Maria Pisu, PhD

email: mpisu@uab.edu
Department: M.S. Health Administration Program
Academic Title: Assistant Professor, Health Administration

Phone: (205) 975-7366
Fax: (205) 934-4888

Dr. Pisu is an assistant Professor of Health Administration in the Department of Health Services Administration with a secondary appointment in the Department of Preventive Medicine. Her research emphasizes cost-effectiveness modeling and analyzing health care utilization data from randomized control trials. Recent work has included an UAB CERTS study Costs of Glucocorticoid Adverse Events, an analysis of the variation in charges and reimbursements for medical procedures, and evaluating interventions targeted at patients, physicians, and caregivers. Dr. Pisu, is the lead investigator on the UAB CERTS project Determining the Cost Effectiveness of An Intervention to Increase Screening and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis.

Current Projects:
Currently Dr. Pisu is working on modeling the economic consequences of unsterile injection practices in developing countries, on a model to determine the cost-effectiveness of targeting adolescent girls for receipt of a vaccine to prevent group B streptococcal (GBS) disease among pregnant women and newborns, and on evaluating the school based dental sealant program conducted by the Jefferson County Health Department.