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DEPT. OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
& BIOSTATISTICS

 

E.L. (MENDEL) SINGER, PH.D.


Assisstant Professor
Division of Health Services Research

Infectious diseases
Depression and Alzheimer's disease

Office: School of Medicine, Wood Bldg. WG-69
Phone: (216) 368-1951
E-mail: mendel@case.edu
Education
Ph.D. 1991, Case Western Reserve University (Operations Research)
M.S. 1984, Case Western Reserve University (Operations Research)
B.A. 1981, Rutgers University (Mathematics)


Research Interests
Methodologic interests include cost-effectiveness analysis, large databases and quality of life. Primary disease interests are in infectious disease, with emphasis on respiratory tract infections and the impact of antibiotic resistance, as well as Hepatitis C. Also interested in depression, impact of poor adherence with antiepileptic medication, Alzheimer’s disease.


Courses Taught
EPBI 461: Health Services Research Methods II
EPBI 467: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health Care


Professional Memberships
Society for Medical Decision Making
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
International Society for Infectious Disease
American Society of Microbiologists
Association for Health Services Research


Recent and Noted Publications
Singer ME, Harding I, Jacobs MR, Jaffe DH. Impact of antimicrobial resistance on health outcomes in the outpatient treatment of adult community-acquired pneumonia: a probability model. J Antimicrob Chemotherapy. 2003; 51, 1269-1282.

Barzilai DA , Singer ME . Potential impact of an intervention to reduce rates of insufficient excision margins for malignant melanoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2003;120(6): 1067-72.

Gildea TR, Sherkmock KM, Singer ME, Stoller JK. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Augmentation Therapy for Severe Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency. Am J Resp Crit Care Med . 2003; 167(10): 1387-92.

Jaffe DH, Singer ME, Rimm AA. Air pollution and emergency department claims for asthma among Ohio Medicaid recipients, 1991-1996. Environmental Research. 2003; 91(1):21-28.

Sehgal AR, Leon JB, Siminoff LA, Singer ME, Bunosky LM, Cebul RD. Improving the quality of hemodialysis treatment: a community-based randomized controlled trial to overcome patient specific barriers. JAMA. 2002;287(15):1961-7

Singer ME, Applegate KE. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Radiology. Radiology. 2001; 219: 611-620.

Singer ME, Younossi ZM. Cost-Effectiveness of screening for Hepatitis C Virus in Asymptomatic, Average Risk Adults: Has the Time Come? Am J Med. 2001; 111:614-621.

O’Connor JB, Imperiale TF, Singer ME. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Hepatitis A Vaccination Strategies for Adults. Hepatology. 1999;30(4):1077-81.

O’Connor JFB, Singer ME, Richter JE. The cost-effectiveness of strategies to assess gastroesophageal reflux as an exacerbating factor in asthma. Am J Gastroentrol. 1999; 94(6).

Younossi ZM, Singer ME, McHutchison JG, Shermock K. Cost-Effectiveness of interferon- a 2b Combined with Ribavirin for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C. Hepatology. 1999; 30:1318-1324.

Last Updated: July 13, 2004