Dr. Zeng is an Epidemiologist and Biostatistician at the PROVE Center. He has a multidisciplinary background in preventive medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics, and health promotion. His research interests include (1) applying multilevel framework and multimodal databases to investigate the geospatial variations in population health, (2) utilizing classical and modern test theories to develop, validate, and refine patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for clinical use, (3) employing advanced epidemiologic designs and causal inference methods to reduce bias in health research using observational data, and (4) extracting and processing structured and unstructured electronic medical records (EHR). Dr. Zeng has successfully applied his expertise in multilevel ecological research, advanced epidemiologic designs, and novel statistical modeling to study geospatial variations in disease outbreaks, healthcare access, service delivery, and care continuum. In collaboration with colleagues, he has developed, validated, and refined PROMs that are now widely used in clinical practice. His technical skillsets in EHR data extraction and processing enable him to query and manage over 7 million PRO data across 475 clinics representing more than 80 medical, behavioral health, and surgical specialties at the Mass General Brigham Health System. As an Early-Stage Investigator, Dr. Zeng is currently leading a project funded by the National Cancer Institute to investigate the nonresponse of PRO data in routine cancer care.
