Yorghos Tripodis
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Yorghos Tripodis, PhD

Professor, Biostatistics - Boston University School of Public Health

yorghos@bu.edu

Biography

Yorghos Tripodis is a Professor of Biostatistics. He has spent much of his career as an applied statistician collaborating with researchers in medicine and public health to address scientific questions with appropriate statistical methods. He has particular expertise in the analysis of longitudinal data. He serves as the Director for the Statistics and Data Management for the Framingham Heart Study and for the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease and CTE Center (BU ADCTEC). Additionally, he directs the statistical analyses in multiple studies with researchers in medicine and public health to address issues of health disparities, especially among children. He is also serves as Statistical Editor in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Education

  • London School of Economics and Political Science, PhD Field of Study: Statistics
  • London School of Economics and Political Science, MSc Field of Study: Statistics
  • University of Cambridge, MPhil Field of Study: Economics
  • University of Athens, BSc Field of Study: Economics

Classes Taught

  • SPHBS800
  • SPHBS857
  • SPHBS901
  • SPHBS910
  • SPHBS980

Publications

  • Published on 8/1/2026

    Garg A, Brochier A, Torres A, BarahonaPaz K, Drainoni ML, Shone LP, Fiks AG, Scheindlin B, Tripodis Y, Griffith M, Tyrrell H, Joiner T, Macario E, Ayturk D, Stockwell MS, Serwint JR. A Social Care Intervention in Pediatric Practices: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Trial. Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 01; 158(2). PMID: 42379623.

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  • Published on 7/13/2026

    Hung A, Inouye SK, Wang T, Allore HG, Tripodis Y, Grady D. Recommendations for Reporting on Potential Harms in Randomized Clinical Trials in JAMA Internal Medicine. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Jul 13. PMID: 42440299.

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  • Published on 7/3/2026

    McLaren JE, Moo LR, Nguyen AH, Metcalf EE, Kraft ML, Frank B, Randolph JJ, Tripodis Y, Scoglio AAJ, O'Connor MK. Putting What Matters First: A Case-Based Approach to Goal Setting to Promote Older Adult Brain Health in the AgeWISE-Action Plan Program. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2026 Jul 03; 15598276261460835. PMID: 42404661.

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  • Published on 7/1/2026

    Miner AE, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Groh JR, Singh A, Dieckhoff K, Tripodis Y, Adler CH, Balcer LJ, Bernick C, Peskind E, Asken BM, Tanner JA, Rabinovici GD, Banks SJ, Barr WB, Wethe JV, Cantu RC, Dodick DW, Mez J, Palmisano JN, Martin B, Stein TD, McKee AC, Cummings JL, Shenton ME, Reiman EM, Stern RA, Ashton NJ, Alosco ML. Plasma Phosphorylated Tau 217 in Participants at Risk for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jul 01; 9(7):e2622966. PMID: 42440317.

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  • Published on 6/30/2026

    Durant RW, Corbie G, Allore HG, Anderson TS, Brender T, Choi JJ, Ganguli I, Grady D, Gross CP, Hung A, Katz MH, Kneifati-Hayek JZ, Mody L, Richman IB, Rittenberg E, Tripodis Y, Wang TY, Inouye SK. Health Equity: JAMA Internal Medicine Call for Papers. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Jun 30. PMID: 42377942.

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  • Published on 6/23/2026

    Aaronson A, Ly MT, Tripodis Y, Altaras C, Lenio S, Farris CW, Nowinski CJ, O'Connor MK, Martin BM, Palmisano JN, Nosheny RL, Gifford KA, Steinberg EG, Turk KW, Budson AE, Stein TD, McKee AC, Mez J, Alosco ML. Subjective cognitive complaints and decline among aging individuals with prior repetitive head impact exposure. Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2026; 18(2):e70407. PMID: 42358563.

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  • Published on 6/23/2026

    Tuz-Zahra F, Hallowell E, Tilton C, Alvarez VE, Aytan N, Hawkins S, Mez J, Alosco M, McKee AC, Tripodis Y, Stein TD, Cherry JD. CTE has multiple pathologic variants that might relate to different clinical symptom presentation. Acta Neuropathol. 2026 Jun 23; 151(1). PMID: 42334639.

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  • Published on 6/16/2026

    Marino FR, Kim M, Hwang PH, Tripodis Y, Alosco M, Mez J, McKee A, Au R, Thomas RJ, Shih L. Impact of Sleep Quality on Gait Variability: Pilot Cohort Study. JMIR Aging. 2026 Jun 16; 9:e81630. PMID: 42302301.

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  • Published on 6/13/2026

    Conway Kleven BD, Chien LC, Surwill D, Alosco ML, Wethe JV, Tripodis Y, Adler CH, Shenton ME, Pasternak O, Katz DI, Peskind E, Balcer LJ, Koerte IK, Mez J, Reiman EM, Cantu RC, Stern RA, Zetterberg H, Bernick C, Cummings JL. Cognitive, biomarker, and neuroimaging indices associated with traumatic encephalopathy syndrome across two independent athlete cohorts. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2026 Jun 13. PMID: 42288852.

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  • Published on 6/7/2026

    Miner AE, Kmiecik MJ, Namburi N, Dunckley N, Adler CH, Driver-Dunckley ED, Nowinski CJ, Gottesman J, Tripodis Y, Stern RA, McKee AC, Stein TD, Mez J, Briggs FBS, Alosco ML. Associations Between Cumulative Head Trauma and Self-Reported Parkinsonism and Parkinson's Disease in Former Soccer Players. Mov Disord. 2026 Jun 07. PMID: 42252813.

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