David Gagnon
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David R Gagnon, MD, PhD

Research Professor, Biostatistics - Boston University School of Public Health

617-358-2453
gagnon@bu.edu
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Biography

David Gagnon, MD MPH PhD is Research Professor of Biostatistics. Dr. Gagnon is director of biostatistics in the division of Population Health and Data Science at the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center [MAVERIC] located at the Boston VA hospital. Dr. Gagnon is also a biostatistician with the Million Veteran Program and the "All of Us" Precision Medicine Initiative. He currently teaches Categorical Data Analysis [BS821], Advanced Methods in Statistical Computing [BS822] and Applications of Statistical Methods in Clinical Research [BS775].

Dr Gagnon's research interests are in the areas of phenomics, pharmacoepidemiology, longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis and statistical computing.

Education

  • Tufts University, MD Field of Study: Medicine
  • Boston University School of Public Health, PhD Field of Study: Biostatistics
  • Boston University, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Saint Anselm College, BA Field of Study: Biology

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHBS723
  • SPHBS821

Publications

  • Published on 2/5/2025

    Li Y, Nguyen XT, Treu T, Wang DD, Ho YL, Houghton SC, Charest B, Li R, Posner D, Pyatt M, Rahafrooz M, Raghavan S, Gagnon DR, Whitbourne SB, Gaziano JM, Djousse L, Joseph J, Wilson PWF, Cho K. Association of Life's Essential 8 With Incident Heart Failure and Its Prognosis. J Card Fail. 2025 Mar; 31(3):598-602. PMID: 39920917.

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  • Published on 2/1/2025

    Rahafrooz M, Elbers DC, Gopal JR, Ren J, Chan NH, Yildirim C, Desai AS, Santos AA, Murray K, Havighurst T, Udell JA, Farkouh ME, Cooper L, Gaziano JM, Vardeny O, Mao L, Kim K, Gagnon DR, Solomon SD, Joseph J. Effectiveness of electronic medical record-based strategies for death and hospital admission endpoint capture in pragmatic clinical trials. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2025 Feb 01; 32(2):349-356. PMID: 39671451.

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  • Published on 12/30/2024

    Abdallah MM, de Oliveira BD, DuMontier C, Orkaby AR, Nussbaum L, Gaziano M, Djousse L, Gagnon D, Cho K, Preis SR, Driver JA. Risk of Incident Cancer in Veterans with Diabetes Who Use Metformin Versus Sulfonylureas. J Cancer Prev. 2024 Dec 30; 29(4):140-147. PMID: 39790228.

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  • Published on 12/2/2024

    Nguyen XT, Li Y, Gong Y, Houghton S, Ho YL, Pyatt M, Treu T, Li R, Akinosho K, Raghavan S, Gagnon DR, Gaziano JM, Wilson PWF, Cho K. Cardiovascular Health Score and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the Million Veteran Program. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Dec 02; 7(12):e2447902. PMID: 39641929.

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  • Published on 11/5/2024

    Ogawa EF, Harris R, Ward RE, Palleschi MK, Milberg W, Gagnon DR, Halasz I, Bean JF. The Impact of Executive Function on Retention and Compliance in Physical Therapy in Veterans. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl. 2024 Dec; 6(4):100383. PMID: 39822209.

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  • Published on 8/19/2024

    Qazi S, Seligman B, Preis SR, Rane M, Djousse L, Gagnon DR, Wilson PWF, Gaziano JM, Driver JA, Cho K, Orkaby AR. Measuring Frailty Using Self-Report or Automated Tools to Identify Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality: The Million Veteran Program. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Aug 20; 13(16):e033111. PMID: 39158558.

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  • Published on 8/15/2024

    Kinlay S, Young MM, Gagnon DR. Smoking and 10-year risk of cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular events after contemporary coronary stenting. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2024 Sep; 19:100718. PMID: 39247537.

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  • Published on 7/18/2024

    Madenci AL, Kurgansky KE, Dickerman BA, Gerlovin H, Wanis KN, Smith AD, Trinqart L, Gagnon DR, Cho K, Gaziano JM, Casas JP, Robins JM, Hernán MA. Estimating the Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Cardiovascular Events Using Observational Data? Epidemiology. 2024 Sep 01; 35(5):721-729. PMID: 39024034.

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  • Published on 7/9/2024

    Kurgansky KE, Parker R, Djousse L, Gagnon DR, Joseph J. Spironolactone Reduces the Risk of Death in Veterans With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jul 16; 13(14):e032231. PMID: 38979805.

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  • Published on 6/2/2024

    Liew JW, Treu T, Park Y, Ferguson JM, Rosser MA, Ho YL, Gagnon DR, Stovall R, Monach P, Heckbert SR, Gensler LS, Liao KP, Dubreuil M. The association of TNF inhibitor use with incident cardiovascular events in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2024 Oct; 68:152482. PMID: 38865875.

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