Gerald J. Beck, Ph.D.
Staff, Department of Biostatistics
Gerald J. Beck, Ph.D.
Staff, Department of Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology/Wb4
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195
Telephone: (216)444-9927
Fax: (216)445-2781
Brief Description:
Dr. Beck is Director of the Data Coordinating Centers for the NIDDK-funded multicenter clinical trials: Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study and the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study. He is also Co-Principal Investigator at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation clinical center of two NCI-sponsored clinical trials studying the recurrence of neoplastic large bowel polyps after taking calcium, or aspirin and/or folate. His research interests include the analysis of longitudinal data and clinical trial design and analysis.
Key References:
Modification of Diet in Renal (MDRD) Disease Study Group (Prepared by Beck GJ, Berg RL, Coggins CH, Gassman JJ, Hunsicker LG, Schluchter MD and Williams GW). (1991) Design and Statistical Issues of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Trial. Controlled Clinical Trials,12:566-586.
Higgins TL, Estafanous FG, Loop FD, Beck GJ, Blum JM and Paranandi L. (1992) Stratification of Morbidity Outcome by Preoperative Risk Factors in Coronary Artery Bypass Patients: A Clinical Severity Score. Journal of the American Medical Association, 267:2344-2348.
Qu Y, Williams GW, Beck GJ and Medendorp SV. (1992) Latent Variable Models for Clustered Dichotomous Data With Multiple Subclusters. Biometrics,48:1095-1102.
Klahr S, Levey AS, Beck GJ, Caggiula AW, Hunsicker LG, Kusek JW and Striker GE for the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study Group. (1994) The Effects of Dietary Protein Restriction and Blood Pressure Control on the Progression of Chronic Renal Disease: The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study. New England Journal of Medicine, 330:877-884.
Greenberg ER, Baron JA, Tosteson TD, Freeman DH Jr, Beck GJ, et al for the Polyp Prevention Group. (1994) A Clinical Trial of Antioxidant Vitamins to Prevent Colorectal Adenoma. New England Journal of Medicine, 331:141-147.