Warren B. Bilker, Ph.D.

Professor of Biostatistics in Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Member, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Graduate Group, Biomedical Gruaduate Studies, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistcs, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Faculty Co-director of the Biostatistics Analysis Center (BAC), Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
601 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
601 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
Office: 215-898-1619
Fax: 215-573-4865
Fax: 215-573-4865
Email:
WARREN@UPENN.EDU
WARREN@UPENN.EDU
Publications
Education:
B.A. (Mathematics)
Temple University, 1981.
M.S. (Statistics)
Temple University, 1984.
Ph.D. (Biostatistics)
Johns Hopkins University, 1992.
Permanent linkB.A. (Mathematics)
Temple University, 1981.
M.S. (Statistics)
Temple University, 1984.
Ph.D. (Biostatistics)
Johns Hopkins University, 1992.
Description of Research Expertise
BiostatisticsSelected Publications
Wang HY, MacDonald ML, Borgmann-Winter KE, Banerjee A, Sleiman P, Tom A, Khan A, Lee KC, Roussos P, Siegel SJ, Hemby SE, Bilker WB, Gur RE, Hahn CG: mGluR5 hypofunction is integral to glutamatergic dysregulation in schizophrenia. Moleculer Psychiatry 25(4): 750-760, Apr 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1038/s41380-018-0234-y. Epub 2018 Sep 13.Downes KJ, Fitzgerald JC, Schriver E, Boge CLK, Russo ME, Weiss SL, Balamuth F, Kubis SE, Tolomeo P, Bilker WB, Han JH, Lautenbach E, Coffin SE, Gerber JS, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program: Implementation of a Pragmatic Biomarker-Driven Algorithm to Guide Antibiotic Use in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: the Optimizing Antibiotic Strategies in Sepsis (OASIS) II Study. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 9(1): 36-43, Feb 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piy113. [Epub ahead of print]
Leonard CE, Brensinger CM, Dawwas GK, Deo R, Bilker WB, Soprano SE, Dhopeshwarkar N, Flory JH, Bloomgarden ZT, Gagne JJ, Aquilante CL, Kimmel SE,Hennessy S: The risk of sudden cardiac arrest and ventricular arrhythmia with rosiglitazone versus pioglitazone: real-world evidence on thiazolidinedione safety. Cardiovascular Diabetology 19(1): 25, Feb 2020.
Anesi JA, Han JH, Lautenbach E, Lee DH, Clauss H, Climaco A, Bilker WB, Hasz R, Molnar E, Alimenti D, West S, Tolomeo P, Blumberg EA; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program: Impact of deceased donor multidrug-resistant bacterial organisms on organ utilization. American Journal of Transplantation Feb 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15830. Online ahead of print.
Anesi JA, Lautenbach E, Tamma PD, Thom KA, Blumberg EA, Alby K, Bilker WB, Werzen A, Tolomeo P, Omorogbe J, Pineles L, Han JH: Risk factors for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales bloodstream infection among solid organ transplant recipients. Clinical Infectious Diseases Feb 2020 Notes: DOI:10.1093/cid/ciaa190. Online ahead of print.
Zhou M, Leonard CE, Bilker WB, Hennessy S: The Self-Controlled Case Series Design as a Viable Alternative to Studying Clinically Relevant Drug Interactions. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 107(2): 321-322, Feb 2020.
Ferri SL, Pallathra AA, Kim H, Dow HC, Raje P, McMullen M, Bilker WB, Siegel SJ, Abel T, Brodkin ES: Sociability development in mice with cell-specific deletion of the NMDA receptor NR1 subunit gene. Genes, Brain and Behavior 19(1): e12624, Jan 2020.
Leonard CE, Zhou M, Brensinger CM, Bilker WB, Soprano SE, Nguyen TPP, Nam YH, Cohen JB, Hennessy S: Clopidogrel Drug Interactions and Serious Bleeding: Generating Real World Evidence via Automated High-Throughput Pharmacoepidemiologic Screening. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 106(5): 1067-1075, Nov 2019 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/cpt.1507. [Epub ahead of print]
Ziegler MJ, Freyer C, Landsburg D, Pegues D, Bilker W, Hirsh R, Kucharczuk C, Gilmar C, Gorman T, Palmer M, Harker C, Lightheart E, Han JH: Guideline implementation is effective at reducing proton pump inhibitor use in hematology-oncology units: A multidisciplinary intervention for reducing Clostridioides difficile risk. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 40(11): 1294-1296, Nov 2019.
Han JH, Lapp Z, Bushman F, Lautenbach E, Goldstein EJC, Mattei L, Hofstaedter CE, Kim D, Nachamkin I, Garrigan C, Jain T, Bilker W, Wolford HM, Slayton RB, Wise J, Tolomeo P, Snitkin ES: Whole-Genome Sequencing To Identify Drivers of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Transmission within and between Regional Long-Term Acute-Care Hospitals. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 63(11): e01622-19, Oct 2019.