Department of Surgery welcomes Director of Clinical and Health Services Research
By Department of Surgery | Jul 20, 2022
The Department of Surgery welcomes Sherene Sharath, PhD, MPH as Director of Clinical and Health Services Research. Dr. Sharath joins Downstate with extensive methodological experience in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Behavioral Economics applied in big data analysis using advanced statistical coding in surgical outcomes, healthcare access disparities, and physical activity. Her scientific work, spanning a series of authored and co-authored publications, has previously been featured on the cover of a major, peer-reviewed surgical journal and highlighted via journal editorials.
Within the auspices of the Department of Surgery, she will develop multidisciplinary programs that facilitate collaborative research and invest in the research education of students, trainees, and those expressing a research interest.
Dr. Sharath received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology, with a minor and particular focus in Biostatistics, from the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, TX. She received her MPH in Epidemiology and BS in Microbiology from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX