CLINICAL ANALYTICS &
DECISION SCIENCE (CADS) LAB
Meet Our Co-Directors
Associate Professor
Public Health Sciences
Hollings Cancer Center
Medical University of South Carolina
Ashish A. Deshmukh, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and a Co-leader of the Cancer Control Program at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. Dr. Deshmukh is a decision scientist and health economist. His research focuses on the development and evaluation of simulation models that have the potential to improve clinical decision-making and inform health policies. He also has interests in health technology assessment and the design and analysis of economic evaluation studies using observational data or as part of clinical trials. He utilizes large databases and epidemiology-driven mathematical models to identify optimal prevention policies for HPV and associated cancers. He also leads registry, survey, and claims database studies focusing on the epidemiology of HPV infection and HPV-related cancers, and clinical and economic outcomes of HPV-associated cancer prevention and treatment. For his work, he received several prestigious awards, including the Lee B. Lusted award from the Society for Medical Decision Making, and Outstanding Postdoctoral Trainee from MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Email: deshmukha@musc.edu
Associate Professor
Public Health Sciences
Hollings Cancer Center
Medical University of South Carolina
Kalyani Sonawane, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and a member of the Hollings Cancer Center. Her expertise is in performing population health analytics using high-dimensional healthcare data to inform clinical practice and policy. She has conducted several real-world studies using health insurance claims, nationwide surveys, electronic medical records, and patient registries to study prevention and treatment strategies and to evaluate their downstream impact on population health outcomes. Her primary interest is in examining the landscape of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and its prevention in the United States, particularly understanding the drivers of HPV infection rates, barriers to HPV vaccination, and the epidemiology of HPV- associated cancers among diverse groups. Dr. Sonawane has also worked in several clinical areas, covering various aspects of health and healthcare interventions such as the incidence and prevalence of diseases, costs, effectiveness, survival, quality of life outcomes, drug and treatment adherence, and adverse events.
Email: sonawane@musc.edu
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