Vinay K. Cheruvu, Ph.D., MS, MSc., PGD-MISCA

Education

PhD, Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

MS, Statistics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

PGD-MISCA, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

MSc, Statistics(Econometrics concentration), Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India

Research Interests

Longitudinal Data Analysis,  Hierarchical Linear / Nonlinear Models, Mediation Models, Survival Analysis.

Areas of focus

HIV / AIDS, Epidemiologic studies, Prevention Science.

Courses Taught

BST 52019: Biostatistics in Public Health

BST 63014 / 83014: Applied Regression Analysis of Public Health Data

SBS 73020: Advanced Methods in Prevention Science

Selected Publications

Mehlotra RK, Cheruvu VK, Blood Zikursh MJ, Benish RL, Lederman MM, Salata RA, Gripshover B, McComsey GA, Lisgaris MV, Fulton S, Subauste CS, Jurevic RJ, Guillemette C, Zimmerman PA, Rodriguez B. Chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5 -2459 genotype in patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy: race-specific influence on virologic success. J Infect Dis. 2011 Jul; 204(2):291-8.

Boxer RS, Kenny AM, Cheruvu VK, Vest M, Fiutem JJ, Piña II. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration is associated with functional capacity in older adults with heart failure. Am Heart J. 2010 Nov; 160(5):893-9.

Di Fiore JM, Bloom JN, Orge F, Schutt A, Schluchter M, Cheruvu VK, Walsh M, Finer N, Martin RJ. A higher incidence of intermittent hypoxemic episodes is associated with severe retinopathy of prematurity. J Pediatr. 2010 Jul; 157(1):69-73.

Step MM, Rose JH, Albert JM, Cheruvu VK, Siminoff LA. Modeling patient-centered communication: oncologist relational communication and patient communication involvement in breast cancer adjuvant therapy decision-making. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Dec; 77(3):369-78.

Eubanks JD, Cheruvu VK. Prevalence of sacral spina bifida occulta and its relationship to age, sex, race, and the sacral table angle: an anatomic, osteologic study of three thousand one hundred specimens. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jul 1; 34(15):1539-43.

Delaney CP, Lindsetmo RO, O'Brien-Ermlich B, Cheruvu VK, Laughinghouse M, Champagne B, Marderstein E, Obias V, Reynolds H, Debanne SM. Validation of a novel postoperative quality-of-life scoring system. Am J Surg. 2009 Mar; 197(3):382-5.

Debanne SM, Bielefeld RA, Cheruvu VK, Fritsch T, Rowland DY. Alzheimer's disease and smoking: bias in cohort studies. J Alzheimers Dis. 2007 Jun; 11(3):313-21.

Rodríguez BR, Sethi AK, Cheruvu VK, Mackay W, Bosch RJ, Kitahata M, Boswell SL, Matthews C, Bangsberg D, Martin J, Whalen CC, Sieg S, Yadavalli S, Deeks S, Lederman MM. Predictive value of plasma HIV RNA level on rate of CD4 T-cell decline in untreated HIV infection.  JAMA. 2006; 296(12):1498-506.