preventive MedicineRollins 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
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Association of neighborhood location and 30-day readmissions in patients with diabetes. Journal of hospital medicine |
L Garrett, Z Zhang, H Shao, A Kulshreshtha | 04/01/2026 |
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Scientific reports |
Y Yang, T Liu, CY Liao, SJ Lee, E Keyvanshokooh, H Shao, MB Weber, FJ Pasquel, GP Garcia | 03/31/2026 |
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The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism |
Y Chen, F Du, NM Singh Ospina, JP Brito, H Shao, Q Liu, RG McCoy, T Jiao | 03/27/2026 |
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Trial emulation of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion versus direct oral anticoagulants. Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing |
M Ruzieh, F Du, AJ Foy, M Blotner, GV Naccarelli, Y Lian, H Shao, J Mandrola, T Jiao | 03/26/2026 |
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Beyond the heart: the urgent need for a dementia-forward diabetes agenda. The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology |
H Shao, P Li, A Kulshreshtha | 03/09/2026 |
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BMJ open diabetes research & care |
T Tang, C Stoecker, D Winberg, M Cong, M Liu, E Nauman, Y Shen, G Hu, H Shao, J Li, AN Bazzano, E Price-Haywood, BL Mohundro, J Ouyang, M Carby, L Shi | 01/20/2026 |
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Cardiovascular diabetology |
F Du, NMS Ospina, Y Chen, JP Brito, Q Liu, S Schmidt, RG McCoy, B Cicali, H Shao, T Jiao | 12/24/2025 |
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AJPM focus |
WH Herman, BD Tyndall, OK Duru, T Moin, LN McEwen, H Shao, RT Ackermann, SR Jacobs, S Neuwahl, S Kuo, P Zhang, ME Pavkov, C Villatoro Santos | 12/01/2025 |
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Artificial Intelligence in Diabetes Care: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities Ahead. Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists |
R Parab, JM Feeley, M Valero, L Chadalawada, GP Garcia, SS Kar, A Madabhushi, MD Breton, J Li, H Shao, FJ Pasquel | 12/01/2025 |
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Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research |
T Tang, C Stoecker, D Winberg, M Liu, E Nauman, M Cong, E Price-Haywood, BL Mohundro, AN Bazzano, L Shi | 12/01/2025 |
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medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences |
MC Schechter, EC Rhodes, H Shao, S Ahmed, K Colquitt, NY Chaudhry, AL Dunlop, J Flores, M Garcia-Toca, V Javia, AS Kalokhe, A Manoj, C Meadows, N Meriwether, JM Sales, N Soleimanmanesh, G Santamarina, NK Smith-Bankhead, G Umpierrez, CR Ramos, E Watson, L Peng, M Fayfman | 11/27/2025 |
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Prescribing Trends of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists for Type 2 Diabetes or Obesity. JAMA network open |
P Li, JS Varghese, MK Shah, RJ Galindo, FJ Pasquel, MK Ali, H Shao | 10/01/2025 |
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JAMA network open |
R Suk, YY Lin, S Dilley, R Chandler, R Xiao, H Shao, J Wells | 09/02/2025 |
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Medical Expenditure Differences Between Income Levels Among US Adults With Diabetes. Preventing chronic disease |
Y Wang, H Shao, E Bigman, C Holliday, P Zhang | 08/07/2025 |
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Type 2 Diabetes Subtyping via Phenotype and Genotype Co-Learning. Studies in health technology and informatics |
Z Zhang, L Wang, W Meng, C Liu, H Shao, YV Sun, J Guo, J Bian, R Yin, C Yang | 08/07/2025 |
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Diabetes, obesity & metabolism |
M Tang, L Shi, D Guan, D Winberg, T Tang, H Shao, V Fonseca | 08/01/2025 |
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Pharmacotherapy |
RM Radwan, W Huang, Y Li, H Shao, Y Guo, Y Zhang, V Fonseca, L Shi, Y Huang, D Schatz, J Bian, J Guo | 07/01/2025 |
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JMIR medical informatics |
Y Yang, CY Liao, E Keyvanshokooh, H Shao, MB Weber, FJ Pasquel, GP Garcia | 06/27/2025 |
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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 |
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Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities |
E Jafari, S Abuloha, A Alshehri, I Eljilany, R Aroza, J Guo, H Shao | 06/01/2025 |
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Diabetes care |
P Li, MK Ali, KMV Narayan, GE Umpierrez, VA Fonseca, L Shi, H Shao | 04/01/2025 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Thyroid Cancer: A Narrative Review. Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association |
AE Espinosa De Ycaza, JP Brito, RG McCoy, H Shao, N Singh Ospina | 04/01/2024 |
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Diabetes, obesity & metabolism |
S Niu, KA Alkhuzam, D Guan, T Jiao, L Shi, V Fonseca, N Laiteerapong, MK Ali, DA Schatz, J Guo, H Shao | 02/01/2024 |
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AI-supported insulin dosing for type 2 diabetes. Nature medicine |
GM Davis, H Shao, FJ Pasquel | 10/01/2023 |
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External Validation of the BRAVO Diabetes Model Using the EXSCEL Clinical Trial Data. Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders |
Y Shao, H Shao, V Fonseca, L Shi | 09/01/2023 |
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Diabetes care |
X Zhou, SS Shrestha, H Shao, P Zhang | 10/01/2020 |