Peter Thomas Baltrus, Ph.D.
Professor
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Location: National Center for Primary Care, Room 310
Phone: (404)752-1180
E-mail: pbaltrus@msm.edu
Education
POSTGRADUATE:Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Fellowship: NIH/NHLBI Postdoctoral Fellow, Social Epidemiology Research Center
GRADUATE:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiologic Science
UNDERGRADUATE:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies
Research Interests
- Social Epidemiology
- Health Services Research
- Effect of Place on Health Disparities and Health Equity
- Data Science
- Novel Application of Statistical Methods
Publications
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=peter+baltrus
- Swietek K, Gianattasio KZ, Henderson S, Khanna S, Ubri P, Douglas M, Baltrus P, Freij M, Mack DH, Gaglioti A. Association Between Racial Segregation and COVID-19 Vaccination Rates. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2023 Jul-Aug 01;29(4):572-579. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001738. Epub 2023 Mar 17. PMID: 36943401.
- Immergluck LC, Geng R, Li C, Edelson M, Lin X, Waller LA, Rust G, Xu J, Leong T, Baltrus P. Space-time trends of community-onset Staphylococcus aureus infections in children: a group-based trajectory modeling approach. Ann Epidemiol. 2023 Mar 10:S1047-2797(23)00045-5. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.03.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36905976.
- Gaglioti AH, Li C, Baltrus PT, She Z, Douglas MD, Moore MA, Rao A, Cheng Immergluck L, Ayer T, Bazemore A, Rust G, Mack DH. Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees. J Am Board Fam Med. 2023 Apr 3;36(2):303-312. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220015R1. Epub 2023 Mar 3. PMID: 36868870.
- Gaglioti AH, Li C, Baltrus PT, She Z, Douglas MD, Moore MA, Rao A, Cheng Immergluck L, Ayer T, Bazemore A, Rust G, Mack DH. Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees. J Am Board Fam Med. 2023 Apr 3;36(2):303-312. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220015R1. Epub 2023 Mar 3. PMID: 36868870.
- Islam SJ, Kim JH, Li X, Ko YA, Baltrus P, Mitchell GF, Fox ER, Mujahid MS, Vaccarino V, Lewis TT, Taylor HA, Sims M, Quyyumi AA. Neighborhood characteristics and arterial stiffness among Black adults - Results from the Jackson Heart Study and Morehouse-Emory Cardiovascular Center for Health Equity. Vasc Med. 2023 Jan 3:1358863X221136163. doi: 10.1177/1358863X221136163. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36597615.
Honors and Awards
- 2022 Common Spirit Academic Excellence Physician Enterprise Vision Award
- 2019 NAPCRG finalist for the 2019 Distinguished Papers
- 2019 GACTSA Health Services Research Day poster winner
- 2005-2010 National Center of Minority Health and Health Disparities Scholar
- 2002 Honorable Mention Poster at the American College of Epidemiology Annual Meeting