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Post-Doc Fellow in Epidemiology
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
yzhan819@jhu.edu
Research Interests
Research Interests
Utilize real-world evidence (EHR or Claims data) and causal inference methods to
(1) Investigate the impact of infectious diseases (e.g. COVID-19, Long COVID, and HIV) effects on chronic diseases (e.g. kidney diseases)
(2) Evaluate the side effects of medications (pharmacoepidemiology)
Education
Education
2024
PhD: Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine
Epidemiology, PhD advisor: Vernon M. Chinchilli
2018
MPH: Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
Global Health (Infectious Diseases Concentration)
2016
BS: Peking University
Experimental Medical Science (Molecular Pharmacology)
BLaw: Peking University
Sociology
Peer Reviewed Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
2026
2026
16. Zhang, Y., Ghahramani, N., Chinchilli, V.M. et al. The risk of kidney disease increases following SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to influenza. Commun Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01460-6
15. Ba DM, Zhang Y, Qiu T, Raja-Khan N, Pichardo-Lowden AR, Gao X, Chinchilli VM. Association Between Red Meat Intake and Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Adults (NHANES 2003-2016). Br J Nutr. 2026 Feb 11:1-24.
2025
2025
14. Kim RY, Nam HH, Stouffer JW, Myers CA, Hassenbein SE, Updegrove GF, Chinchilli VM, Zhang Y, Adhikary S, Armstrong AD. A prospective randomized controlled trial on the effect of music therapy intervention on pain and anxiety in adult patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty. JSES International. 2025;101438.
13. GBD 2023 Chronic Kidney Disease Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990-2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet. 2025;406(10518):2461-2482. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01853-7
12. Zhang Y, Ghahramani N, Li R, Chinchilli VM, Ba DM. Prediction of acute and chronic kidney diseases during the post-covid-19 pandemic with machine learning models: utilizing national electronic health records in the US. EBioMedicine. Published online April 26, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105726
2024
2024
11. Ssentongo P, Venugopal N, Zhang Y, Chinchilli VM, Ba DM. Beyond Human Babesiosis: Prevalence and Association of Babesia Coinfection with Mortality in the United States, 2015-2022: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 8;11(10):ofae504.
10. Ba, D.M.; Kayembe, C.; Littlejohn, J.; Van Scoy, L.J.; VanDyke, E.; Williams, J.; Katoch, A.; Shook, N.C.; Zhang, Y.; Livelsberger, C.; et al. Navigation-Based Telehealth Informed Decision-Making for Prostate Cancer Screening in Black Men. Curr. Oncol. 2024, 31, 3698-3712.
9. Zhang Y, Ba DM, Risher K, Liao D, Parent LJ, Ghahramani N, Chinchilli VM. Effects of ACE inhibitor/ARB therapy and Long COVID on kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study using real-world data. Clinical Kidney Journal. 2024; sfae164.
8. Zhang Y#, Chinchilli VM, Ssentongo P, et al Association of Long COVID with mental health disorders: a retrospective cohort study using real-world data from the USA. BMJ Open 2024;14:e079267.
7. Norton, J., Foy, A., Ba, D., Liu, G., Leslie, D., Zhang, Y., Naccarelli, G., Obese patients with new onset atrial fibrillation/flutter have higher risk of hospitalization, cardioversions, and ablations, American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice, 2024,100375
[# corresponding author]
2023
2023
6. Ba DM, Risher KA, Ssentongo P, Zhang Y, Dai Q, Liu G, Maiga M, Zhang X, Diakite B, Coulibaly SDP, Hou L, Leslie DL, Chinchilli VM. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Treatment With Antiretroviral Therapy Mitigates the High Risk of Mental Health Disorders Associated With HIV Infection in the US Population. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 7;10(11):ofad555. PMID: 38033986
5. Li YQ, Fan F, Wang YR, Li LY, Cao YJ, Gu SM, Liu SS, Zhang Y, Wang J, Tie L, Pan Y, Li HF, Li XJ. The novel small molecule BH3 mimetic nobiletin synergizes with vorinostat to induce apoptosis and autophagy in small cell lung cancer. Biochem Pharmacol. 2023 Oct;216:115807. Epub 2023 Sep 15. PMID: 37716621
4. Ba DM, Zhang Y, Chinchilli VM, Maranki J. Statins exposure and acute pancreatitis: a retrospective cohort study using a large national insurance database. BMJ Open. 2023 Sep 27;13(9):e077591. PMID: 37758671
3. Zhang Y#, Ghahramani N, Razjouyan H, Ba DM, Chinchilli VM. The association between proton pump inhibitor use and risk of post-hospitalization acute kidney injury: a multicenter prospective matched cohort study. BMC Nephrol. 2023 May 26;24(1):150. PMID: 37237361
2. Ba DM, Zhang Y, Pasha-Razzak O, Khunsriraksakul C, Maiga M, Chinchilli VM, Ssentongo P. Factors associated with pregnancy termination in women of childbearing age in 36 low-and middle-income countries. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Feb 28;3(2):e0001509. PMID: 36963033
[# corresponding author]
2022
2022
1. Ssentongo P, Zhang Y, Witmer L, Chinchilli VM, Ba DM. Association of COVID-19 with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 23;12(1):20191. PMID: 36418912
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