Stanley P. AzenProfessor
Preventive Medicine (Division of Biostatistics), Ophthalmology, Occupational Therapy, Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Biomedical Engineering
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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. Dr. Azen is also Assistant Dean of Research Integrity. At USC, Dr. Azen was one of the "founding fathers" of the Graduate Programs in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health. He is also the Co-Director of the KSOM MS progam in Clinical and Biomedical Investigations, a "track based" program to train clinical fellows and junior faculty in research methodology leading to publications and/or a grant proposal. 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. In 2006, Dr. Azen received an Honoary Doctrate in Biomedical Innovations from the University of Salerno, Italy. 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 and in a multi-ethnic cohort of children.
Dr. Azen has published over 295 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 at two well-known Pasadena restaurants. He has released three CDs entitled: "Regressive Moments", "Timed Series" and "Clustering En Stanza".
10 Selected Publications:
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Pan Y,Tarczy-Hornoch K,Cotter SA,Wen G,Borchert MS,Azen SP,Varma R,The Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study (MEPEDS) Group - Visual Acuity Norms in Pre-School Children: The Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study. - Optom Vis Sci [2009] May 7;(): PubMed
Akasheh A,Wu Y,Li Y,Dustin LD,Wong ND,Gardin JM,Azen SP,Detrano RC - Association of Blood Pressure With Left Ventricular Mass in Untreated Hypertensives in Rural Yunnan Province. - Am J Hypertens [2009] Apr 23;(): PubMed
Sattler FR,Castaneda-Sceppa C,Binder EF,Schroeder ET,Wang Y,Bhasin S,Kawakubo M,Stewart Y,Yarasheski KE,Ulloor J,Colletti P,Roubenoff R,Azen SP - Testosterone and Growth Hormone Improve Body Composition and Muscle Performance in Older Men. - J Clin Endocrinol Metab [2009] Mar 17;(): PubMed
Davis JN,Kelly LA,Lane CJ,Ventura EE,Byrd-Williams CE,Alexandar KA,Azen SP,Chou CP,Spruijt-Metz D,Weigensberg MJ,Berhane K,Goran MI - Randomized Control Trial to Improve Adiposity and Insulin Resistance in Overweight Latino Adolescents. - Obesity (Silver Spring) [2009] Feb 26;(): PubMed
Hodis HN,Mack WJ,Dustin L,Mahrer PR,Azen SP,Detrano R,Selhub J,Alaupovic P,Liu CR,Liu CH,Hwang J,Wilcox AG,Selzer RH,for the BVAIT Research Group - High-Dose B Vitamin Supplementation and Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerosis. A Randomized Controlled Trial. - Stroke [2008] Dec 31;(): PubMed
Chung EJ,Freeman WR,Azen SP,Lee H,Koh HJ - Comparison of combination posterior sub-tenon triamcinolone and modified grid laser treatment with intravitreal triamcinolone treatment in patients with diffuse diabetic macular edema. - Yonsei Med J [2008] Dec 31;49(6):955-64 PubMed
Chen Z,Krailo MD,Sun J,Azen SP - Range and trend of expected toxicity level (ETL) in standard A+B designs: A report from the children's oncology group. - Contemp Clin Trials [2008] Oct 29;(): PubMed
Cotter SA,Tarczy-Hornoch K,Song E,Lin J,Borchert M,Azen SP,Varma R,Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study Group - Fixation preference and visual acuity testing in a population-based cohort of preschool children with amblyopia risk factors. - Ophthalmology [2009] Jan;116(1):145-53 PubMed
Booker CL,Unger JB,Azen SP,Baezconde-Garbanati L,Lickel B,Johnson CA - A longitudinal analysis of stressful life events, smoking behaviors, and gender differences in a multicultural sample of adolescents. - Subst Use Misuse [2008] ;43(11):1521-43 PubMed
Francis BA,Varma R,Chopra V,Lai MY,Shtir C,Azen SP,Los Angeles Latino Eye Study Group - Intraocular pressure, central corneal thickness, and prevalence of open-angle glaucoma: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. - Am J Ophthalmol [2008] Nov;146(5):741-6 PubMed
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