Mendel E. Singer, PhD, MPH

Dr. Mendel Singer has written that while he’s descended from Radzyner Chassidim, he’s not a “Radzyner Chassid” and wishes he could have that distinction.

From Case Western’s site:

Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine

Dr. Mendel E. Singer played a significant role in the department leading the development and promotion of graduate programs, which have grown considerably under his direction. In addition to his oversight and teaching responsibilities, his own methods research focused on innovative use of electronic health records for evidence based medicine and public health and cost-effectiveness analysis in developing nations. His research has focused on the medical areas of opioid overdose, infectious disease and sexual assault.

Teaching Information

Courses Taught

PAST 452 Evidence-Based Medicine:

Biostatistics Module, Physician’s Assistant Program

Research Information

Research Interests

Content Areas

Public and population health
Infectious disease
Opioid overdose
Health outcomes research
Evidence-based public health and medicine

Methodology

Using electronic health records for health outcomes research
Using electronic health records for prevention
Using electronic health records for comparative and cost-effectiveness research
Cost-effectiveness analysis for public health issues

Professional Memberships

American Public Health Association

American Medical Informatics Association

American Statistical Association (Risk Analysis section)

Publications

Find Dr. Singer’s publications here.

Education

Ph.D., Operations Research Case Western Reserve University, 1991

M.P.H., Case Western Reserve University, 2012

M.S. Operations Research, Case Western Reserve University, 1984

B.A., Mathematics, Rutgers University, 1981

Additional Information

Student and mentee totals, over Case Western Reserve University career/full academic career:

Master’s: Over 500 taught, 54 mentored (11 MS Thesis, 43 MPH Capstone)
PhD: 8 mentored
A sampling of CWRU PhD graduates’ current careers:
- University of Washington
- World Health Organization
- Rand Corporation
- Makerere University School of Public Health
- Cleveland Clinic
- University Hospitals of Cleveland
- Exact Sciences