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Joel Epstein Segel
[email protected]
(301)-919-8319
Education
PhD, Health Services Organization and Policy
(Health economics cognate), University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
Dissertation title: Three Essays in Preventive Health Economics
BA, Economics (Highest Honors and Highest Distinction)
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
(Expected 2015)
(2005)
Professional Experience
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC Associate Economist.
(2005-2009)
Honors and Awards
Charles C. Shepard Science Award Nominee—co-author
University of Michigan Regents Fellowship
AHRQ Pre-doctoral Traineeship in Health Services Research
(2012)
(2010-2012)
(2009-2010)
RTI Spot Award for outstanding work producing Diabetes Care
manuscript
RTI Annual Award for Outstanding Performance
(June 2007)
Phi Beta Kappa
Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Honor Society
(November 2006)
(2004)
(2004)
Research Funding
University of Michigan Rackham Graduate Student Travel grant
(2013, 2014)
University of Michigan Hammel Award for research expenses
University of Michigan Rackham Graduate Student Research grant
(2013)
(2012)
National Science Foundation, EAPSI Summer Fellowship in Singapore:
Duke-National University of Singapore [Principal Investigator]
(2010)
Updated October, 2014
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Honeycutt, A.A., Segel, J.E., Williams, D., Zhuo, X., Hoerger, T.J., Imai, K. (2013). Medical
costs of chronic kidney disease in the Medicare population. Journal of the American Society of
Nephrology, 24(9): 1478-1483
Dixon, J.B., Murphy, D.K., Segel, J.E., Finkelstein, E.A. (2012). Impact of laparoscopic
adjustable gastric banding on type 2 diabetes. Obesity Reviews, 13(1): 57-67.
Lopes, G.L., Segel, J.E., Tan, D.S.W., Do, Y.K., Mok, T., Finkelstein, E.A. (2012). Costeffectiveness of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation testing and first line treatment with
gefitinib for patients with advanced adenocarcinoma of the lung. Cancer. 118(4): 1032-1039.
Hoerger, T.J., Ekwueme, D.U., Miller, J.W., Uzunangelov, V., Hall, I.J., Segel, J., Royalty, J.,
Gardner, J.G., Smith, J.L., Li, C. (2011). Estimated effects of the National Breast and Cervical
Cancer Early Detection Program on breast cancer mortality. American Journal of Preventive
Medicine, 40(4): 397-404. (Nominated for the 2012 Charles C. Shepard Science Award)
Hoerger, T.J., Zhang, P., Segel, J.E., Kahn, H.S., Barker, L.E., Couper, S. (2010). Costeffectiveness of bariatric surgery for severly obese adults with diabetes. Diabetes Care, 33(9):
1933-1939.
Hoerger, T.J., Wittenborn, J.S., Segel, J.E., Burrows, N.R., Imai, K., Eggers, P., Pavkov, M.E.,
Jordan, R., Hailpern, S.M., Schoolwerth, A.C., Williams, D.E. A cost-effectiveness model of
chronic kidney disease: I. Model construction, assumptions, and validation (2010). American
Journal of Kidney Diseases, 55(3): 452-462.
Hoerger, T.J., Wittenborn, J.S., Segel, J.E., Burrows, N.R., Imai, K., Eggers, P., Pavkov, M.E.,
Jordan, R., Hailpern, S.M., Schoolwerth, A.C., Williams, D.E. A cost-effectiveness model of
chronic kidney disease: II. The cost-effectiveness of microalbuminuria screening (2010).
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 55(3): 463-473.
Hoerger, T. J., Zhang, P., Segel, J. E., Gregg, E. W., Narayan, V., Hicks, K.A. (2009).
Improvements in risk factor control among persons with diabetes in the United States: evidence
and implications for remaining life expectancy. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 86(3):
225-232.
Hoerger, T.J., Segel, J.E., Zhang, P., Sorensen, S.W. Validation of the CDC-RTI Diabetes CostEffectiveness Model (2009). RTI Press. No. MR-0013-0909. Research Triangle Park, NC, RTI
International.
Honeycutt, A. A., Segel, J. E., Hoerger, T. J., and Finkelstein, E. A. (2009). Comparing cost-ofillness estimates from alternative approaches: An application to diabetes. Health Services
Research. 44(1): 303-320.
Hoerger, T. J., Segel, J. E., Gregg, E. W., and Saaddine, J. B. (2008). Is glycemic control
improving in U.S. adults? Diabetes Care, 31(1), 81-86.
Finkelstein, E. A., Brown, D. S., Trogdon, J. G., Segel, J. E., and Ben-Joseph, R. H. (2007). Agespecific impact of obesity on disease prevalence and medical costs overall and for precursors to
metabolic syndrome. Value in Health, 10(S1), S45–S51.
Other Published Papers
Finkelstein, E.A., Segel, J.E. (2010). Does cost-savings mean cost-effective? American Journal of
Preventive Medicine, 39(6): 489-490.
Segel, J.E. (2006). Cost of illness studies: a primer. Center of Excellence in Health Promotion
Economics website. http://www.rti.org/pubs/COI_Primer.pdf.
Working Papers
Heterogeneous spillover effects of false-positive mammograms on medication adherence. In
progress.
Reverse pent-up demand: unemployment and the use of preventive health care. In progress.
The effects of mammogram false-positives on depression and anxiety. In progress.
The economic burden of pre-diabetes and undiagnosed diabetes in the Medicare population.
Working paper.
Annual Medicare expenditures attributable to diabetes by number of diabetes-related
complications. Working paper.
Presentations and Proceedings
Segel, J.E. (2014). Positively frightened: spillover effects of mammography false-positives on
medication adherence. Presented at American Society of Health Economists (ASHE), Los
Angeles, CA.
Segel, J.E. (2013). Heterogeneous spillover effects of mammography false-positive on medication
adherence. Student poster presented at Academy Health, Baltimore, MD.
Segel, J.E., Honeycutt, A.A., Imai, K., Schoolwerth, A., Rios-Burrows, R., Pavkov, M., Williams,
D. (2008). Laboratory-based diagnosis of chronic kidney disease and claims-based reporting of
renal disease: how well do they correspond. Presented at the 2008 American Society of
Nephrology Renal Week meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Honeycutt, A.A., Segel, J.E., Imai, K., Rios-Burrows, R., Pavkov, M., Schoolwerth, A., Williams,
D. (2008). Medical costs attributable to chronic kidney disease among Medicare beneficiaries.
Presented at the 2008 American Society of Nephrology Renal Week meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Honeycutt, A. A., and Segel, J. E. (2005). Overview of cost-of-illness approaches and data
sources. Presented at the 2005 American Public Health Association meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Technical Reports
Segel, J.E., Hoerger, T.J., Finkelstein, E.A. (2009). Health benefits, risks, and costs of gastric
bypass and gastric banding surgery: literature review. Prepared for Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Honeycutt, A.A. and Segel, J.E. (2009). Assessing the economic burden of chronic kidney disease
in the United States. Prepared for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Finkelstein, E.A., Honeycutt, A.A., and Segel J.E .(2008). The fraction of medical payments
attributable to obesity in San Francisco. Prepared for City and County of San Francisco.
Segel, J.E., Honeycutt, A.A., and Bapat, B.S. (2007). Literature review of the economic burden of
chronic kidney disease in the United States. Prepared for Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Hoerger, T.J., Wittenborn, J.S., and Segel, J.E. (2007) Evaluation of interventions for chronic
kidney disease and its complications. Prepared for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Rein, D. B. and Segel, J. E. (2007). Should patient characteristics be included in a severity of
need index for Ryan White care act services? An evaluation based on the Medical Expenditure
Panel Survey. Prepared for the Health Resources Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau.
Teaching Experience
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Primary Instructor: Health Management and Policy 662: Economics of
Health Management and Policy - Executive Masters level
(Winter 2015)
Primary Instructor: Health Management and Policy 660: Economics of
Health Management and Policy I- Masters level
(Fall 2014)
Graduate Student Instructor: Health Management and Policy 663:
Economics of Health Management and Policy II- Masters level
(Winter 2014)
Graduate Student Instructor: Health Management and Policy 660:
Economics of Health Management and Policy I- Masters level
(Fall 2013)
Other Research Experience
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Research Assistant to Lauren Nicholas
Research Assistant to Tom Buchmueller
(2011-2013)
(2011)
Professional Service
Health Services Organization and Policy (HSOP) Graduate Program
committee, Student representative
(2010-2012)
Journal Referee
BMC Health Services Research, Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research