Hey There
My name is Tim. I am a research editor for the The BMJ, a physician-scientist in the Department of Epidemiology at the Bloomberg School of Public health at Johns Hopkins, and a member of the Causal Inference Research Lab (CIRL) at the Gillings School of Public health at UNC-Chapel Hill. I have an MD and clinical training in general surgery. My interests are very broad and encompass every corner of STEM fields.
I am interest in causal inference and how to obtain reliable answers to clinical questions using observational data. Clinically, I am specifically interested in ways to improve care, and understanding how social determinants of health impact outcomes after surgery. Prior to my graduate studies, I have worked on both disparities in surgical outcomes and process improvements for the diagnosis and treatment of incidental masses. My PhD was on per-protocol estimation in RCTs. My current research is on HIV and non HIV related cancers. I am also interested in data fusion as a way to obtain answers that we might not be able to otherwise.
My interests outside of science and math involve spending time with family, reading and book hunting (love a used bookstore), and when time permits SCUBA diving on deep wrecks and in caves. I have also spent a large chunk of my life as a firefighter and an EMT.
Current positions:
Research Editor | The BMJ | London, UK.
Clinical Editor | BMJ Medicine | London, UK.
Post Doctoral Researcher | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg SPH | Baltimore, MD
Education:
PhD | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2026
MPH | Harvard University | 2016
MD | University of Maryland School of Medicine | 2014
MS | Medical Biochemistry | University of Maryland School of Medicine | 2012
BS | Molecular Biology | University of Maryland College Park | 2008
BA | Government and Politics | University of Maryland College Park | 2008