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DEPT. OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
& BIOSTATISTICS

 

ALFRED A. RIMM, PH.D.


Department Chairman
Professor
Division of Biostatistics

Office: School of Medicine, Wood Bldg. WG-57
Phone: (216) 368-3197
E-mail: aar2@case.edu
Education
Ph.D. 1962, Rutgers University
M.S. 1958, Rutgers University


Research Interests
Ecological studies of cancer incidence; effectiveness studies in Medicare patients; black-white disparity in quality and access to health care; studies of obesity in women; utilization of large databases to study the U.S. health care system.


Courses Taught
EPBI 450: Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies
EPBI 490: Epidemiology: Introduction to Theory/Methods
EPBI 501: Student Seminar


Academic Appointments
1963-1966     Clinical Instructor - Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Buffalo Medical School
1966-1968     Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, The Medical College of Wisconsin (formerly Marquette School of Medicine)
1968-1977     Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, The Medical College of Wisconsin
1977-1982     Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, The Medical College of Wisconsin
1982-1993     Head, Division of Biostatistics/Clinical Epidemiology, Medical Clog of Wisconsin
1993-            Professor and Chairman, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University


Current Memberships
Academy for Health Services Research
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Public Health Association
Society for Epidemiological Research
American Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine
American Heart Association
American College of Epidemiology (Board Certified)


Recent and Noted Publications

Koroukian SM, Cooper GS, Rimm AA. Ability of Medicaid claims data to identify incident cases of breast cancer in the Ohio Medicaid population.HSR: Health Services Research. June 2003; 38: 947-8.

Cooper GS, Yuan Z, Rimm AA. Association of prediagnosis endoscopy with stage and survival in adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia. Cancer 2002; 95: 32-8.

Koroukian SM, Rimm AA. The "Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization" (APNCU) index to study low birth weight: Is the index biased? Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 55 (2002) 296-305.

Cooper GS, Yuan Z, Jethva RN, Rimm AA. Determination of county-level prostate carcinoma incidence and detection rates with Medicare claims data. Cancer 2001; 92: 102-9.

Yuan A, Dawson N, Cooper GS, Einstadter D, Cebul R, Rimm AA. Effects of alcohol-related disease on hip fracture and mortality: a retrospective cohort study of hospitalized medicare beneficiaries. Am. Journal of Public Health. July 2001; 91(7): 1089-1093.

Rzepka SG, Malangoni MA, Rimm AA. Geriatric trauma hospitalization in the United States: A population-based study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 54 (2001) 627-633.

Biblo LA, Yuan Z, Quan KJ, Mackall JA, Rimm AA. Risk of Stroke in Patients with Atrial Flutter. Am. Journal of Cardiology. Feb., 01, 2001; 87: 346-349.

Koroukian SM, Bush D, Rimm AA. Comparison of Cesarean Section Rates in Fee-for-Service Versus Managed Care Patients in the Ohio Medicaid Population, 1992-1997. Am. Journal of Managed Care. 2001 7(2):134-142.

Biblo LA, Yuan Z, Quan KJ, Mackall JA, Rimm AA. Risk of stroke in patients with atrial flutter. Am J Cardiol 2001; 87(3):346-349, A9.

Rzepka SG, Malangoni MA, Rimm AA. Geriatric trauma hospitalization in the United States : a population-based study. J Clin Epidemiol 2001; 54(6):627-633.

 

Yuan A, Dawson N, Cooper GS, Einstadter D, Cebul R, Rimm AA . Effects of alcohol-related disease on hip fracture and mortality: a retrospective cohort study of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries. Am J Public Health 2001; 91(7):1089-1093.

 

Cooper GS, Yuan Z, Jethva RN, Rimm AA . Determination of county-level prostate carcinoma incidence and detection rates with Medicare claims data. Cancer 2001; 92(1):102-109.

Koroukian SM, Rimm AA . The “Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization” (APNCU) index to study low birth weight: is the index biased? J Clin Epidemiol 2002; 55(3):296-305.

Cooper GS, Yuan Z, Chak A, Rimm AA . Association of prediagnosis endoscopy with stage and survival in adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia. Cancer 2002; 95(1):32-38.

 

Jaffe DH, Singer ME, Rimm AA . Air pollution and emergency department visits for asthma among Ohio Medicaid recipients, 1991-1996. Environ Res 2003; 91(1):21-28.

Koroukian SM, Cooper GS, Rimm AA . Ability of Medicaid claims data to identify incident cases of breast cancer in the Ohio Medicaid population. Health Serv Res 2003; 38(3):947-960.

 

Barzilai DA, Cooper KD, Neuhauser D, Rimm AA , Cooper GS. Geographic and patient variation in receipt of surveillance procedures after local excision of cutaneous melanoma. J Invest Dermatol 2004; 122(2):246-255.

 

Barzilai DA, Koroukian SM, Neuhauser D, Cooper KD, Rimm AA , Cooper GS. The sensitivity of Medicare data for identifying incident cases of invasive melanoma ( United States ). Cancer Causes Control 2004; 15(2):179-184.

 

Rimm AA , Katayama AC, Diaz M, Katayama KP. A meta-analysis of controlled studies comparing major malformation rates in IVF and ICSI infants with naturally conceived children. J Assist Reprod Genet 2004; 21(12):437-443.

 

Cydulka RK, Rowe BH, Clark S, Emerman CL, Rimm AA , Camargo CA, Jr. Gender differences in emergency department patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. Acad Emerg Med 2005; 12(12):1173-1179.

 

Pollack Scharpf T, Rimm AA . Mammography utilization rates among young white and black women in the USA . Public Health 2006; 120(10):937-941.