Moosa Tatar

Moosa Tatar is an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, specializing in Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy. His research combines data science and applied econometrics to analyze public health policies, focusing on drug misuse, metabolic syndrome, liver diseases, and COVID-19 disparities. He holds dual PhDs in Health Services Research (University of Nebraska Medical Center) and Economics (University of Mazandaran), with expertise in machine learning, health equity, and vaccine policy modeling.

• PhD, Health Services Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• PhD, Economics, University of Mazandaran
• MA, Economics, Azad University
• BA, Economics, University of Sistan and Baluchistan

His work addresses critical public health challenges through large-scale dataset analysis, including excess mortality during pandemics, vaccine inequality, and economic impacts of health policies. Key themes include social vulnerability, health disparities, and policy evaluation using machine learning and econometric modeling. Tatar's research has informed global and national health interventions related to prescription drug monitoring and hepatitis C screening.

He is affiliated with the Society for Medical Decision Making, AcademyHealth, and American Public Health Association, serving as an ad hoc reviewer for journals like JAMA Pediatrics and Value in Health Regional Issues. His contact email is mtatar@Central.UH.EDU.