r. Elizabeth Thom, Research Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology,
joined the Biostatistics Center in 1986 and has been the principal
investigator of the Coordinating Centers for the
Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network
(MFMU)
and for the Management of Myelomeningocele Study
(MOMS) since 2002.
She was also the principal investigator of the data coordinating center
for a multi-center randomized clinical trial of chorionic villus
sampling versus amniocentesis at 11 to 14 weeks gestation
(EATA).
All of these projects have been funded by NICHD.
She has over 30 years experience as a biostatistician
in the United States, Canada and England, with 18 years directly
related to the conduct of multi-center clinical trials. Dr. Thom
provides biostatistical expertise and support in the design,
execution, data processing and analysis of multi-center clinical trials
and epidemiological studies.
r. Thom serves as a member of the Data and Safety Monitoring Committees
for several NIH and WHO sponsored projects. She has co-authored
numerous articles presenting results of clinical studies, which have
been published in the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA, among
other journals.
Dr. Thom received her PhD in Statistics from The
George Washington University in 1992.
Curriculum Vitae
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