Benjamin C. French, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics in Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
204 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
204 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
Office: 215-573-8545
Fax: 215-573-4865
Fax: 215-573-4865
Email:
bcfrench@mail.med.upenn.edu
bcfrench@mail.med.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
BA (Mathematics and Norwegian)
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 2001.
MS (Biostatistics)
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2004.
PhD (Biostatistics)
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2008.
Permanent linkBA (Mathematics and Norwegian)
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 2001.
MS (Biostatistics)
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2004.
PhD (Biostatistics)
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2008.
Selected Publications
deGoma EM, Davis M, Dunbar RL, Mohler ER, Greenland P, French B: Discordance Between Non-HDL-Cholesterol and LDL-Particle Measurements: Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2013 (in press).French B, Saha-Chaudhuri P, Ky B, Cappola TP, Heagerty PJ: Development and Evaluation of Multi-Marker Risk Scores for Clinical Prognosis. Statistical Methods in Medical Research 2013 (in press).
Florin TA, French B, Alpern ER, Zorc JJ, Shah SS: Variation in Emergency Department Diagnostic Testing and Outcomes in Pediatric Pneumonia. Pediatrics 2013 (in press).
Kimmel SE, French B, Anderson JL, Gage BF, Johnson JA, Rosenberg YD, Geller NL, Kasner S, Eby CS, Joo J, Caldwell MD, Goldhaber SZ, Hart RG, Cifelli D, Madigan R, Brensinger CM, Goldberg S, Califf RM, Ellenberg JH: Rationale and Design of the Clarification of Optimal Anticoagulation through Genetics (COAG) Trial. American Heart Journal 2013 (in press).
Ky B, French B, Khan AM, Plappert T, Wang A, Chirinos JA, Fang JC, Sweitzer NK, Borlaug BA, Kass DA, St John Sutton M, Cappola TP: Left Ventricular Size and Ventricular-Arterial Coupling, but Not Chamber Contractility, Associate with Prognosis in Chronic Heart Failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2013 (in press).
Becker DJ, French B, Morris PB, Silvent E, Gordon RY: Phytosterols, Red Yeast Rice, and Lifestyle Changes Instead of Statins: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial. American Heart Journal 2013 (in press).
Goldberg D, French B, Trotter J, Shetty K, Schiano T, Reddy KR, Halpern SD: Underreporting of Liver Transplant Waitlist Removal due to Death or Clinical Deterioration: Results at Four Major Centers. Transplantation 2013 (in press).
Kurtzman N, Zhang L, French B, Jonas R, Bantley A, Rogers WT, Moore JS, Rickels MR, Mohler ER: Personalized Cytomic Assessment of Vascular Health: Evaluation of the Vascular Health Profile in Diabetes Mellitus. Cytometry: Part B--Clinical Cytometry 2013 (in press).
deGoma EM, Dunbar RL, Jacoby D, French B: Differences in Absolute Risk of Cardiovascular Events using Risk-Refinement Tests: A Systematic Analysis of Four Cardiovascular Risk Equations. Atherosclerosis 227(1): 172-7, 2013.
McLeod LM, Keren R, Gerber J, French B, Song L, Sampson NR, Flynn JM, Dormans JP: Perioperative Antibiotic Use for Spinal Surgeries in US Children's Hospitals. Spine 38(7): 609-16, 2013.