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Maragatha Kuchibhatla

Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics
Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
1508, Blue Zone, Busse Bldg, Trent Drive, DUMC, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Statistical research methodology, analysis of repeated measurements, latent growth curve models, latent class growth models, classification and regression trees,
designing clinical trials, designing clinical trials in psychiatry -- both treatment and non-treatment
trials in various comorbid populations.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics · 2021 - Present Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2021 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development · 2003 - Present Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Postpartum Readmission for Pregnancy-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy Is Associated With Poor Maternal Outcomes.

Journal Article J Clin Apher · February 2026 The postpartum period represents a high-risk interval for presentation with a pregnancy-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). Given the possibility of immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, postpartum TMA is typically treated with initiation of ... Full text Link to item Cite

In patients with suspected thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, what is the optimal time to therapeutic plasma exchange?

Journal Article Hematol Transfus Cell Ther · 2026 BACKGROUND: In patients with suspected immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, guidelines suggest that therapeutic plasma exchange should be initiated within eight hours. However, this time threshold may be difficult to attain. This study sought to ide ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Improving needs among older adults: the ICUconnect 2 primary palliative care RCT

ResearchBiostatistician III · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2024 - 2029

Complement and thrombosis in HIT

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2025 - 2028

POWER: Predicting Obesity with Enhanced EHR Resources

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2022 - 2027

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Education


Texas A&M University · 1992 Ph.D.