Currently, he is a 4th year PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology at UAB. His research focuses on cardiovascular health, metabolism and cardiovascular risk factors including serum lipids, cardiovascular risk prediction and pharmacoepidemiology. His doctoral dissertation focuses on the validity of Medicare claims data for the identification of myocardial infarctions to conduct observational research. To date, he has more than 25 publications, including 10 as first author. His recent presentations include: