Samuel Leonard

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Senior Statistician at SAN FRANCISCO VA MEDICAL CENTER

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Samuel is a Senior Statistician at the San Francisco VA Medical Center with expertise in statistical consulting, observational studies, and programming languages like R and SAS. He holds a Masters degree from UC Santa Cruz and a BS from the University of Southern California, focusing his work on veterans health research.

His professional background includes a role with AmeriCorps Vista at Accion, a non-profit focused on financial inclusion, suggesting a commitment to community-oriented work. He applies his analytical skills to complex public health challenges, contributing to various academic publications on topics ranging from smoking cessation to COVID-19 surveillance.

As part of his graduate research, he implemented a disease clustering algorithm to analyze oral cancer rates in Germany.

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They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Topics They Care About

Public Health Research
His work involves observational studies for veterans' health, with publications on smoking cessation and COVID-19 hospitalization metrics.
Disease Clustering
A core part of his graduate research, where he developed and implemented a Bayesian nonparametric model for spatial disease analysis.
Statistical Programming
He is proficient in R, SAS, and SQL, using these skills for statistical data analysis and consulting in his role at the VA.

Media Appearances

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Work History

5-2022
Senior Statistician at SAN FRANCISCO VA MEDICAL CENTER
9-2018 - 4-2022
Statistician at NCIRE - The Veterans Health Research Institute
9-2016 - 6-2018
Graduate Student at University of California, Santa Cruz
8-2014 - 6-2016
Instructor at San Francisco State University
7-2008 - 7-2009
Americorps Vista at Accion

Education

2016 - 2017
Master’s Degree from Baskin Engineering at UCSC
2004 - 2008
BS from University of Southern California

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