Chi M. Nguyen, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Biostatistics & Health Data Science
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410 W 10th St. , HITS, BSAT
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Bio
Dr. Chi Mai Nguyen is an Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science and the Biostatistics & Data Management Core, Indiana Univeristy School of Medicine and Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. She specializes in leveraging diverse real-world data, from electronic health records and insurance claims to genomic sequencing and patient-reported outcomes, to drive evidence-based clinical practice and inform health policy. Her work focuses on mapping structural pathways to health outcomes and applying advanced methods to correct bias and disentangle complex confounding.
Key Publications
Nguyen, C.M., Skaar, T. C., Imperiale, T. F., Johnson, T. S., Monahan, P. O., Turk, A. A., & Nguyen, M. P. (2026). Colorectal Cancer Treatment Delay Thresholds and Metastasis Risk. JAMA Network Open, 9(7), e2623057. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.23057
Nguyen, M. P., Nguyen, C.M., & Eggleston, K. (2026). Patient Preferences for Public and Private Diabetes Care: A Discrete Choice Experiment Study in Vietnam. Value in Health Regional Issues. doi:10.1016/j.vhri.2026.101648
Nguyen, C.M.; Blaney, Hanna L; Su, Jing; Jiang, Shihui; Li, Yang; Li, Yining; Gawrieh, Samer; Tu, Wanzhu; Liangpunsakul, Suthat (2026). Real-world impact of AUD pharmacotherapy on healthcare utilization, cost, and cost-effectiveness in the United States. Hepatology, February 24, 2026. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000001720
Nguyen, M. P., Le, M. T., Luc, L. P. D., & Nguyen, C.M. (2026). Bridging structural gaps in noncommunicable disease care: the expanding role of private providers in Vietnam's health mixed system. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 38(1), 7 pages. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzaf138
Nguyen, C.M., Yeh, P. G., Nguyen, M. P., Johnson, T. S., Koo, H., Champion, V. L., . . . Nan, H. (2025). Initial-Care Medical and Prescription Costs for Incident Metastatic versus Nonmetastatic Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research Communications, 5(10), 1852-1864. doi:10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-25-0367
Nguyen, C.M., Su J., Li, Y., Healey, R., Jiang, S., Li, J, Chalasani, N., Gawrieh, S., Liangpunsakul, S., Tu, W. (2025). Short-term Costs of Alcohol-associated Hepatitis Care in Different Clinical Settings. Hepatology Communications, 9(2): e0634. doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000634
Gatz, Allison E., Xiong, C., Chen, Y., Jiang, S., Nguyen, C.M., Song, Q., Li, X., Zhang, P., Eadon, M.T, Su, J. (2024). Health Disparities in the Risk of Severe Acidosis: Real-world Evidence from the All of Us Cohort. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 31(12): 2932–2939. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocae256
Tu, Wanzhu, Liangpunsakul, S., Nguyen, C.M., Healey, R., Li, Y., Radaeva, S., Gawrieh, S., Bataller, R., Su, Jing. (2024). Risk of mortality among patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis in the US from 2007 to 2021. Alcohol, 120: 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2024.06.006
Nguyen, Chi M., Nguyen, M.P., and Luc, L.D.P. (2023). How public health insurance expansion affects healthcare utilizations in middle and low-income households: an observational study from national cross-section surveys in Vietnam. In Press. BMC Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15500-6
Xie, Jingwu, Nguyen, C.M., Turk A., Nan H., Imperiale, T.F., House M., Huang, K., and Su, J. (2022). Aberrant cholesterol metabolism in colorectal cancer represents a targetable vulnerability. In Press. Genes & Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gendis.2022.06.002
Haaland, Grace, Kunkel, M., Nguyen, C.M., and Wonder, A.H. (2022). Using the Eat Sleep Console Model to Promote Optimal Care and Outcomes for NAS Infants: A Nurse-driven, Multi-disciplinary Initiative. In Press. Advances in Neonatal Care, doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001028
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | PhD | Indiana University |
| 2004 | MA | Central Michigan University |
| 2001 | BA | Foreign Trade University |
Dr. Nguyen also studies benefits of universal health insurance and its co-existence of commercial health insurance in countries outside the US. Being an IU alumna, she is excited and proud to collaborate with researchers in Indiana University in medical and translational studies.