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Alexander M. Walker

Alexander M. Walker

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Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
31313
World Ranking
10113
National Ranking
5208

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1951 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alexander M. Walker is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific engagement in areas such as Statistics and Probability, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Oncology, and Emergency Medicine.

The main research topics encompass Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials, Advanced Causal Inference Techniques, Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions, Epilepsy Research and Treatment, as well as HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and related complications and treatments.

Walker has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "Trends of HIV Mortality between 2001 and 2018: An Observational Analysis," 2021, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • "An Evaluation of the Effect of the OxyContin Reformulation on Unintentional Fatal and Nonfatal Overdose," 2022, Clinical Journal of Pain
  • "Stratified analysis in comparative effectiveness studies that emulate randomized trials," 2023, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
  • "Myocarditis in Patients Starting Combination Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: Analysis of a Commercial Claims Database," 2024, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • "Longstanding Phenytoin Use as a Cause of Progressive Dyspnea," 2022, CHEST Journal

Frequent co-authors in their work include Chinmay Jani, Harpreet Singh, Arashdeep Rupal, Sebastian Schneeweiß, and Robert J. Glynn.

Walker's research appears regularly in diverse publication venues, such as Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Clinical Journal of Pain, Journal of the American Heart Association, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, and BMJ Global Health.

In recognition of professional contributions, Walker received the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1951.

Best Publications

  • Obesity and knee osteoarthritis. The Framingham Study.

    David T. Felson;Jennifer J. Anderson;Allan Naimark;Alexander M. Walker

  • Incidence of symptomatic hand, hip, and knee osteoarthritis among patients in a health maintenance organization.

    Susan A. Oliveria;David T. Felson;John I. Reed;Priscilla A. Cirillo

  • Folic Acid Antagonists During Pregnancy and the Risk of Birth Defects

    Sonia Hernández-Diaz;Martha M. Werler;Alexander M. Walker;Allen A. Mitchell

  • Concepts of interaction.

    Kenneth J. Rothman;Sander Greenland;Alexander M. Walker

  • Results of Multivariable Logistic Regression, Propensity Matching, Propensity Adjustment, and Propensity-based Weighting under Conditions of Nonuniform Effect

    Tobias Kurth;Alexander M. Walker;Robert J. Glynn;K. Arnold Chan

  • Body weight, body mass index, and incident symptomatic osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee.

    Susan A. Oliveria;David T. Felson;Priscilla A. Cirillo;John I. Reed

  • The incidence of erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and toxic epidermal necrolysis. A population-based study with particular reference to reactions caused by drugs among outpatients.

    Heng-Leong Chan;Robert S. Stern;Kenneth A. Arndt;Joe Langlois

  • Hepatitis B vaccination and the risk of multiple sclerosis.

    Alberto Ascherio;Shumin M. Zhang;Miguel A. Hernán;Michael J. Olek

  • Discontinuation of antihyperlipidemic drugs : do rates reported in clinical trials reflect rates in primary care settings ?

    Susan E. Andrade;Alexander M. Walker;Lawrence K. Gottlieb;Norman K. Hollenberg

  • Risk analysis for mortality from respiratory tumors in a cohort of refractory ceramic fiber workers.

    Alexander M. Walker;L.Daniel Maxim;Mark Utell

  • Persistence and adherence with topical glaucoma therapy.

    Beth L. Nordstrom;David S. Friedman;Essy Mozaffari;Harry A. Quigley

  • Mortality in current and former users of clozapine.

    Alexander M. Walker;Lee L. Lanza;Felix Arellano;Kenneth J. Rothman

  • A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors in Open Angle Glaucoma

    M R Wilson;E Hertzmark;A M Walker;K Childs-Shaw

  • Drug-associated antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–positive vasculitis: Prevalence among patients with high titers of antimyeloperoxidase antibodies

    Hyon K. Choi;Peter A. Merkel;Alexander M. Walker;John L. Niles

  • Inhibition of Clinical Benefits of Aspirin on First Myocardial Infarction by Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs

    Tobias Kurth;Robert J. Glynn;Alexander M. Walker;K. Arnold Chan

  • Replacement Estrogens and Endometrial Cancer

    Hershel Jick;Richard N. Watkins;Judith R. Hunter;Barbara J. Dinan

  • Neural Tube Defects in Relation to Use of Folic Acid Antagonists during Pregnancy

    Sonia Hernández-Díaz;Martha M. Werler;Alexander M. Walker;Allen A. Mitchell

  • Ganciclovir and Acyclovir Reduce the Risk of Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Renal Transplant Recipients

    Donnie P. Funch;Alexander M. Walker;Gary Schneider;Najat J. Ziyadeh

  • Aprotinin during coronary-artery bypass grafting and risk of death.

    Sebastian Schneeweiss;John D Seeger;Joan Landon;Alexander M Walker

  • Risk factors for postherpetic neuralgia

    Peter W. Choo;Karin Galil;James G. Donahue;Alexander M. Walker

Frequent Co-Authors

Hershel Jick
Hershel Jick Boston University
Kenneth J. Rothman
Kenneth J. Rothman Boston University
Sebastian Schneeweiss
Sebastian Schneeweiss Brigham and Women's Hospital
Robert J. Glynn
Robert J. Glynn Harvard Medical School
Tobias Kurth
Tobias Kurth Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Meir J. Stampfer
Meir J. Stampfer Harvard University
Richard Platt
Richard Platt Harvard University
Jerry Avorn
Jerry Avorn Brigham and Women's Hospital
David T. Felson
David T. Felson Boston University
Patrick Maisonneuve
Patrick Maisonneuve European Institute of Oncology

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