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Ashish Deshmukh

Ashish Deshmukh, Ph.D.

Professor
Public Health Sciences
Cancer Focus

Cancer epidemiology and decision science, human papillomavirus, anal cancer, cervical cancer, oropharyngeal cancer

Research Program
Cancer Prevention & Control
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Research Interest

I am a Professor of Public Health Sciences and Leader of the Cancer Prevention & Control (CPC) Program at the Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). I am a cancer population scientist whose research focuses on human papillomavirus infection (HPV) and associated cancers that lie at the intersection of cancer epidemiology, health economics, and decision science. I primarily focus on studying HPV infection and related cancer risk, evolving epidemiology, and guiding the development, evaluation, and implementation of risk-targeted, effective, and optimal (cost-effective) primary and secondary preventive interventions and policies.

Positions and Scientific Appointments

2025-Present: Professor (Tenured), Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 2022-2024: Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 2022–Present: Co-leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 2022–Present: Co-director, Clinical Analytics and Decision Science (CADSci) Lab, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 2021-2022: Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Management Policy, and Community Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 2020-2022: Associate Director, Center for Health Services Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 2018-2021: Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Department of Management Policy, and Community Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 2016-2018: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 2014-2016: Janice Davis Gordon Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow in Decision Science, Cancer Prevention Research Training Program, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow
July 2016
Decision Science
MD Anderson Cancer Center
PhD
July 2014
Public Health/ Health Economics
UTHealth School of Public Health
MPH
July 2010
Health Policy and Management
Texas A&M School Public Health
BS
July 2007
Pharmacy
MGV’s Pharmacy College, India
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