Hamisu Salihu, MD, PhD

University of South Florida, College of Public Health
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 56
Tampa, FL
USA 33612
Email: hsalihu@health.usf.edu

Biographical Sketch: Hamisu Salihu, MD, PhD, is a tenured Professor at the University of South Florida in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (College of Public Health), as well in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Morsani College of Medicine). In 2008, the New York Times described him as a leading researcher in the field of stillbirth (April 1, 2008). He currently serves leads evaluation of the multi-million dollar Federal Healthy Start project in Hillsborough County, FL.

Papers:
3200.1 Improving cost-effectiveness analysis in maternal and child health: A practical approach for calculating reliable cost estimates from observational data 3200.1 National trends in maternal use of opioid drugs during pregnancy 3200.2 Post-traumatic stress disorder following near-miss maternal morbidity 4131.0 Factors associated with not receiving prenatal care and its impact on birth outcomes 4364.0 Creation and evaluation of a multi-layered maternal and child health database for comparative effectiveness research 4365.0 Maternal toxoplasmosis and adverse pregnancy outcomes