• Develops and leads public health research efforts to identify adverse consequences of performing military duties• Defines research requirements in epidemiology, focusing specifically on its applied and related fields of public health.• Provides pertinent reports, final data analysis, and performs data processing activities using complex statistical analysis techniques and documents all programming performed in the production of progress reports and assigned analyses.• Designs, formulates, and conducts statistical epidemiological studies to assess health consequences of disease, injuries, and environmental exposures in military personnel.• Mines health related and safety biostatistical databases in retrospective studies to analyze existing data and test specific hypotheses.

• Identify risk factors for infectious diseases through surveillance, data, and results to guide prevention recommendations to the Air Force and Department of Defense agencies• Gather, analyze, manage, and interpret health statistics data and disseminate conclusions to the Air Force and Department of Defense• Develop and deliver epidemiological and biostatistics training materials to Air Force and Department of Defense audiences• Conduct epidemiology research for long term studies including chronic diseases, occupational and environmental concerns, communicable, and non-communicable diseases• Perform analyses using statistical techniques in epidemiologic evaluations to interpret and analyze observed health phenomena• Provide subject matter expertise regarding health conditions affecting Air Force and Department of Defense personnel

• Provide epidemiological support and biostatistical support for public health surveillance and research studies• Provide subject matter expertise regarding health conditions affecting Air Force personnel• Prepare reports, publications, proposals, and IRB and legal materials• Utilize SAS to manipulate data and perform analyses

Epidemiologist Contractor, assess and monitor health status of a DoD entity by analyzing surveillance databases. Advise team leaders on the conduct of outbreak investigations. Coordingate and conduct novel public health research. Prepare reports, publications, posters, proposals and IRB materials.Appointment: USAFSAM Adjunct Faculty:Conduct lectures discussing epidemiology, study design, and outbreak investigations with recent MPH/DVM graduates. Provide training and workshops focusing on epidemiology and surveillance related topics.Accepted Abstracts:• Greg Wolff, Michael Bell, James Escobar, Stefani Ruiz. Estimates of Pertussis Vaccine Effectiveness in Air Force Pediatric Dependents Seen at Military Treatment Facilities. IDWeek, October 8-12, 2014 Philadelphia, PA• Greg G Wolff, Demetria R Bayt, James Escobar, Amy L Bettano, Capt Quintin A Hecht. 40th Annual National Hearing Conservation Conference, February 19-21, 2015 New Orleans, LAAcknowledgements:• Cover KE, Ruiz SA, Chapman AS. Reported Gastrointestinal Infections in the U.S. Air Force, 2000-2012. MSMR. 2014 June;21(6):2-7.

• Assist in the design and analysis of epidemiological studies • Oversee database development and management• Utilize SPSS and Microsoft Access to manipulate data sets and perform analyses • Monitor the recruitment of study subjects and/or acquisition of data for biomedical studies• Manage projects with as many as 18 study staff• Train and oversee study personnel • Prepare reports, publications, posters, abstracts and proposalsAccepted Abstracts• Lois Lamerato, Andrew G. Glass, Kathryn E. Richert-Boe, John Edelsberg, Greg G. Wolff, Natalie Czapski, Tracy Dodge, Andrea Lopez, Karen Chung, Akshara Richhariya, Gerry Oster. Trends in Use of Intravenous Bisphosphonates in Patients with Prostate Cancer and Newly Diagnosed Metastases to Bone in Two Large US Integrated Health Systems. ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, February 14-16, Orlando, FL.Publications:• CDC. Interim Adjusted Estimates of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness — United States, February 22, 2013. MMWR 2013;62(07):119-123.• Oster G, Lamerato L, Glass AG, Richert-Boe KE, Lopez A, Chung K, Richhariya A, Dodge T, Wolff GG, Balakumaran A, Edelsberg J. Natural history of skeletal-related events in patients with breast, lung, or prostate cancer and metastases to bone: a 15-year study in two large US health systems. Support Care Cancer. 2013 Dec;21(12):3279-86. doi: 10.1007/s00520-013-1887-3• Oster G, Lamerato L, Glass AG, Richert-Boe KE, Lopez A, Chung K, Richhariya A, Dodge T, Wolff GG, Balakumaran A, Edelsberg J. Use of intravenous bisphosphonates in patients with breast, lung, or prostate cancer and metastases to bone: a 15-year study in two large US health systems. Support Care Cancer. 2014 May;22(5):1363-1373. Doi:10.1007/s00520-013-2094-y• Taneja C, Berger A, Inglese GW, Lamerato L, Sloand J, Wolff GG, Sheehan M, Oster G. Can Dialysis Patients Be Accurately Identified Using Healthcare Claims Data? Peritoneal Dialysis International. 2014 Feb 4.

• Design and plan over 20 epidemiologic studies• Create, test, and maintain research databases containing hundreds of thousands of records for long-term projects lasting several years• Develop and test data collection instruments for quality assurance and accuracy• Coordinate multisite studies with up to 10 other sites• Manage projects with as many as 12 study staff• Analyze and interpret data obtained from studies utilizing SPSS • Develop abstracts for submission, design posters for conferences, and compose manuscripts• Responsible for IRB applicationsAccepted Abstracts• Lois Lamerato, Gregory Wolff, Paul Miner, John Murry, Audrey Kriegman, Susan Schooley. Fracture Risk Assessment in a Managed Care Population [Abstract, Poster]. 9th International Symposium of Osteoporosis (ISO9), May 18-21, 2011, in Las Vegas, NV.• Tang, J., R. Sharma, L. Lamerato, M. J. Sheehan, G. G. Wolff and S. C. Gordon (2010). "Does Previous Hepatitis B Infection Increase the Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma?" Hepatology 52(4): 1389.• Gary W. Inglese, Charu Taneja, Ariel Berger, Lois Lamerato,James A. Sloand, Greg Abbott, Greg G. Wolff, Gerry Oster. Healthcare Utilization and Costs in Patients with End-Stage Renal DiseaseBeginning Renal Replacement Therapy with Peritoneal Dialysis VersusHemodialysis ASN Kidney Week 2011, November 8-13, 2011 Philadelphia, PA• Charu Taneja, Lois Lamerato, Andrew G. Glass, Kathryn E. Richert-Boe, John Edelsberg, Greg G. Wolff, Natalie Czapski, Karen Chung, Akshara Richhariya, Gerry Oster. Risk of Skeletal-Related Events (SREs) in Patients with Breast Cancer (BC) and Newly Diagnosed Metastases to Bone. ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium, September 13th -15th 2012, San Francisco, CA.

• Create a disaster preparedness plan focusing on natural disasters and pandemic flu• Inform residents, residents’ family, staff, and employees of information within the plan• Lead meetings with panels interested in disaster preparedness

Dr. Fallon and Dr. SchmalzriedConduct research on various public health topicsEdit scholarly papersDesign posters for national conventions