Raphael E. Cuomo

Raphael E. Cuomo
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Lafayette College (BS) San Diego State University (MPH) Harvard University (Certificate) UC San Diego (PhD)
Known for	Cancer epidemiology
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health Member of the Delta Omega Honorary Society
Scientific career
Fields	Public health Epidemiology Health policy Cancer prevention
Institutions	University of California, San Diego

Raphael E. Cuomo is an American biomedical scientist and Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. ^[1] He applies biostatistics and health informatics to the study of risk factors for non-communicable diseases. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life and education

Cuomo took part in a medical program at Yale University and completed a clinical externship at the Washington Hospital Center's Cardiac Arrhythmia Center. ^[4] He later obtained a Master in Public Health at San Diego State University and a professional certificate in sustainability science from Harvard University. ^[5] He completed a PhD in Global Health at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. ^[6]

Career

Cuomo uses approaches from epidemiology and biostatistics to carry out research on cancer, ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]} tobacco control, ^{[11] [12] [13]} and clinical informatics. ^{[14] [15] [16]} Cuomo's research findings have been published in journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, ^[17] Clinical Infectious Diseases, ^[18] the British Medical Journal, ^[19] Tobacco Control, ^[20] The Lancet, ^[21] the Annals of Epidemiology, ^[22] and Nature. ^[23]

Cuomo is the author of the book, "Public Health Perceptions of American Youth", ^[24] which examines public health issues affecting youth in the United States. He is Section Editor for JMIR Infodemiology and Handling Editor for Frontiers in Public Health. ^[25]

Cuomo's work has been covered by various media outlets, including Newsweek , ^[26] American Association for the Advancement of Science , ^[27] New Telegraph , ^[28] NBC News , ^[29] CNET , ^[30] The Sacramento Bee , ^[31] Daily Mirror , ^[32] Women's Health , ^[33] and others. ^[34] Cuomo's research has also received attention on social media, including findings on vitamin D, ^[35] online marketing of e-cigarettes, ^[36] age-related metabolism of calcidiol, ^[37] and nicotine-related poisonings. ^[38]

Cuomo is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health ^[39] and a member of the Delta Omega honorary society. ^[40] He is board certified in public health by the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE). ^[41] Cuomo has collaborated with Leidos, the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, and the Worldwide Orphans Foundation. ^[42]

Personal life

Cuomo lives in San Diego with his wife and their two children. ^[43] He served as a military officer in the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps from 2018 to 2020. ^[44]

References

1. "UC San Diego Drug Development Faculty Page".
2. Dagger, Jane (2024). From Data to Discovery: The Contributions of Dr. Raphael E. Cuomo, Ph.D. Seattle, WA: Kindle Direct Publishing. ISBN   979-8-218-56312-7. OL   56970873M . Retrieved November 24, 2024.
3. "Raphael Cuomo, PhD, MPH, CPH, FRSPH - Clinical Research".
4. "Raphael Cuomo headed efforts to recruit students and staff an area vaccination clinic". 7 January 2010.
5. Clinical Microbiology Reviews - Raphael Cuomo MacKey, T. K.; Liang, B. A.; Cuomo, R.; Hafen, R.; Brouwer, K. C.; Lee, D. E. (2014). "Author Bio". Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 27 (4): 949–979. doi:10.1128/cmr.00045-14. PMC   4187634 . PMID   25278579.
6. Cuomo, Raphael (2016). Access and Affordability of Cancer Drugs in International Settings (Thesis). UC San Diego.
7. UC San Diego Researchers Link Higher Risk of Leukemia to Low Sunlight and Vitamin D
8. Northern Latitude Shortage of Vitamin D Increase Leukemia Rates
9. Cuomo, Raphael E.; Garland, Cedric F.; Gorham, Edward D.; Mohr, Sharif B. (2015). "Low cloud cover-adjusted ultraviolet B irradiance is associated with high incidence rates of leukemia: Study of 172 countries". PLOS ONE. 10 (12): e0144308. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1044308C. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144308 . PMC   4670097 . PMID   26637119.
10. "Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D & Five-Year Survival in Primary Colon Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study". Nutrition and Cancer. 2024.
11. Online E-cigarette Vendors Engage Customers Using Popular Internet Tools
12. "Rates of Adverse Events and Related Risk Factors Following E-Cigarette Use". Journal of Public Health. 2024.
13. "Identification and characterization of illegal sales of cannabis and nicotine delivery products on telegram messaging platform". Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2023.
14. Cuomo, Raphael E. (2024). "The Mediating Role of Comorbidities on the Relationship Between Serum Vitamin D and Five-Year Mortality Risk in Colon Cancer Patients". Nutrition and Cancer. 76 (10): 943–951. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2024.2377844 . PMID   38988094.
15. Cuomo, Raphael E.; Purushothaman, Vishnu; Mackey, Tim K. (2023). "Tobacco/Nicotine Dependence as a Risk Factor for Substance Use Disorders and Related Mental Health Conditions Among Cancer Patients". Psycho-Oncology. 32 (9): 1395–1400. doi:10.1002/pon.6190. PMID   37409875.
16. Cuomo, Raphael E. (2024). "Health Disparities in Time to Diagnosis and Survival Post-Diagnosis of Cirrhosis in Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study". Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.). 121: 141–146. doi:10.1016/j.alcohol.2024.02.005. PMID   38408687.
17. "Tobacco product marketing orders and online marketing and sale of unauthorized ENDS products". Journal of the American Medical Association.
18. "Predictors of Time to COVID-19 Infection in the National Basketball Association: A Retrospective Case-Control Study". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 75 (4): 678–685. 2022.
19. "Assessing tobacco retailer compliance with flavored tobacco product sales restrictions: A cross-sectional study of 4 California cities". British Medical Journal. 2023.
20. "Applying topic modelling and qualitative content analysis to identify and characterise ENDS product promotion and sales on Instagram". Tobacco Control. 2021.
21. "Association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and type 2 diabetes?". The Lancet. 3 (1): 11. 2014.
22. "Cannabis Use Disorder and Mortality Among Patients with Colon Cancer". Annals of Epidemiology.
23. "After counterfeit Avastin®—what have we learned and what can be done?". Nature. 12: 302–308. 2015.
24. Cuomo, Raphael E. (2012). Public Health Perceptions of American Youth. Booktango. ISBN   9781468921519.
25. "Editorial Board Members".
26. "Vaping Warning as E-Cigarettes Causes Health Problems in 4 in 5 Users". 2024-01-30.
27. "Pancreatic cancer risk linked to weak sunlight". 2015-04-30.
28. "Study links lack of sunlight, Vitamin D to colon cancer risk". 23 July 2021.
29. "'I really love the vibes': How Yelp boosts black market pot shops". NBC News. 10 February 2020.
30. "Is Poppi Healthy? What Experts Think About the Prebiotic Soda".
31. "How healthy are sodas like Poppi and Olipop? What experts say about the prebiotic drinks".
32. "Professor says up to 50% of cancer cases are preventable by diet, lifestyle, and vitamin D".
33. "Is Antiperspirant Bad For You? Experts Weigh In". 21 March 2025.
34. "Fake Avastin incident 'could happen again'". 2015-04-07.
35. "Altmetric Public Engagement with "Sunlight and Vitamin D: Necessary for Public Health"".
36. "Altmetric Public Engagement with "Exploring the e-cigarette e-commerce marketplace: Identifying Internet e-cigarette marketing characteristics and regulatory gaps"".
37. "BioMedCentral Public Engagement Altmetric - "Could age increase the strength of inverse association between ultraviolet B exposure and colorectal cancer?"".
38. "Altmetric public engagement - "Content Analysis of Nicotine Poisoning (Nic Sick) Videos on TikTok: Retrospective Observational Infodemiology Study"".
39. ResearchGate - Raphael Cuomo
40. Delta Omega National Membership List
41. https://apha.confex.com/apha/143am/webprogram/Person308842.html American Public Health Association, Annual Meeting 2015
42. Raphael Cuomo PubMed Central MacKey, T. K.; Liang, B. A.; Cuomo, R.; Hafen, R.; Brouwer, K. C.; Lee, D. E. (2014). "Biographies". Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 27 (4): 949–979. doi:10.1128/CMR.00045-14. PMC   4187634 . PMID   25278579.
43. "Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute - Profile".
44. "UCSD Senate Degree Proposal with Faculty Appendix Docs" (PDF).

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