AKM Fazlur Rahman

AKM Fazlur Rahman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health, with secondary appointments as Scientist in the School of Medicine's Nephrology Research & Training Center and Comprehensive Arthritis Center. He holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of South Carolina (2014) and completed postdoctoral training in Biostatistics at Emory University.

His research focuses on biostatistical applications in clinical medicine, including:

• Clinical trial design for rheumatology and cardiovascular diseases
• Pediatric outcomes in cardiology and endocrinology
• Public health epidemiology (HIV prevention, housing instability)
• Statistical methods for survival analysis and reliability modeling

Rahman's recent publications demonstrate strong methodological focus on longitudinal data analysis, randomized trials, and retrospective cohort studies. Key thematic areas include pediatric cardiac surgery outcomes, hypertension management, diabetes complications, and healthcare epidemiology. His work frequently employs advanced statistical techniques including nonparametric Bayesian methods and survival analysis.

As an educator, Rahman teaches graduate courses including Survival Analysis (BST665) and mentors doctoral students through dissertation committees. He has secured multiple NIH grants including projects on acute kidney injury and digital health analytics. While no awards are documented, his collaborative research appears in high-impact journals including Hypertension, Arthritis & Rheumatology, and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

He directs statistical activities for multidisciplinary research teams across nephrology, cardiology, and rheumatology divisions. Current work involves developing predictive models for postoperative complications in congenital heart disease and analyzing health disparities in veteran populations.