Principal Research Scientist
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Boston, United States
Dr. Cocoros is a Principal Research Scientist in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. She directs a team of Research Scientists with expertise in pharmacoepidemiology and infectious disease epidemiology. She is the Lead Epidemiologist for the Sentinel Operations Center, housed within the Department, as part of the U.S. FDA's Sentinel System. Dr. Cocoros also oversees ESP, an EHR-based distributed data network for state-level infectious disease reporting and chronic disease surveillance. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the Boston University School of Public Health.
Dr. Cocoros has a background in infectious disease epidemiology, public health surveillance, and novel uses of electronic health data for research and surveillance. She has expertise in influenza epidemiology and surveillance and randomized pragmatic trials embedded in health plans.
Prior to DPM, she spent eight years in the Bureau of Infectious Disease at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, most recently as the Director of Research and Evaluation. Dr. Cocoros received a doctorate in epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health where her research focused on influenza epidemiology and the long-term health effects of early life infections. She also has a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health and a Bachelor's degree from Hampshire College.
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Sunday, August 27, 2023
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM ADT
