Krista F. Huybrechts
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
United States of America
Biography
Krista F. Huybrechts, M.S., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an epidemiologist in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Research Interest
Her current research centers on studying the utilization and outcomes of psychoactive medications, with particular reference to vulnerable populations such as the frail elderly and pregnant women. She also has a special interest in exploring how variation in medication prescribing at the level of the physician or institution can be used to improve confounding control in observational studies in the area of psychiatry, as well as the potential impact of regional practice variation on study validity.
Publications
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Huybrechts KF, Gerhard T, Crystal S, Olfson M, Avorn J, Levin R, Lucas JA, Schneeweiss S. Differential Risk of Death in Older Nursing Home Residents Prescribed Specific Antipsychotic Medications: Population-based Cohort Study. The British Medical Journal 2012 Feb 23;344:e977.
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Huybrechts KF, Seeger JD, Rothman KJ, Glynn RJ, Avorn J, Schneeweiss S. Bias in comparative effectiveness studies due to regional variation in medical practice intensity: a legitimate concern, or much ado about nothing? Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2012;5(5):e61-4.
