Benjamin Alan Goldstein

Benjamin Alan Goldstein is a Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics and Professor in Population Health Sciences at Duke University, with Associate Professor appointments in Pediatrics. As Chief of the Division of Translational Biomedical Informatics and Associate Chief Data Scientist for DUHS, he leads initiatives in EHR data science and clinical decision support.

• Education:
  • PhD in Biostatistics (UC Berkeley, 2011)
  • MPH in Epidemiology & Biostatistics (UC Berkeley, 2007)
  • BA in Psychology (Wesleyan University, 2002)

His research focuses on EHR data methodology, addressing informed presence bias, developing dynamic risk prediction models, and implementing clinical decision support tools across multiple domains. Current projects include AI ethics frameworks, pediatric health trajectories, and multi-omics integration.

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in interpretable machine learning for clinical outcomes, pharmacoepidemiology, and health equity analytics. Grant activities include 24 active projects from NIH/NIDDK, NLM, NICHD, and industry partners like Sanofi.

• Major Scientific Contributions:
  • K25 Career Development Award (NIDDK, 2013-2018)
  • NIH P50 Autism Center of Excellence (NICHD, 2022-2027)
  • NIH R01 for Personalized Dialysis (NIDDK, 2020-2024)

He mentors students in biostatistics, data science, and health informatics, while leading the Duke Clinical Research DataMart infrastructure. His team engages in cross-disciplinary collaborations with clinicians, computer scientists, and policy experts.