Dr. Rui Fu (Ray), PhD P.Stat, is a biostatistician, health economist, and assistant professor at the Departments of Community Health Sciences, Surgery & Oncology and the Ohlson Research Initiative, a group dedicated to cancers of the head and neck. She received her MSc (2016-2018) and PhD (2018-2021) in health economics from the University of Toronto and completed Postdoctoral training in Evaluative Clinical Sciences (2021-2024) at Sunnybrook Research Institute of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. She is a quantitative methodologist with extensive experience applying statistical methods on health administrative data and working collaboratively with clinicians and policy decision-makers.
Fu, Rui (Ray)
Surgical Oncology
Assistant Professor
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Biography
Area of Focus
Health economics, machine learning, head and neck cancer, cancer surgery
Summary of Research
Dr. Fu’s research focuses on cancer outcomes, including patient experience and economic consequences (for patients, system, and society) to provide insights on optimization of healthcare resource allocation. Dr. Fu applies her expertise in advanced statistics, including econometrics and machine learning, to answer meaningful questions that could lead to real-world quality improvement initiatives.
Surgical quality assurance. Eskander A, Fu R, Enepekides DJ, Wright FC, Irish JC. Stell & Maran’s Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology (6th ed). 10.1201/9781003515227-50. (2024)
Area Of Focus
Health economics, machine learning, head and neck cancer, cancer surgery
Summary Of Research
Dr. Fu’s research focuses on cancer outcomes, including patient experience and economic consequences (for patients, system, and society) to provide insights on optimization of healthcare resource allocation. Dr. Fu applies her expertise in advanced statistics, including econometrics and machine learning, to answer meaningful questions that could lead to real-world quality improvement initiatives.
Surgical quality assurance. Eskander A, Fu R, Enepekides DJ, Wright FC, Irish JC. Stell & Maran’s Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology (6th ed). 10.1201/9781003515227-50. (2024)