Assistant Professor of Health Outcomes
Dr. Chanhyun Park is a Health Outcomes Researcher and Assistant Professor in the Health Outcomes Division. Before joining The University of Texas at Austin, she served as a Health Economist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and as an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University School of Pharmacy.
Her research interests encompass the assessment of clinical, economic, and humanistic outcomes of healthcare services and products using advanced quantitative methodologies. Her research framework includes pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics, health economics, meta-analysis, and AI/machine learning. Through this framework, she aims to assess treatment patterns, identify potential adverse events, estimate healthcare utilization and costs, and improve health equity. Her current research program focuses on geriatric oncology and cardio-oncology.
Education
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
M.Ed., The University of Texas at Austin
M.Pharm, Sookmyung Women’s University
B.Pharm, Sookmyung Women’s University
Research Profile
ORCid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1081-0950
NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/chanhyun.park.1/bibliography/public/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&authuser=2&user=fvH1vo8AAAAJ
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chanhyun-Park-4
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chanhyun-park-8aab7076/
Selected Recent Publications
*Denotes student(s)/trainee(s) at the time of the study.
CORE Area: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Liu YS*, Liu Y, Park C. Association of cardiovascular disease with health-related quality of life among older women with early-stage breast cancer undergoing adjuvant endocrine therapy. Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 2023 Sep;14(7):101598. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101598.
Park C, Park SK*, Woo A*, Ng BP. Health-related quality of life among elderly breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy: A U.S Medicare population-based study. Quality of Life Research. 2022 Jan 22. doi: 10.1007/s11136-021-03059-x.
Park C, Briesacher BA, Kim D. Association of social isolation of long-term care facilities in the United States with 30-day mortality. JAMA Network Open. 2021;4(6):e2113361. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13361.
Kim D, Park C, Briesacher BA. Socially-isolated neighborhoods and the risk of all-cause mortality among nursing home residents in the United States: A multilevel study. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2020;13;21:101285. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101285.
Riley E*, Chang J, Park C, Kim S, Song I. Hypertension and health-related quality of life (HRQoL): evidence from the U.S. Hispanic population. Clinical Drug Investigation. 2019;39(9):899-908. doi:10.1007/s40261-019-00814-4.
CORE Area: Healthcare Systems Research
Ng BP, Hawkins GT, Massey M, LaManna JB, Park C. Digital divide among beneficiaries and Medicare diabetes prevention program. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2024 Jun 22:S0749-3797(24)00216-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.06.019.
Park C, Chang A, Ng BP, Young GJ. Cost-related medication nonadherence among Medicare beneficiaries with cardiovascular disease risk factors: the role of comprehension of the Medicare program and its prescription drug benefits. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2023 Feb;29(1):136-145. doi: 10.1111/jep.13745.
Park C, Ng BP, Kim K. Inability to access to healthcare due to COVID-19 among elderly Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. American Journal of Managed Care. 2022;28(2):75-80.
Ng BP, Park C. The role of media sources for COVID-19 information on engaging in recommended preventive behaviors among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥ 65 years. Journal of Gerontology: Social Science. 2021 May 8;gbab083. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab083.
Ng BP, Park C. Accessibility of telehealth services among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥ 65 years during COVID-19. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2021 Jul 1;18:E65. doi: 10.5888/pcd18.210056.
CORE Area: Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Byun JY*, Aiyeolemi AA*, Qdaisat A, Park C. Association between epidermal growth factor receptor–tyrosine kinase inhibitors and venous thromboembolism among older patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer. Cancer. 2024 Jun 7. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35424.
Han S*, Sohn TJ*, Ng BP, Park C. Predicting unplanned readmission due to cardiovascular disease in hospitalized patients with cancer: a machine learning approach. Scientific Reports. 2023 Aug 18;13(1):13491. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-40552-4.
Park C, Heo JH, Mehta S, Han S*, Spencer JC. Adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy and survival among older women with early-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Clinical Drug Investigation. 2023 Mar;43(3):167-176. doi: 10.1007/s40261-023-01247-w.
Park C, Park SK*, Upshaw JN, Schonberg MA. In-hospital mortality, length of stay, and hospital costs for hospitalized breast cancer patients with comorbid-heart failure in the USA. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2022;37(12):2043-2047. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2021.1980775.
Park SK*, Ng BP, Chun H*, Park C. Hospital outcomes of male breast cancer in the United States. American Journal of Managed Care. 2021;27(6):e181-e187. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2021.88666.
Graduate Courses
- PGS 384S Introduction to Epidemiology (Topic: Measures, Study Design, Bias, Machine Learning)
- PGS 393T Pharmacoeconomics (Topic: Decision Analysis, Markov Model)
- PGS 390J Data Analysis in Healthcare (Topic: Tables and Figures)
- PGS196S Seminar in Pharmacy (Topic: Database in Health Outcomes Research)
PharmD Courses
- PHM 394F Principles in Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacy Management (Topic: Costs, Cost-Minimization Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis)
Significant/Recent Activities
National and International Service Activities
- Member, Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) - Health Services Core
- Member, Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy (JMCP) - Editorial Advisory Board
University/College Service Activities
- Advisor<, UT- Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Student Chapter
- Advisor, UT- International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) Student Chapter
- Mentor, UTeam
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Austin, TX 78712-1120
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The University of Texas at Austin
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