Michael LaValley
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Michael P. LaValley, PhD

Professor, Biostatistics - Boston University School of Public Health

617-358-2787
mlava@bu.edu
Crosstown Center - 336C
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Biography

Michael LaValley, PhD. is a Professor of Biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health, where he teaches courses on meta-analysis, logistic regression, and survival analysis. Mike’s research efforts are focused on meta-analysis of study results, analysis of ordered categorical data, survival analysis, clinical trials, and outcome assessment in arthritis studies. He has also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer math and science teacher in Nepal in the late 1980s. He has a BA in Mathematics from American International College, a MA in Mathematics from Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in Statistics from Penn State University. He joined the faculty at Boston University after completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Mike serves as the Research Director of the Boston University Core Center for Clinical Research, is the co-lead of the Analysis Core for the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST) and is a Member of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Clinical Trials Study Section (AMSC) for the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).

Other Positions

  • Member, Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases Research Center - Boston University
  • - Boston Medical Center

Education

  • Pennsylvania State University, PhD Field of Study: Statistics
  • Ohio State University, MS Field of Study: Mathematics
  • American International College, BA Field of Study: Mathematics

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHBS810
  • SPHBS820

Publications

  • Published on 1/15/2024

    Felson DT, Misra D, LaValley M, Clancy M, Rabasa G, Lichtenstein A, Matthan N, Torner J, Lewis CE, Nevitt MC. Essential Fatty Acids and Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024 Jan 15. PMID: 38225177.

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  • Published on 12/19/2023

    Lui JK, Cozzolino M, Winburn M, Trojanowski MA, Wiener RS, LaValley MP, Bujor AM, Gopal DM, Klings ES. Role of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Pulmonary Hypertension. Chest. 2023 Dec 19. PMID: 38128607.

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  • Published on 12/6/2023

    Richard MJ, Lo GH, Driban JB, Canavatchel AR, LaValley M, Zhang M, Price LL, Miller E, Eaton CB, McAlindon TE. Knee cartilage change on magnetic resonance imaging: Should we lump or split topographical regions? A 2-year study of data from the osteoarthritis initiative. Clin Anat. 2024 Mar; 37(2):210-217. PMID: 38058252.

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  • Published on 11/13/2023

    Lui JK, Gillmeyer KR, Sangani RA, Smyth RJ, Gopal DM, Trojanowski MA, Bujor AM, Soylemez Wiener R, LaValley MP, Klings ES. A Clinical Decision Tool for Risk Stratifying Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Related Pulmonary Hypertension. Lung. 2023 Dec; 201(6):565-569. PMID: 37957388.

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  • Published on 9/30/2023

    Lanois CJ, Collins N, Neogi T, Guermazi A, Roemer FW, LaValley M, Nevitt M, Torner J, Lewis CE, Stefanik JJ. Associations between anterior knee pain and 2-year patellofemoral cartilage worsening: The MOST study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2024 Jan; 32(1):93-97. PMID: 37783341.

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  • Published on 6/22/2023

    Lewis CL, Segal NA, Rabasa GV, LaValley MP, Williams GN, Nevitt MC, Lewis CE, Felson DT, Stefanik JJ. Hip Abductor Weakness and Its Association With New or Worsened Knee Pain: Data From the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2023 Nov; 75(11):2328-2335. PMID: 37221156.

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  • Published on 6/17/2023

    Vakhshoorzadeh J, Lui JK, Sangani RA, Trojanowski MA, Bujor AM, LaValley MP, Klings ES. Emphysema and interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary hypertension. Respir Med. 2023 Sep; 216:107333. PMID: 37336329.

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  • Published on 4/26/2023

    Liew JW, Rabasa G, LaValley M, Collins J, Stefanik J, Roemer FW, Guermazi A, Lewis CE, Nevitt M, Torner J, Felson D. Development of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Definition of Knee Osteoarthritis: Data From the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023 Jul; 75(7):1132-1138. PMID: 36693143.

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  • Published on 4/4/2023

    Girnis JL, Cavanaugh JT, Baker TC, Duncan RP, Fulford D, LaValley MP, Lawrence M, Nordahl T, Porciuncula F, Rawson KS, Saint-Hilaire M, Thomas CA, Zajac JA, Earhart GM, Ellis TD. Natural Walking Intensity in Persons With Parkinson Disease. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2023 Jul 01; 47(3):146-154. PMID: 37016469.

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  • Published on 3/7/2023

    Rose MJ, Neogi T, Friscia B, Torabian KA, LaValley MP, Gheller M, Adamowicz L, Georgiev P, Viktrup L, Demanuele C, Wacnik PW, Kumar D. Reliability of Wearable Sensors for Assessing Gait and Chair Stand Function at Home in People With Knee Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2023 Sep; 75(9):1939-1948. PMID: 36734316.

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