Sudha Rani Raman | Scholars@Duke

Sudha Rani Raman
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences

Areas of expertise: Epidemiology and Health Services Research

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2021

Contact Information

Duke Box 104023, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Box 104023, Durham, NC 27710
sudha.raman@duke.edu (919) 668-2690

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2011
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2018 - 2020
- Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers 2018 - 2019
- Instructor in the Department of Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2017 - 2018
Recognition
In the News
- NOV 12, 2021 CBS17
  
  ‘A great start’: The kids lead the way in latest stage of NC’s vaccine push
- SEP 8, 2021 CBS17
  
  You’re better off getting the vaccine than not. These numbers show you just how much better
Expertise
Subject Headings
- Pharmacoepidemiology
Research
Selected Grants
- AUGS/DUKE Urogynecology Clinical Research Educational Scientist Training (UrogynCREST) Program awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
- Using Unsupervised Learning to Generate Code Mapping Algorithms to Harmonize Data Across Data Systems (DI4) awarded by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. 2021 - 2023
- Evaluating fitness-for-use of Electronic Health Records in Clinical Research awarded by Food and Drug Administration 2019 - 2022
- Characterizing Health Disparities in the Shift to North Carolina Medicaid Managed Care awarded by Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust 2020 - 2021
External Relationships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Holmusk
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - O’Brien, Emily C., Sudha R. Raman, Alicia Ellis, Bradley G. Hammill, Lisa G. Berdan, Tyrus Rorick, Salim Janmohamed, Zachary Lampron, Adrian F. Hernandez, and Lesley H. Curtis. “The use of electronic health records for recruitment in clinical trials: a mixed methods analysis of the Harmony Outcomes Electronic Health Record Ancillary Study.” Trials 22, no. 1 (July 19, 2021): 465. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05397-0.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Tiago S. Jesus, Kira Battle, Sudha R. Raman, and Saydeh Sassine. “Catastrophic Sudden-Onset Disasters Are Followed by a Surge in Rehabilitation Demand.” Arch Phys Med Rehabil 102, no. 5 (May 2021): 1031–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.12.030.
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  - Evans, Scott R., Dianne Paraoan, Jane Perlmutter, Sudha R. Raman, John J. Sheehan, and Zachary P. Hallinan. “Real-World Data for Planning Eligibility Criteria and Enhancing Recruitment: Recommendations from the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative.” Ther Innov Regul Sci 55, no. 3 (May 2021): 545–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43441-020-00248-7.
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  - Cohen, Seth M., Kathryn N. Porter Starr, Thomas Risoli, Hui-Jie Lee, Stephanie Misono, Harrison Jones, and Sudha Raman. “Association between Dysphagia and Surgical Outcomes across the Continuum of Frailty.” J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr 40, no. 2–3 (April 2021): 59–79. https://doi.org/10.1080/21551197.2021.1929644.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Mohamad Alameddine, Tiago S. Jesus, Saydeh Sassine, Elie Koueik, and Sudha R. Raman. “Correction to: The 2020 blast in the Port of Beirut: can the Lebanese health system "build back better"?” Bmc Health Serv Res 20, no. 1 (December 3, 2020): 1117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05966-0.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Mohamad Alameddine, Tiago S. Jesus, Saydeh Sassine, Elie Koueik, and Sudha R. Raman. “BMC health services research title: the 2020 blast in the port of Beirut: can the Lebanese health system "build back better"?” Bmc Health Serv Res 20, no. 1 (November 12, 2020): 1040. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05906-y.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Anna Tupetz, Djenana Jalovcic, Phillip Sheppard, Tiago S. Jesus, and Sudha R. Raman. “Le nouveau coronavirus (COVID-19) : un lien entre les éclosions de maladies infectieuses et la réadaptation.” Physiotherapy Canada 72, no. 4 (November 1, 2020): 327–29. https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-2020-0019-fr.
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  - Brown, Kelby W., Kayla Carlisle, Sudha R. Raman, Peter Shrader, Megan Jiao, Michael J. Smith, Lisa M. Einhorn, and Charlene A. Wong. “Children And The Opioid Epidemic: Age-Stratified Exposures And Harms.” Health Aff (Millwood) 39, no. 10 (October 2020): 1737–42. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00724.
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  - Cohen, Seth M., Deborah Lekan, Thomas Risoli, Hui-Jie Lee, Stephanie Misono, Heather E. Whitson, and Sudha Raman. “Association Between Dysphagia and Inpatient Outcomes Across Frailty Level Among Patients ≥ 50 Years of Age.” Dysphagia 35, no. 5 (October 2020): 787–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-019-10084-z.
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  - Landry, M. D., A. Tupetz, D. Jalovcic, P. Sheppard, T. S. Jesus, and S. R. Raman. “The novel coronavirus (COVID-19): Making a connection between infectious disease outbreaks and rehabilitation.” Physiotherapy Canada 72, no. 4 (September 1, 2020): 325–27. https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-2020-0019.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Lauren Geddes, Annie Park Moseman, James P. Lefler, Sudha R. Raman, and Joost van Wijchen. “Early reflection on the global impact of COVID19, and implications for physiotherapy.” Physiotherapy 107 (June 2020): A1–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2020.03.003.
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  - Marsolo, Keith A., Jeffrey S. Brown, Adrian F. Hernandez, Bradley G. Hammill, Sudha R. Raman, Beth Syat, Richard Platt, and Lesley H. Curtis. “Considerations for using distributed research networks to conduct aspects of randomized trials.” Contemp Clin Trials Commun 17 (March 2020): 100515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100515.
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  - Karmali, Ruchir N., Christopher Bush, Sudha R. Raman, Cynthia I. Campbell, Asheley C. Skinner, and Andrew W. Roberts. “Long-term opioid therapy definitions and predictors: A systematic review.” Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 29, no. 3 (March 2020): 252–69. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4929.
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  - Pratt, Nicole L., Christina D. Mack, Anne Marie Meyer, Kourtney J. Davis, Bradley G. Hammill, Christian Hampp, Soko Setoguchi, et al. “Data linkage in pharmacoepidemiology: A call for rigorous evaluation and reporting.” Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 29, no. 1 (January 2020): 9–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4924.
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  - Rivera, Donna R., Mugdha N. Gokhale, Matthew W. Reynolds, Elizabeth B. Andrews, Danielle Chun, Kevin Haynes, Michele L. Jonsson-Funk, et al. “Linking electronic health data in pharmacoepidemiology: Appropriateness and feasibility.” Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 29, no. 1 (January 2020): 18–29. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4918.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Christopher Bush, Ruchir N. Karmali, Lawrence H. Greenblatt, Andrew W. Roberts, and Asheley C. Skinner. “Characteristics of New Opioid Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries: Identifying High-Risk Patterns.” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 25, no. 9 (September 2019): 966–72. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.9.966.
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  - Raman, Sudha, Matthew Engelhard, and Scott H. Kollins. “Driving the Point Home: Novel Approaches to Mitigate Crash Risk for Patients With ADHD.” Pediatrics, May 20, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-0820.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Jeffrey S. Brown, Lesley H. Curtis, Kevin Haynes, James Marshall, Pamala A. Pawloski, and Richard Platt. “Cancer Screening Results and Follow-up Using Routinely Collected Electronic Health Data: Estimates for Breast, Colon, and Cervical Cancer Screenings.” J Gen Intern Med 34, no. 3 (March 2019): 341–43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4697-y.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Kenneth K. C. Man, Shahram Bahmanyar, Anick Berard, Scott Bilder, Takoua Boukhris, Greta Bushnell, et al. “Trends in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medication use: a retrospective observational study using population-based databases.” Lancet Psychiatry 5, no. 10 (October 2018): 824–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30293-1.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Lesley H. Curtis, Robert Temple, Tomas Andersson, Justin Ezekowitz, Ian Ford, Stefan James, et al. “Leveraging electronic health records for clinical research.” Am Heart J 202 (August 2018): 13–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.04.015.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Bradley G. Hammill, Robin M. Queen, Samuel B. Adams, and Lesley H. Curtis. “Linking a Total Ankle Arthroplasty Registry to Medicare Inpatient Claims without Unique Identifiers.” J Bone Joint Surg Am 100, no. 12 (June 20, 2018): 1016–22. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.17.00460.
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  - Smith, Tanya D., Sudha R. Raman, Sheri Madigan, Judy Waldman, and Michelle Shouldice. “Anogenital Findings in 3569 Pediatric Examinations for Sexual Abuse/Assault.” J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 31, no. 2 (April 2018): 79–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2017.10.006.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Sudha R. Raman, Kai Kennedy, Janet Prvu Bettger, and Dawn Magnusson. “Zika Virus (ZIKV), Global Public Health, Disability, and Rehabilitation: Connecting the Dots….” Phys Ther 97, no. 3 (March 1, 2017): 275–79. https://doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20160476.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Phillip S. Sheppard, Kit Leung, Chiara Retis, Edwin C. Salvador, and Sudha R. Raman. “The 2015 Nepal Earthquake(s): Lessons Learned From the Disability and Rehabilitation Sector's Preparation for, and Response to, Natural Disasters.” Phys Ther 96, no. 11 (November 2016): 1714–23. https://doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20150677.
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  - Landry, M. D., E. C. Salvador, P. S. Sheppard, and S. R. Raman. “Rehabilitation following natural disasters: Three important lessons from the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.” Physiotherapy Practice and Research 37, no. 2 (June 4, 2016): 69–72. https://doi.org/10.3233/PPR-160075.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., and Graziella Van den Bergh. “Clinician's Commentary on Clarke et al.1.” Physiother Can 68, no. 2 (2016): 206–7. https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc.2015-35-CC.
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  - DeMeo, Stephen D., Sudha R. Raman, Christoph P. Hornik, Catherine C. Wilson, Reese Clark, and P Brian Smith. “Adverse Events After Routine Immunization of Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants.” Jama Pediatr 169, no. 8 (August 2015): 740–45. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.0418.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Sudha R. Raman, and Brandon A. Kohrt. “Disability as an Emerging Public Health Crisis in Postearthquake Nepal.” Am J Public Health 105, no. 8 (August 2015): 1515–17. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302809.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Sudha R. Raman, Elise Harris, Layla Madison, Meera Parekh, Cecile Banks, Huda Bhatti, and Champa Wijesinghe. “Exploring the factors that influence the perceptions of disability: a qualitative study of mothers of children with disabilities at a community-based rehabilitation centre in Sri Lanka.” Who South East Asia J Public Health 4, no. 2 (July 2015): 150–58. https://doi.org/10.4103/2224-3151.206684.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Stephen W. Marshall, Bradley N. Gaynes, Kevin Haynes, A Jackson Naftel, and Til Stürmer. “An observational study of pharmacological treatment in primary care of children with ADHD in the United kingdom.” Psychiatr Serv 66, no. 6 (June 2015): 617–24. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300148.
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  - Samiee-Zafarghandy, Samira, Sudha R. Raman, John N. van den Anker, Kerstin McHutchison, Christoph P. Hornik, Reese H. Clark, P. Brian Smith, and P. Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act—Pediatric Trials Network Administrative Core Committee. “Safety of milrinone use in neonatal intensive care units.” Early Hum Dev 91, no. 1 (January 2015): 31–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.10.007.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., C Andrea Ottensmeyer, Michel D. Landry, Jarrah Alfadhli, Steven Procter, Susan Jacob, Elham Hamdan, and Manal Bouhaimed. “Seat-belt use still low in Kuwait: self-reported driving behaviours among adult drivers.” Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 21, no. 4 (2014): 328–37. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2013.826698.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Stephen W. Marshall, Kevin Haynes, Bradley N. Gaynes, Albert Jackson Naftel, and Til Stürmer. “Stimulant treatment and injury among children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: an application of the self-controlled case series study design.” Inj Prev 19, no. 3 (June 2013): 164–70. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040483.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Michel D. Landry, C Andrea Ottensmeyer, Susan Jacob, Elham Hamdan, and Manal Bouhaimed. “Keeping our children safe in motor vehicles: knowledge, attitudes and practice among parents in Kuwait regarding child car safety.” Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 20, no. 4 (2013): 358–67. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2012.745578.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Becher Al-Halabi, Elham Hamdan, and Michel D. Landry. “Prevalence and risk factors associated with self-reported carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among office workers in Kuwait.” Bmc Res Notes 5 (June 13, 2012): 289. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-289.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Sudha Raman, and Elham Al-Hamdan. “Accessing timely rehabilitation services for a global aging society? Exploring the realities within Canada's universal health care system.” Curr Aging Sci 3, no. 2 (July 2010): 143–50. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874609811003020143.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Shilpa Mandoda, Laila Kasim Hussain, Niamh Foley, Elham Hamdan, and Michel Landry. “Exploring the meaning of childhood disability: perceptions of disability among mothers of children with disabilities (CWD) in Kuwait.” World Health Popul 11, no. 4 (2010): 49–60. https://doi.org/10.12927/whp.2013.21790.
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  - Boyce, William F., Diane Davies, Sudha R. Raman, Jorma Tynjälä, Raili Välimaa, Matt King, Owen Gallupe, and Lasse Kannas. “Emotional health of Canadian and Finnish students with disabilities or chronic conditions.” Int J Rehabil Res 32, no. 2 (June 2009): 154–61. https://doi.org/10.1097/MRR.0b013e32831e452e.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Nadia A. Eldarrat, Sudha R. Raman, and Tyler Dyck. “'Penny-wise, pound-foolish': the commodification of physiotherapy services in an era of precarious demand.” Physiother Res Int 14, no. 1 (March 2009): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.426.
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  - Shapiro, Adam, Sudha Raman, Marilee Johnson, and Mark Piehl. “Community-acquired MRSA infections in North Carolina children: prevalence, antibiotic sensitivities, and risk factors.” N C Med J 70, no. 2 (March 2009): 102–7.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., William F. Boyce, and William Pickett. “Associations between adolescent risk behaviors and injury: the modifying role of disability.” J Sch Health 79, no. 1 (January 2009): 8–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00368.x.
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  - Landry, Michel D., Sudha R. Raman, Christopher Sulway, Yvonne M. Golightly, and Elham Hamdan. “Prevalence and risk factors associated with low back pain among health care providers in a Kuwait hospital.” Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33, no. 5 (March 1, 2008): 539–45. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181657df7.
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  - Landry, Michel D., and Sudha Raman. “Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): a global policy paradox.” Healthc Q 11, no. 1 (2008): 126–4.
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  - Landry, M. D., T. Dyck, and S. Raman. “Poverty, disability and human development: a global challenge for physiotherapy in the 21st Century.” Physiotherapy 93, no. 4 (December 1, 2007): 233–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2007.09.001.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., William Boyce, and William Pickett. “Injury among 1107 Canadian students with self-identified disabilities.” Disabil Rehabil 29, no. 22 (November 30, 2007): 1727–35. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280601129231.
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  - Landry, Michel D., and Sudha Raman. “Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): a global policy paradox.” World Health Popul 9, no. 3 (2007): 5–8. https://doi.org/10.12927/whp.2007.19347.
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  - Wan, Y. Z., G. C. Chen, S. Raman, J. Y. Xin, Q. Y. Li, Y. Huang, Y. L. Wang, and H. L. Luo. “Friction and wear behavior of three-dimensional braided carbon fiber/epoxy composites under dry sliding conditions.” Wear 260, no. 9–10 (May 31, 2006): 933–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2005.06.007.
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  - Wan, Y. Z., H. L. Luo, Y. L. Wang, S. Raman, Y. Huang, T. L. Zhang, and H. Liu. “Characterization of three-dimensional braided polyethylene fiber-PMMA composites and influence of fiber surface treatment.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science 99, no. 3 (February 5, 2006): 949–56. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.22374.
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- Conference Papers
  - Bhavsar, Nrupen A., John Pura, Ann Marie Navar, Anne Hellkamp, Paul Muntner, Matthew Maciejewski, Sudha Raman, Brad Hammill, Lesley Curtis, and Ebony Boulware. “Abstract P112: Impact Of Look Back Period Length On Associations When Using Electronic Health Record Data For Epidemiologic Research.” In Circulation, Vol. 143. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2021. https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.143.suppl_1.p112.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Christopher Bush, Melissa Greiner, Michelle M. Smerek, and Lesley H. Curtis. “Electronic health records (EHR) vs Medicare claims data: Comparing the relative completeness of non-fatal outcomes in a linked cohort.” In Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 27:86–86. WILEY, 2018.
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  - Rivera, Donna R., Mugdha N. Gokhale, Matthew W. Reynolds, Elizabeth B. Andrews, Danielle Chun, Kevin Haynes, Michele L. Jonsson-Funk, et al. “Linking electronic health data in pharmacoepidemiology: Guidance for assessing appropriateness and feasibility.” In Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 27:88–88. WILEY, 2018.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Kenneth K. C. Man, Shahram Bahmanyar, Greta Bushnell, Yea-Huei KaoYang, Oystein Karlstad, Kiyoshi Kubota, et al. “Utilization of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications (ADHD) by Adults in 13 Countries.” In Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 26:333–333. WILEY, 2017.
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  - O’Brien, Emily, Diane Bloom, Carol Koro, Jamie Lorimer, Sudha R. Raman, Robert J. Mentz, Bradley G. Hammill, Lisa G. Berdan, Ty Rorick, and Salim Janmohamed. “Perceptions of the utility and barriers of using electronic health records for patient screening in clinical trials: an in-depth interviews study of site coordinators.” In Trials, Vol. 18. BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2017.
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  - Raman, Sudha R., Kenneth K. C. Man, Anick Berard, Takoua Boukhris, Yea-Huei Kao Yang, Kiyoshi Kubota, Hidefumi Nakamura, Chien-Chou Su, Miriam C. J. M. Sturkenboom, and Ian C. K. Wong. “Global Utilization of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications - Preliminary Results.” In Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 25:239–40. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2016.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- POPHS 708: Population Health Sciences Research Design and Study Methods II 2020

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