Michael P. LaValley, PhD
Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Biostatistics

PhD, Pennsylvania State University
MS, Ohio State University
BA, American International College



Michael LaValley, PhD. is a Professor of Biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health, where he teaches courses on meta-analysis, logistic regression, and survival analysis. Mike’s research efforts are focused on meta-analysis of study results, analysis of ordered categorical data, survival analysis, clinical trials, and outcome assessment in arthritis studies. He has also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer math and science teacher in Nepal in the late 1980s. He has a BA in Mathematics from American International College, a MA in Mathematics from Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in Statistics from Penn State University. He joined the faculty at Boston University after completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Mike serves as the Research Director of the Boston University Core Center for Clinical Research and is the co-lead of the Analysis Core for the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST).


Enhancing cardiovascular risk prediction in HIV using novel factors in the REPRIEVE trial
04/01/2024 - 02/29/2028 (Subcontract PI)
Massachusetts General Hospital NIH NHLBI
5R01HL169015-02

Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE)
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NIAAA
5R33AA027597-05

Enhancing cardiovascular risk estimation in individuals aging with HIV/HCV co-infection
09/05/2022 - 01/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital NIH NIA
3R01AG062393-04S1

Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in an Aging HIV-Infected Population: The Impact of HCV Co-Infection
05/01/2019 - 01/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital NIH NIA
5R01AG062393-05

Boston University CCCR
09/11/2019 - 07/31/2024 (Key Person)
PI: David T. Felson, MD, MPH
NIH/National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
5P30AR072571-05

Improved measures of caregiving intensity to predict health outcomes
09/15/2015 - 05/31/2020 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5R21AG050428-02

Renal Disease, Kidney Cancer, and Metalworking Fluid Exposure in Autoworkers
09/01/2016 - 08/31/2017 (Subcontract PI)
The George Washington University HHS CDC
5R01OH010180-04

Renal Disease, Kidney Cancer, and Metalworking Fluid Exposure in Autoworkers
09/01/2015 - 08/31/2017 (Subcontract PI)
The George Washington University HHS CDC
5R01OH010180-03

Renal Disease, Kidney Cancer, and Metalworking Fluid Exposure in Autoworkers
09/01/2014 - 08/31/2017 (Subcontract PI)
The George Washington University HHS CDC
R01OH010180

Renal Disease, Kidney Cancer, and Metalworking Fluid Exposure in Autoworkers
09/01/2013 - 08/31/2017 (Subcontract PI)
The George Washington University HHS CDC
1R01OH010180

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  1. Ruberg FL, Teruya S, Helmke S, Smiley DA, Fine D, Kurian D, Raiszadeh F, Prokaeva T, Spencer B, Wong S, Pandey S, Blaner WS, DeLuca A, Johnson LL, Kinkhabwala MP, Leb J, Mintz A, LaValley MP, Einstein AJ, Cohn E, Gallegos C, Murtagh G, Kelly JW, Miller EJ, Maurer MS. Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in Older Black and Hispanic Individuals With Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiol. 2025 Sep 10.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40928765; PMCID: PMC12423950; DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2025.2948;
     
  2. Aoyagi K, Wang N, LaValley M, Tilley S, Frey-Law L, Lewis CE, Nevitt M, Neogi T. Longitudinal Trajectories of Pain Sensitization Over Nine Years in People With or at Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 Aug 12.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40790991; PMCID: PMC12346155; DOI: 10.1002/acr.25626;
     
  3. Wu Y, Liew JW, Boer JD, Westerland M, LaValley M, Voortman T, Bierma-Zeinstra S, Oei EHG, van Meurs JBJ, Neogi T, Boer CG. Chondrocalcinosis and incident knee osteoarthritis: findings from 2 large prospective cohorts with 20 years of follow-up. Ann Rheum Dis. 2025 Oct; 84(10):1743-1751.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40764183; PMCID: PMC12380518; DOI: 10.1016/j.ard.2025.07.009;
     
  4. Lang R, Humes E, Lyass A, Borowsky LH, Hogan B, Kim A, LaValley M, Silverberg MJ, Kim HN, Napravnik S, Moore RD, Horberg MA, Palella FJ, Kirk GD, Cachay E, Yendewa GA, Kassaye S, McGinnis K, Coburn SB, Sterling TR, Klein MB, Kitahata MM, Lesko C, Triant VA, Althoff KN. Direct-Acting Antiviral Initiation Among People With Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy in the United States and Canada: Factors Driving the HCV Treatment Gap. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Aug; 12(8):ofaf454. PMID: 40893421; PMCID: PMC12391754; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf454;
     
  5. James KA, Corrigan P, Huang CH, Lanois C, LaValley MP, Davis IS, Stefanik JJ. Gait Retraining to Reduce Tibial Acceleration Versus a Standard Walking Program for Reducing Knee Pain and Loading in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Feasibility Trial. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2025 Aug; 7(8):e70079. PMID: 40728103; PMCID: PMC12305460; DOI: 10.1002/acr2.70079;
     
  6. Lui JK, El-Adili F, Cozzolino M, Winburn M, Trojanowski MA, Gopal DM, LaValley MP, Klings ES, Bujor AM. A multi-biomarker approach to risk stratification and detection of early cardiac disease in systemic sclerosis. PLoS One. 2025; 20(7):e0328734.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40743121; PMCID: PMC12312888; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0328734;
     
  7. Woodhouse EW, Alsoubani M, Roach DJ, Flynn DB, LaValley M, Sheridan K, Hooper DC, Fowler VG, Duffy EM, Grossman TH. Infection Risk Associated With Colonization by Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria: An Umbrella Review and Meta-analysis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Jul; 12(7):ofaf365.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40689244; PMCID: PMC12273349; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf365;
     
  8. Sherman DA, Neogi T, Hornsby S, Felson D, Lavalley M, Stefanik JJ. Association of Knee Pain Frequency and Severity with Quadriceps Strength but Not Rate of Decline Over Four Years. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2025 Jul; 7(7):e70067.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40586171; PMCID: PMC12207324; DOI: 10.1002/acr2.70067;
     
  9. Parkes MJ, Felson DT, LaValley MP. Increasing Placebo Response Rates and the Threat to Clinical Trials: How Will We Identify Effective Treatments for Rheumatic Disorders? Arthritis Rheumatol. 2025 Jun 30.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40583535; DOI: 10.1002/art.43303;
     
  10. Sara LK, Felson DT, Tilley S, LaValley MP, Lewis CE, Lynch JA, Segal NA, Guermazi A, Roemer F, Stefanik JJ, Lewis CL. The relation of walking forces to structural damage in the knee: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2025 Jun; 33(6):745-752.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40222627; PMCID: PMC12148067; DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2025.04.007;
     
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Bar chart showing 280 publications over 33 distinct years, with a maximum of 20 publications in 2021

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2019 Association of Rheumatology Professionals: Distinguished Scholar Award
2017 Boston University School of Public Health: Excellence in Teaching Award
2013 Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals: Master Educator Award
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