Ya-Chen Tina Shih

Dr. Shih is Professor of Health Economics at Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, with a joint appointment with the Department of Medicine at School of Medicine and the Department of Health Policy and Management at Fielding School of Public Health. Dr. Shih is the inaugural Director of the Cancer Health Economics Research (CHEER) Program at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Dr. Shih's research focuses on cancer health economics research, which applies theories and methods of health economics to study economic aspects of cancer throughout the entire care continuum. Four main areas of her research within this emerging field are: (a) examining technology diffusion in cancer -- facilitators, barriers, health disparity implications and associated costs; (b) evaluating cost-effectiveness of cancer screening strategies or behavioral interventions and effectiveness of cancer policies; (c) applying econometric and statistical methods to analyze medical cost data and explore cost drivers; and (d) assessing and measuring cancer-related financial hardship longitudinally to inform the development of mitigation strategies through interventions or policy actions.   

Dr. Shih has over 290 peer-reviewed publications, 20 invited editorial or commentary, and 7 book chapters. She is a member of the American Cancer Society Guidelines Development Workgroup, an Associate Editor of Journal of the National Cancer Institute and is on the editorial board of Value in Health, PharmacoEconomics,  and JCO Oncology Practice.

Peer Reviewed Publications

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