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 4/11/2025

    Sara LK, Felson DT, Tilley S, LaValley MP, Lewis CE, Lynch JA, Segal NA, Guermazi A, Roemer F, Stefanik JJ, Lewis CL. The relation of walking forces to structural damage in the knee: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2025 Apr 11. PMID: 40222627.

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  • Published on 2/20/2025

    Roseen EJ, Bussières A, Reichman R, Bora C, Trieu J, Austad K, Williams C, Fischer RA, Parrilla D, Laird LD, LaValley M, Evans RL, Saper RB, Morone NE. A multi-level implementation strategy to increase adoption of chiropractic care for low back pain in primary care clinics: a randomized stepped-wedge pilot study protocol. Chiropr Man Therap. 2025 Feb 20; 33(1):9. PMID: 39979943.

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  • Published on 2/5/2025

    Magane KM, Saitz R, Fielman S, LaRochelle MR, Shanahan CW, Pace CA, LaValley M, Penington K, Karzhevsky S, Hurstak E. Supporting primary care clinicians in caring for patients with alcohol use disorder: study protocol for Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE), a factorial four-arm randomized trial. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Feb 05; 20(1):9. PMID: 39910606.

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  • Published on 1/2/2025

    Liew JW, Petrow E, Tilley S, LaValley MP, Roemer FW, Guermazi A, Lewis CE, Torner J, Nevitt MC, Lynch JA, Felson D. Comparison of definitions of early knee osteoarthritis for likelihood of progression at 2-year and 5-year follow-up: the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2025 Jan; 84(1):115-123. PMID: 39874225.

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  • Published on 12/9/2024

    Lui JK, Cozzolino M, Winburn M, Trojanowski MA, Soylemez Wiener R, LaValley MP, Bujor AM, Gopal DM, Klings ES. Clustering regional patterns of left ventricular longitudinal strain in systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary hypertension. Int J Cardiol. 2025 Feb 15; 421:132891. PMID: 39662748.

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  • Published on 11/23/2024

    Aoyagi K, Rivas E, Shababi R, Edwards R, LaValley M, Lechuga J, Napadow V, Neogi T. Safety and preliminary efficacy of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on chronic knee pain: A pilot trial. Osteoarthr Cartil Open. 2025 Mar; 7(1):100545. PMID: 39687279.

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  • Published on 10/3/2024

    Liew JW, Petrow E, Tilley S, LaValley MP, Roemer FW, Guermazi A, Lewis CE, Torner J, Nevitt MC, Lynch JA, Felson D. Comparison of definitions of early knee osteoarthritis for likelihood of progression at 2-year and 5-year follow-up: the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2024 Oct 03. PMID: 39362696.

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  • Published on 6/19/2024

    Shah N, Morone N, Kim E, Ellis TD, Cohn E, LaValley MP, Kumar D. Telehealth mindful exercise for people with knee osteoarthritis: A decentralized feasibility randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthr Cartil Open. 2024 Sep; 6(3):100494. PMID: 39021877.

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  • Published on 6/1/2024

    Lui JK, Sangani RA, Gillmeyer KR, Vakhshoorzadeh J, Trojanowski MA, Bujor AM, Gopal DM, Wiener RS, LaValley MP, Klings ES. Correction to: Hemodynamic Response to Oral Vasodilator Therapy in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Pulmonary Hypertension. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2024 Jun; 38(3):657. PMID: 36662449.

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  • Published on 5/18/2024

    Triant VA, Lyass A, Hurley LB, Borowsky LH, Ehrbar RQ, He W, Cheng D, Lo J, Klein DB, Meigs JB, Grinspoon SK, Plutzky J, Silverberg MJ, LaValley M, Massaro JM, D'Agostino RB. Cardiovascular Risk Estimation Is Suboptimal in People With HIV. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 May 21; 13(10):e029228. PMID: 38761071.

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