Belinda Udeh, PhD, MPH

Health Economist
Department of Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH
USA 44195
Email: udehb@ccf.org


Biographical Sketch: Belinda L. Udeh is a Staff Health Economist. Dr Udeh’s research experience focuses on economic modeling, bayesian networks, decision analysis and comparative effectiveness research for the evaluation of medical protocols, procedures, technologies and pharmaceuticals. Much of her research is focused on the clinical areas of anesthesia and critical care. Dr Udeh received her PhD (Health Economics) in 2007 and her MPH (Health Services Management) in 2003 from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. In addition, she holds a Graduate Certificate in Health Economics from Monash University, Australia (2003) and a clinical degree in Podiatry from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia (2007). Dr Udeh has attended highly selective training programs relating to her research including programs from the Harvard School of Public Health and software training from TreeAge Inc. She has had her work published in several peer review journals and is a reviewer for several journals including BMC-Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS – Research and Palliative Care. Dr Udeh has held positions in clinical, administrative and research capacities in Australia, the US, and the US Virgin Islands. Her most recent position was with the University of Iowa in the Public Policy Center before joining Cleveland Clinic in 2011.

Papers:
4L-4 COST EFFECTIVENESS OF BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PROPOFOL VS DEXMEDETOMIDINE FOR MILD TO MODERATE SEDATION DURING MECHANICAL VENTILATION ECONOMIC TRENDS FROM 2004 – 2011 FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION FOR INTENSIVE CARE AND OTHER INPATIENTS: A RETROSPECTIVE, COHORT STUDY