Anthony Phillip Nunes

Anthony Phillip Nunes, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at UMass Chan Medical School, affiliated with the Division of Epidemiology within the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences. He also holds cross-appointments at the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in programs including Masters in Clinical Investigation and Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program.

• BS in Environmental Health Science (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
• MS in Epidemiology (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
• PhD in Epidemiology (Brown University)

Dr. Nunes is a pharmacoepidemiologist focusing on drug safety, utilization, and comparative effectiveness, particularly in nursing home populations. His methodological expertise spans machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) to enhance administrative data analysis for regulatory frameworks (e.g., FDA, EMA).

His recent publications (2022-2025) emphasize opioid safety, diabetic complications, postpartum depression, and machine learning applications in clinical data. Topics range from gabapentin misuse algorithms to sex differences in rheumatic disease treatments.