Warren B. Bilker, Ph.D.
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
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.
Selected Publications
Pham Nguyen TP, Hennessy S, Brensinger CM, Bilker WB, Dember LM, Miano TA, Vo TT, Willis AW, Leonard CE: Impact of empiric potassium supplementation on mortality, sudden cardiac arrest and stroke in furosemide initiators. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 92(8): 2924-2936, Aug 2026.Miller CJ, Conroy A, Bilker WB, Stephens-Shields AJ, Farrar JT: The impact of opioid withdrawal symptoms on pain outcomes in enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal trials: a mediation meta-analysis of trials submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration. Pain 167(5): 1052-1061, May 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003895. Online ahead of print.
Lai YH, Su X, Awad S, Ansari A, Jang J, Saber AO, Chen HW, Jung H, Sarkar A, Drapeau EM, Bilker WB, Hensley SE, Su LF: Serial vaccination expands and refines human CD4+ T cell memory. bioRxiv [Preprint]. Apr 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.64898/2026.04.11.716570.
Adimadhyam S, Luyts D, Oraichi D, Deraedt Q, Pircon JY, Bilker WB, Agan AA, Rajbhandari R, Carbonari DM, Djibo DA, Wang X, Nolan MB, DeVries A, Selvan M, Ma Q, Wentz AE, Daniels K, Platt R, Lo Re V 3rd, Cocoros NM: Postmarketing safety surveillance for GSK's AS01E-adjuvanted respiratory syncytial virus prefusion F protein-based vaccine in the USA: protocol for a non-interventional postauthorisation safety study. BMJ Open 16(3): e117236, Mar 2026.
Loabile B, Lautenbach E, Mannathoko N, Mosepele M, Styczynski A, Smith RM, Cressman L, Jaskowiak-Barr A, Bilker WB, Alby K, Glaser L, Richard-Greenblatt M, Cowden L, Sewawa K, Otukile D, Paganotti GM, Mokomane M, Gross R: Risk Factors for Community Colonization With Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacterales Among People Living With HIV in Botswana. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 13(2): ofaf814, Feb 2026.
Conroy A, Bilker WB, DeLorey I, Chudnovskaya D, McWilliams T, Miller CJ, Argoff CE, Bell R, Gewandter JS, Gilron I, Haythornthwaite J, Theken KN, Farrar JT: Predictors of response to full agonist opioids in enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal clinical trials: a participant-level data meta-analysis. Pain 167(2): 320-325, Feb 2026.
Hsu YS, Thakrar AP, Leonard CE, Lowenstein M, Brensinger CM, Bilker WB, Bogar KF, Hennessy S: Trends in Methadone Use for Pain and Opioid Use Disorder Among Medicaid Enrollees. JAMA Health Forum 6(11): e255023, Nov 2025.
Miller CJ, Bilker WB, DeLorey I, Argoff CE, Bell RL, Conroy A, Gewandter JS, Gilron I, Haythornthwaite JA, Katz NP, McWilliams T, Theken KN, Farrar JT: Minimum clinically important differences in acute pain: a patient-level re-analysis of randomized controlled analgesic trials submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration. Pain 166(10): 2430-2438, Oct 2025.
Kamsheh AM, Bilker WB, Huang Y, Okunowo O, Burstein DS, Edelson JB, Lin KY, Maeda K, Mavroudis CD, O'Connor MJ, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Bogner HR, Rossano JW: Prolonged Inotrope Use After Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease: A Common Occurrence with a High Burden of Mortality. Pediatric Cardiology 46(7): 2037-2046, Oct 2025.
Srivastava T, Harris RA, Bettigole C, Zhang H, Brensinger CM, Bogar K, Wang F, Nesoff ED, Bilker WB, Hennessy S : Stimulant Overdose Prediction Model for Medicaid-Insured Persons. JAMA Health forum 6(9): e253489, Sep 2025.