Assistant Teaching Professor of Biostatistics
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
267.359.6078
gy76@drexel.edu
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Degrees

PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health
MHS, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of International Health
MHS, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics

MMS, University of Tsukuba, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
BSc, University of Tsukuba, College of Biological Sciences

Bio

Dr. Goro Yamada teaches biostatistical methods with an interest in effective learning and teaching and applying analytical methods to research and public health practices. He also oversees the data and analytical aspects of the SALURBAL project, a multi-country collaborative research project on urban health in Latin America.

Before joining Drexel, Dr. Yamada served as an epidemiologist, biostatistician, and public health officer at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, WHO (World Health Organization), and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). His fields of experience include data management and analysis, health information systems, disease control, maternal and child health, and project management and evaluation. He has worked in the US, Japan, Switzerland, Bolivia, Honduras, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and Ghana.

Dr. Yamada earned a Ph.D. and a master's degree in international health and a Master of Health Science in biostatistics from Johns Hopkins University, and a Master of Medical Science from the University of Tsukuba, Japan.

Research Interests

• Data Management
• Analytical Methods for Research and Public Health Practice
• Global Health

Publications

Castillo-Riquelme M, …, Yamada G, et al. Spatial inequalities in urban infrastructure for physical activity in Greater Santiago, Chile: Analysis by municipality and neighborhood. Cities. 2026;178:107378. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2026.107378.

de Oliveira DCRS, …, Yamada G, et al. Associations between social and built environments and cardiovascular disease mortality across 342 Latin American cities: results from the SALURBAL study. J Glob Health. 2025 Oct 31;15:04262. doi: 10.7189/jogh.15.04262. PMID: 41171138; PMCID: PMC12577666.

Validova A, Uruchima J, Yamada G, et al. Are extensions in paid parental leave associated with lower infant and neonatal mortality in Latin American cities? Evidence from 148 cities in Chile, Mexico, and Colombia (2000-2015). Soc Sci Med. 2025 May;372:117971. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117971. Epub 2025 Mar 17. PMID: 40132342; PMCID: PMC12246882.

Quistberg DA, …, Yamada G, et al. Impact of an enhanced sobriety checkpoints programme and publicity campaign on motor vehicle collisions, injuries and deaths in Leon, MX: a synthetic control study. Inj Prev. 2024 Jul 22:ip-2023-045019. doi: 10.1136/ip-2023-045019. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39038940.

Texcalac-Sangrador JL, Pérez-Ferrer C, …, Yamada G, et al. Speed limits and their effect on air pollution in Mexico City: A quasi-experimental study. Sci Total Environ. 2024 May 10; 924:171506. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171506. Epub 2024 Mar 6. PMID: 38453090; PMCID: PMC10999787.

Gouveia N, ..., Yamada G, SALURBAL Group. Short-term associations between fine particulate air pollution and cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in 337 cities in Latin America. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Apr 10;920:171073. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171073. Epub 2024 Feb 19. PMID: 38382618; PMCID: PMC10918459.

Baldovino-Chiquillo L, …, Yamada G, et al. Effects of an urban cable car intervention on physical activity: the TrUST natural experiment in Bogotá, Colombia. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Aug;11(8):e1290-e1300. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00274-7. PMID: 37474235

Tumas N, …, Yamada G, et al. Are Women's Empowerment and Income Inequality Associated with Excess Weight in Latin American Cities? J Urban Health. 2022 Dec;99(6):1091-1103. doi: 10.1007/s11524-022-00689-5. Epub 2022 Nov 10. PMID: 36357625; PMCID: PMC7613896.

Perner MS, ..., Yamada G, et al. Cesarean sections and social inequalities in 305 cities of Latin America. SSM Popul Health. 2022 Sep 27;19:101239. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101239. PMID: 36203470; PMCID: PMC9529579.

Castillo-Riquelme M, Yamada G, et al. Aging and self-reported health in 114 Latin American cities: gender and socio-economic inequalities. BMC Public Health. 2022 Aug 5;22(1):1499. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13752-2. PMID: 35932016; PMCID: PMC9356475.

Guimarães JMN, Yamada G, et al. Racial inequities in self-rated health across Brazilian cities: does residential segregation play a role? Am J Epidemiol. 2022 Mar 4:kwac001. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwac001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35244147.

Sarosiek I, …, Yamada G, et al. Effect of Domperidone Therapy on Gastroparesis Symptoms: Results of a Dynamic Cohort Study by NIDDK Gastroparesis Consortium. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Mar;20(3):e452-e464. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.05.063. Epub 2021 Jun 2. PMID: 34089855; PMCID: PMC8636553.

Yamada G, Castillo-Salgado C, Jones-Smith JC, Moulton LH. Obesity prediction by modelling BMI distributions: application to national survey data from Mexico, Colombia and Peru, 1988-2014. Int J Epidemiol. 2020 Jun 1;49(3):824-833. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz195. PMID: 31665300.

Yamada G, Jones-Smith JC, Castillo-Salgado C, Moulton LH. Differences in magnitude and rates of change in BMI distributions by socioeconomic and geographic factors in Mexico, Colombia, and Peru, 2005-2010. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 Mar;74(3):472-480. doi: 10.1038/s41430-019-0479-9. Epub 2019 Aug 5. PMID: 31383977.

Abell TL, Yamada G, et al. Effectiveness of gastric electrical stimulation in gastroparesis: Results from a large prospectively collected database of national gastroparesis registries. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019 Dec;31(12):e13714. doi: 10.1111/nmo.13714. Epub 2019 Oct 4. PMID: 31584238; PMCID: PMC6863164.

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