Soutik Ghosal, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Biostatistics, in the Department of Public Health Sciences. He joined the UVA faculty in June 2022. Prior to UVA, Dr. Ghosal was a Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-2021) and Research Fellow (2021-2022) at the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Branch within the Division of Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Dr. Ghosal’s methodological research interests span various areas of biostatistics, such as diagnostic accuracy modeling and biomarker analysis, spatiotemporal modeling, and causal inference (projects in preparation). He has developed methodologies in applications to pediatric and women’s health disorders, health and medical disparities, and observational studies. During his doctoral and postdoctoral training, Dr. Ghosal has collaborated with medical doctors and practitioners of diverse backgrounds, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, In vitro fertilization, and pediatric health.