Luyu “Amber” Xie, Ph.D., PHARM.D. Assistant Professor School School of Public Health Department Public Health Biography Dr. Luyu (Amber) Xie earned her PharmD from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and her Ph.D. in Epidemiology with a minor in Biostatistics from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Her research focuses on utilizing real-world data, including surveys, electronic health records, and claims data, to enhance our understanding of chronic diseases such as asthma, obesity, and cardiovascular conditions. Through rigorous observational studies, she identifies patterns and trends that inform multimorbidity management and interventions. Dr. Xie has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, including articles in high-impact journals such as JAMA Pediatrics, JAMA Network Open, and Circulation. She is a member of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, the American Heart Association, and the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology. Education Graduate School (2022) Research Interest Childhood Asthma and Obesity Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Health Outcomes and Health Services Research Multimorbidity Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety Real-World Evidence Publications Featured Publications Sex Disparities in Longitudinal Use and Intensification of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Sumarsono A, Xie L, Keshvani N, Zhang C, Patel L, Alonso WW, Thibodeau JT, Fonarow GC, Van Spall HGC, Messiah SE, Pandey A, Circulation 2024 Feb 149 7 510-520 Association between asthma, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adolescents and young adults. Xie L, Chandrasekhar A, Ernest D, Patel J, Afolabi F, Almandoz JP, Martinez Fernandez T, Gelfand A, Messiah SE, J Asthma 2023 Nov 1-9 Use of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Among US Youth. Messiah SE, Xie L, de la Cruz-Muñoz N, Lipshultz SE, JAMA Pediatr 2023 Aug 177 8 856-857 Effectiveness of semaglutide versus liraglutide for treating post-metabolic and bariatric surgery weight recurrence. Murvelashvili N, Xie L, Schellinger JN, Mathew MS, Marroquin EM, Lingvay I, Messiah SE, Almandoz JP, Obesity (Silver Spring) 2023 May 31 5 1280-1289 Association of corticosteroid use and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in asthmatic children varies by age. Xie L, Gelfand A, Mathew MS, Atem FD, Delclos GL, Messiah SE, J Asthma 2023 Apr 60 4 698-707 Discontinuation and reduction of asthma medications after metabolic and bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Xie L, Chandrasekhar A, DeSantis SM, Almandoz JP, de la Cruz-Muñoz N, Messiah SE, Obes Rev 2023 Feb 24 2 e13527 Adverse Drug Events Related to Common Asthma Medications in US Hospitalized Children, 2000-2016. Xie L, Gelfand A, Mathew MS, Atem FD, Srikanth N, Delclos GL, Messiah SE, Drugs Real World Outcomes 2022 Dec 9 4 667-679 Association Between Patient Satisfaction With Their Patient-Physician Relationship and Completion of Bariatric Surgery by Race and Ethnicity Among US Adults. Xie L, Almandoz JP, Mathew MS, Schellinger JN, Kapera O, Ngenge S, Marroquin EM, McAdams C, Kukreja S, Schneider B, Messiah SE, JAMA Netw Open 2022 Dec 5 12 e2247431 Prevalence of polypharmacy and associated adverse outcomes and risk factors among children with asthma in the USA: a cross-sectional study. Xie L, Gelfand A, Murphy CC, Mathew MS, Atem F, Delclos GL, Messiah S, BMJ Open 2022 Oct 12 10 e064708 Medicaid expansion and provision of prescription contraception to Medicaid beneficiaries. Sumarsono A, Segar MW, Xie L, Atem F, Messiah SE, Francis JK, Keshvani N, Contraception 2021 Mar 103 3 199-202 Results 1-10 of 47 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Honors & Awards Rolls-Simons Travel Award, 2023 ObesityWeek, The Obesity Society (2023) Delta Omega Society (2022) James A. Baker III Transformation & Hope Scholarship (2022) Eugene H. Vaughan Endowed Scholarship (2021) Denton A. Cooley, MD Transformation & Hope Scholarship (2020) J. Fred Annegers Memorial Scholarship (2020) Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee Travel AwardOutstanding poster presentation (2020) Mylan Pharmaceuticals Award (2017) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Heart Association (2020) American Public Health Association (2019) European Respiratory Society (2023) International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (2022) The Obesity Society (2022)
