Irina Pivneva

Vice President
Irina  Pivneva

Education

Ph.D., experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience, McGill University; B.A., psychology, Concordia University; B.A., modern languages and literature, University of Northern Iowa

Summary of Experience

Dr. Pivneva specializes in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), with a focus on real-world evidence (RWE) and the application of machine learning algorithms in health care. She has extensive experience with studies assessing the incidence and prevalence of diseases; the risks and benefits of medications; treatment patterns; comorbidity profiles; health resource utilization; direct medical and indirect productivity costs using a variety of study designs, data sources, and methodologies involving health insurance claims databases; panel- and site-based medical chart reviews; electronic medical records (EMRs); primary surveys for evidence generation; clinical trial data; gene replacement therapies; time and motion studies; and the use of machine learning techniques. Her clinical areas of expertise include oncology; dermatology; autoimmune disorders; renal disorders; mental health disorders; and nervous system disorders, including hereditary and degenerative disorders of the central nervous system. Dr. Pivneva has published studies in a number of peer-reviewed journals.