Stanley P. Azen Professor Preventive Medicine (Division of Biostatistics), Biomedical Engineering Keck School of Medicine

Education:
BA 1960 Mathematics - University of California, Los angeles
MA 1962 Mathematics - University of California, Los Angeles
PhD 1969 Biostatistics - University of California, Los Angeles

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship:
1969-1970 University of Southern California

Started at USC: 1969

Research Topics: Biostatistics, Epidemiology (Cancer, Cardiovascular, Diabetes), Disease Prevention

Research Description

Dr. Azen is currently Professor and Co-Director of Biostatistics in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine. At USC, Dr. Azen was one of the "founding fathers" of the Graduate Programs in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health. In 1998, he was one of two recipients of the USC Associates Award for Excellence in Teaching, in recognition of his programmatic development and mentoring of students. Dr. Azen is also the Director of the Statistical Consultation and Research Center at USC. The Center is actively involved in the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials in cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, gerontology and ophthalmology. Research studies range from the evaluation of vitamin B supplements on coronary artery disease to determining the prevalence and risk factors of ocular disease in Latinos.

Dr. Azen has published over 250 scientific papers and two textbooks. A recent scientific publication appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported the benefit of a lifestyle redesign program in independent-living older adults. The study was reported on national radio and television, and has a Nielsen rating of 12.1 million people. Dr. Azen is also the founding editor and Editor-in-Chief of Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, the official journal of the International Association of Statistical Computing, published by Elsevier in Holland. Finally, Dr. Azen continues his career as a professional pianist, performing weekly at two well-known Pasadena restaurants. He has released two CDs entitled: "Regressive Moments" and "Timed Series".

Selected Publications

Ma H, Unger JB, Chou CP, Sun P, Palmer PH, Zhou Y, Yao J, Xie B, Gallaher PE, Guo Q, Wei Y, Chen B, Wang Z, Wang X, Duan H, Song Y, Gong J, Azen SP, Lee L, Johnson CA. - Risk factors for adolescent smoking in urban and rural China: Findings from the China seven cities study. - Addict Behav [ 2008 ] Apr 8; . PubMed

Memarzadeh F, Ying-Lai M, Azen SP, Varma R. - Associations with Intraocular Pressure in Latinos: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. - Am J Ophthalmol [ 2008 ] May 15; . PubMed

Varma R, Wang MY, Lai MY, Donofrio J, Azen SP. - The Prevalence and Risk Indicators of Uncorrected Refractive Error and Unmet Refractive Need in Latinos: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. - Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci [ 2008 ] Apr 25; . PubMed

Varma R, Mohanty SA, Deneen J, Wu J, Azen SP. - Burden and Predictors of Undetected Eye Disease in Mexican-Americans: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. - Med Care [ 2008 ] May;46(5):497-506 . PubMed

Tarczy-Hornoch K, Lin J, Deneen J, Cotter SA, Azen SP, Borchert MS, Wang Y, Varma R. - Stereoacuity testability in African-American and Hispanic pre-school children. - Optom Vis Sci [ 2008 ] Mar;85(3):158-63 . PubMed

Falkenstein IA, Bartsch DU, Azen SP, Dustin L, Sadun AA, Freeman WR. - Multifocal Electroretinography in HIV-Positive Patients without Infectious Retinitis. - Am J Ophthalmol [ 2008 ] Feb 14; . PubMed

Fraser-Bell S, Wu J, Klein R, Azen SP, Hooper C, Foong AW, Varma R. - Cardiovascular risk factors and age-related macular degeneration: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. - Am J Ophthalmol [ 2008 ] Feb;145(2):308-16 . PubMed

Hoki SL, Varma R, Lai MY, Azen SP, Klein R. - Prevalence and associations of asymptomatic retinal emboli in Latinos: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study (LALES). - Am J Ophthalmol [ 2008 ] Jan;145(1):143-8 . PubMed

Doshi V, Ying-Lai M, Azen SP, Varma R. - Sociodemographic, family history, and lifestyle risk factors for open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. - Ophthalmology [ 2008 ] Apr;115(4):639-647.e2 . PubMed

Baranano AE, Wu J, Mazhar K, Azen SP, Varma R. - Visual acuity outcomes after cataract extraction in adult latinos. The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. - Ophthalmology [ 2008 ] May;115(5):815-21 . PubMed