Bioinformatics and Biostatistics

Role:    Faculty
Title:    Assistant Professor
Office No:    852-3986
Address:    530 S Jackson St
Phone:    502/852-2800
E-mail:    john.myers@louisville.edu

Background

Yale University School of Medicine (Postdoctoral Fellow)

University of Louisville School of Public Health (Graduate Student)

Research Interests

My primary research efforts explore the problems in health care economics and the impact of these problems on public policy and medical guidelines. A major area of my research examines the theoretical foundations of cost-effectiveness analysis, including such issues as measuring the effectiveness of interventions that have an influence on two closely linked individuals, more precisely modeling quality adjusted life years gained over time, and the role risk attitudes play in assessing the effectiveness of health care interventions. Another major area of study is investigating the position religiosity and spirituality has in the care of chronically ill patients and patients receiving end of life care. Other work includes examining HIV disease progression, modeling the transition from use of alcohol to dependence of alcohol, and the interrelationship of donors and recipients during organ transplantation.

Teaching Activities

Economic Evaluation of Health Care (Spring)

Current Projects

Theoritical Foundations of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Quality of Life Measurement

Utility Assessment

Service

Reviewer for "Medical Decision Making"

NIH Grant Reviewer

Publications
Journal Articles
(6 publication(s) displayed.)

"Understanding Medical Decision Making in Hand Surgery"
Myers J and McCabe SJ. Clinics in Plastic Surgery; 32(4): 453-461
Publication Date: October 2005

"Elective C-Section to Prevent Anal Incontinence and Brachial Plexus Injury: A Decision Analysis"
Culligan PJ, Myers JA, Gohmann SF, et al.. International Urogynecolgy Journal; 16(1): 19-28
Publication Date: Febuary 2005

"Economic Analysis in Hand Surgery"
Myers JA, McCabe SJ, Gohmann SF. Journal of Hand Surgery; 31(4): 664-668
Publication Date: April 2006

"Quality of Life Assessment when There is a Loss of Income"
Myers JA, McCabe SJ, Gohmann SF. Medical Decision Making; 26(6): xxx
Publication Date: 2006

"Mother and Newborn: Whose Quality of Life is Worth More"
Myers JA. New England Journal of Medicine; ():
Publication Date: 2006

"Transitioning from Use of Alcohol to Dependence of Alcohol: A Loglinear Analysis"
Myers JA, Zhang H, Lewinsohm PC. Addiction; ():
Publication Date: 2005