Rui Feng, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor of Biostatistics in Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Contact information
423 Guardian Drive
209 Blockley Hall
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-4473
Fax: 215-573-4865
Education:
B.S. (Mathematics)
University of Science and Technology of China, 1999.
M.S. (Statistics)
The Johns Hopkins University, 2001.
Ph.D. (Biostatistics)
Yale University, 2005.
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Description of Research Expertise

Genetics and genomics;
Machine learning;
Clinical trials;
Data coordinating center;
General biostatistics.

Selected Publications

Vail EA, Feng R, Sieber F, Carson JL, Ellenberg SS, Magaziner J, Dillane D, Marcantonio ER, Sessler DI, Ayad S, Stone T, Papp S, Donegan D, Mehta S, Schwenk ES, Marshall M, Jaffe JD, Luke C, Sharma B, Azim S, Hymes R, Chin KJ, Sheppard R, Perlman B, Sappenfield J, Hauck E, Tierney A, Horan AD, Neuman MD; REGAIN (Regional versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence after Hip Fracture) Investigators.: Long-term outcomes with spinal versus general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery: A randomized trial. Anesthesiology 140(3): 375-386, March 2024.

Liu J, Pan M, Sun M, Shi H, Feng R. : Nutritional Status and Physical Exercise Are Associated with Cognitive Function in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Role of Happiness. Nutrients 16(2): 203, Jan 2024.

Liu J, Yang Y, Shi H, Sun M, Feng R; Finger Exercise Group.: Developing and evaluating a mindfulness-based finger/hand exercise intervention for ethnically diverse older adults with and without disabilities: A feasibility study. Geriatr Nurs. 56: 148-158, 2024.

Roy N, Morales-Alvarez MC, Anis HK, Goral S, Doria K, Kopp BJ, Winkler AC, Feng R, and Rosas ES : Association of Recipient APOL1 Kidney Risk Alleles with Kidney Transplant Outcomes. Transplantation 107(12): 2575-2580, Dec 2023.

Kleitsch J, Pandya R, Chakka S, Yan D, Lim D, Diaz D, Feng R, Werth VP.: Change in disease activity needed for meaningful change in cutaneous lupus by patient characteristic: A retrospective analysis of a longitudinal database. J Am Acad Dermatol. S0190-9622(23): 02964-X, Oct 2023.

Gardner MM, Yan Wang Y, Himebauch AS, Conlon TW, Graham K, Morgan RW, Feng R, Berg RA, Yehya N, Mercer-Rosa L, Topjian AA.: Impaired Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Children is Associated with Mortality. Resuscitation 191: 191:109936, Oct 2023 Notes: In print.

Kyra O’Brien, Rui Feng, Frederick Sieber, Edward R. Marcantonio, Ann Tierney, Jay Magaziner, Jeffrey L. Carson, Derek Dillane, Daniel I. Sessler, Diane Menio, Sabry Ayad, Trevor Stone, Steven Papp, Eric S. Schwenk, Mitchell Marshall, J. Douglas Jaffe, Charles Luke, Balram Sharma, Syed Azim, Robert Hymes, Ki-Jinn Chin, Richard Sheppard, Barry Perlman, Joshua Sappenfield, Ellen Hauck, Mark A. Hoeft, Jason Karlawish, Samir Mehta, Derek J. Donegan, Annamarie Horan, Susan S. Ellenberg, Mark D. Neuman : Outcomes with spinal versus general anesthesia for patients with and without preoperative cognitive impairment: secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 19(9): 4008-4019, Sep 2023.

Jones TK, Reilly JP, Anderson BJ, Miano TA, Dunn TG, Turner AP, Agyekum RS, Feng R, Ittner CAG, Shashaty MGS, Meyer NJ.: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Mediates the Association between Early Plasma Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Concentrations and Mortality in Sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 208(5): 628-630, Sep 2023.

Chen HW, Sprow G, Feng R, Werth VP, Chong BF.: Cigarette smoking is associated with decreased long-term treatment cessation of mycophenolate mofetil and methotrexate in cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Lupus 32(9): 1134-1137, Aug 2023.

M. Zhao, R. Feng, V.P. Werth, K.J. Williams: The State of Current Management of the Heightened Risk for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Events in an Established Cohort of Patients with Lupus Erythematosus. Lupus Science & Medicine 10(2): e000908, Aug 2023.

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Last updated: 03/15/2024
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