Robert Wellman, MS
Biostatistician
206-287-2557
wellman.r@ghc.org
Recent publications
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Research interests and experience
- Biostatistics: inference; longitudinal data; diagnostic and screening test accuracy; clinical trials; survival analysis
- Cancer control: biostatistics; breast cancer; effects of chemotherapy; accuracy of automated data
- Immunization & infectious disease: biostatistics; HIV/AIDS; vaccine safety
- Medication use and patient safety: biostatistics; post-marking safety surveillance
- Alternative approaches to healing: biostatistics; clinical trials; back pain
Robert Wellman joined the Group Health Research Institute Biostatistics Unit in 2009 after five years in the biostatistics core at the University of Washington’s Center for AIDS Research. From 2006 to 2009, his work was supported in part by an HIV/AIDS national research service award sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. His work now spans a diverse collection of topics—including diagnostic test accuracy, back pain, and breast cancer. Mr. Wellman is also working with GHRI Associate Investigator Andrea Cook, PhD, to develop statistical methods for post-marketing surveillance of drugs and medical devices.
Recent publications
Delate T, Bowles EJ, Pardee R, Wellman RD, Habel LA, Yood MU, Nekhlyudov L, Goddard KA, Davis RL, McCarty CA, Onitilo AA, Feigelson HS, Freml J, Wagner E. Validity of eight integrated healthcare delivery organizations' administrative clinical data to capture breast cancer chemotherapy exposure. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012 Apr;21(4):673-80. Epub 2012 Feb 15. PubMed
Cook AJ, Tiwari RC, Wellman RD, Heckbert SR, Li L, Heagerty P, Marsh T, Nelson JC. Statistical approaches to group sequential monitoring of postmarket safety surveillance data: current state of the art for use in the Mini-Sentinel pilot. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2012;21 Suppl 1:72-81. doi: 10.1002/pds.2320. PubMed
Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Wellman RD, Cook AJ, Hawkes RJ, Delaney K, Deyo RA. A randomized trial comparing yoga, stretching, and a self-care book for chronic low back pain. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ, Kahn J, Wellman R, Cook AJ, Johnson E, Erro JH, Delaney KM, Deyo RA. A comparison of the effects of 2 types of massage and usual care on chronic low back pain: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Jul 5;155(1):1-9. PubMed
Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Cook AJ, Hawkes RJ, Deyo RA, Wellman R, Khalsa PS. Comparison of yoga versus stretching for chronic low back pain: protocol for the Yoga Exercise Self-care (YES) trial. Trials. 2010;11(1):36. PubMed
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