Epidemiology and Biostatistics Faculty and Staff
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Faculty and Staff
Karan Singh, PhD, FMSSANZ, FASA,FSMS
Department Chair
Faye Robertson
Administrative Specialist
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Bio
Alan Cook, MD, MS, FACS
Associate Professor
Bio
Dr. Alan Cook has 20 years of medical experience, earning his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, completing a year-long research fellowship in trauma that informed his years of practice as a trauma surgeon. He completed a master's degree in epidemiology at the University of Arizona and came to UTHSCT in 2019 as an associate professor in surgery and in epidemiology and biostatistics.
Harrison Ndetan, PhD
Professor
Bio
Dr. Harrison Ndetan received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Physics from the University of Buea, Cameroon and participated in a Medical Physics fellowship on imaging modalities in diagnostic medicine at the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. He received Master and Doctor of Public Health degrees with concentration in Biostatistics from the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC), Fort Worth, TX and a joint MD /PhD degree from the University of Science, Arts and Technology (USAT), Monserrat, British West Indies.
Before joining the Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology at UT Health Science Center at Tyler, Dr. Ndetan served as the Hospital Administrator of New Era Clinic, Tiko, Chair of the Science Division at Christ the King College, Tiko and Instructor of Physics at the University of Buea – Cameroon. He also served as Professor for Biostatistics and Director of Research at Parker University, Dallas, TX as well as Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics at UNTHSCT, Fort Worth.
Research Interests:
Dr. Ndetan is excited by opportunities to work with diverse group of investigators providing conceptualization, statistical and other oversights on the study design, implementation, and analysis (using a wide range of analytical models) to ensure efficient, effective, and timely completion of research projects.
Dr. Ndetan’s current projects include the Bayesian perspective of the role of concomitant ingestion of alcohol & acetaminophen in early-stage renal dysfunction, cancer & none-cancer risk associated with oncogenic viruses and building cascade of care for opioid/substance use disorder and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in the rural communities of East Texas.