Els Goetghebeur

Els Goetghebeur is a Full Professor at Ghent University's Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics. She chairs the UGent Expert Center for Statistics and serves as Chief-Editor of Statistics in Medicine, while leading the causal inference group within the STRATOS initiative. Her research emphasizes causal inference, survival analysis, and quality of care assessment in biomedical contexts.

• University: Ghent University
• Department: Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics
• Leadership Roles: Chair of UGent Expert Center for Statistics, Chief-Editor of Statistics in Medicine, Lead of STRATOS Causal Inference Group

Her work spans methodological developments in causal inference and survival analysis, applied to biomedical challenges like cancer outcomes, transplant medicine, and tuberculosis diagnostics. Recent publications focus on propensity score methods, latent class analysis, and patient-reported outcome modeling across diverse clinical trials.

Key trends in her research include:

• Improving causal inference techniques in observational studies
• Advancing survival analysis methods for complex clinical data
• Standardizing statistical practices in biomedical research through editorial leadership
• Developing frameworks for handling missing data in patient-reported outcomes
• Contributing to multicenter clinical trial designs for prostate cancer and solid tumors