Juan Pablo Diaz-Martinez

Juan Pablo Diaz-Martinez

Research Associate/Biostatistician at Toronto Western Lupus Clinic

Biostatistics Research Unit

Biography

I am an actuarial scientist trained in Mexico with several years of experience in the public and private sector conducting cost-effectiveness studies. Currently I hold a positon as a Research Associate/Biostatistician at the Toronto Western Lupus Clinic under the supervision of Dr. Zahi Touma.

In recent years I’ve gained interest in bayesian methods which nowadays have become more popular given the advances in computing resources and algorithms. Because of this my disseration explores the use of Bayesian methods for modeling in the context of Health Technology Assessment.

Interests

  • Bayesian Biostatistics
  • Health Technology Assessment
  • Evidence Synthesis

Education

  • PhD (c) in Health Services Research, 2021 (Expected)

    University of Toronto

  • MSc in Health Research Methodology, 2017

    McMaster University

  • BSc in Actuarial Sciences, 2015

    Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)

Skills

R

Biostatistics

Health Research Methodology

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Biostatistician

University Health Network

Jul 2018 – Present Toronto, ON
  • Hidden Markov Models.
  • Network Meta-Analysis.
  • Analysis of correlated data.
 
 
 
 
 

Consultant

Jan 2017 – Present Toronto, ON

Main areas:

  • Decision-Analytic Modelling in Health Technology Assessment. Supporting pharma companies in Mexico.
  • Predictive Modeling. Currently working with the state of Oaxaca (Mexico) for modeling COVID-19 hospitalizations.

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