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Biostatistician
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
OMB No. 0925-0001 and 0925-0002 (Rev. 03/2020 Approved Through 02/28/2023)
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NAME: Andrew Keane Ikard Timmons
eRA COMMONS USER NAME (credential, e.g., agency login): andrew.timmons2
POSITION TITLE: Biostatistician
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE
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FIELD OF STUDY
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA B.S. 05/2011 Mathematics
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN M.S. 02/2016 Biostatistics
A. Personal Statement
I am a biostatistician with SELECT within the Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (ERIC), a Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) site within the Office of Research & Development of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
As a biostatistician I worked with the investigator and study team to: write and document code to prepare data for analysis, write and document code to conduct analyses, advise on research design and implementation, advise on presentation and interpretation of results, and prepare manuscripts for publication.
B. Positions and Honors
2017 - Present Biostatistician, Seattle Epidemiology Research and Information Center (ERIC), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Seattle, WA
C. Contributions to Science
Suri P, Tanus AD, Torres N, Timmons A, Irimia B, Friedly JL, Korpak A, Daniels C, Morelli D, Hodges PW, Costa N, Day MA, Heagerty PJ, Jensen MP. The Flares of Low back pain with Activity Research Study (FLAReS): study protocol for a case-crossover study nested within a cohort study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Apr 21;23(1):376. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05281-1. PubMed PMID: 35449043; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9022413.
Blondon M, Timmons AK, Baraff AJ, Floyd JS, Harrington LB, Korpak AM, Smith NL. Comparative venous thromboembolic safety of oral and transdermal postmenopausal hormone therapies among women Veterans. Menopause. 2021 Jul 26;28(10):1125-1129. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001823. PubMed PMID: 34313612; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8478712.
Littman AJ, Timmons AK, Moore KP, Tseng CL, Landry G, Robbins JM, Korpak A, Boyko EJ. Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy for Lower-Extremity Amputation Codes During the ICD-9 and ICD-10 Eras in a High-Risk Population of Patients With Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2021 Mar;44(3):e48-e49. doi: 10.2337/dc20-2452. Epub 2021 Jan 12. PubMed PMID: 33436400.
Littman AJ, Tseng CL, Timmons A, Moore K, Landry G, Czerniecki JM, Robbins J, Boyko EJ. Risk of Ipsilateral Reamputation Following an Incident Toe Amputation Among U.S. Military Veterans With Diabetes, 2005-2016. Diabetes Care. 2020 May;43(5):1033-1040. doi: 10.2337/dc19-2337. Epub 2020 Mar 11. PubMed PMID: 32161048.
Timmons AK, Korpak AM, Tan J, Moore KP, Liu CH, Forsberg CW, Goldberg J, Smith NL, Cohen DM. Heritability and individuality of the plasma sodium concentration: a twin study in the United States veteran population. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2019 Jun 1;316(6):F1114-F1123. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00581.2018. Epub 2019 Mar 25. PubMed PMID: 30908934; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6842886.
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