Todd G. Nick, PhD
Professor and Director of the Biostatistics Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine
Professor of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Public Health
Phone: (501) 364-6631

Dr. Nick is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), College of Medicine, and Professor of Biostatistics at the UAMS, College of Public Health. In 2009, he became the Director of the Biostatistics Program within the Department of Pediatrics, the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute, and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Nick received his doctorate degree in Biometrics from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. He will chair the Section on Statistical Consulting for the American Statistical Association for a one-year term beginning in January 2010. He serves on the editorial board of the journal Pharmacogenetics and Genomics and is a permanent member of the National Institutes of Health Nutrition, Obesity and Diabetes Epidemiology (KNOD) Study Section. Dr. Nick’s research interest primarily includes collaborative research and the program he directs provides ongoing biostatistical support to ACH’s clinical and research colleagues. His areas of research expertise include the statistical analysis of pharmacogenetics and genomics data and the development of valid clinical prediction models in predicting outcomes in traumatic brain injured patients.

Recent Publications

Lowery RS, Nick TG, Shelton JB, Warner D. Long-Term Visual Acuity and Initial Postoperative Refractive Error in Pediatric Pseudophakia . Can J Opthalmol 2011 Apr; 46(2):143-147.

Szabova Aova A, Sadhasivam S, Wang Y, Nick TG, Goldschneider K. Comparison of postoperative analgesia with epidural butorphanol/bupivacaine versus fentanyl/bupivacaine following pediatric urological procedures. J Opioid Manag 2010 Nov-Dec; 6(6):401-407.

Hoffmann CO, Samuels PJ, Beckman E, Hein EA, Shackleford TM, Overbey E, BerlinRE, , Wang Y, Nick TG, Gunter JB. Insufflation vs intubation during esophagogastroduodenoscopy in children . Paediatr Anaesth 2010 Sep; 20(9):821-830.

Glickman M, Ittenbach R, Nick TG, OBrien R, Ratcliffe SJ, Shults. Statistical Consulting with Limited Resources: Applications to Practice. Developing Grant Proposals: Guidelines for Statisticians Collaborating Under Limited Resources. Chance 2010 Fall; 23(4):32-42.

Sadhasivam S, Cohen LL, Hosu L, Gorman KL, Wang Y, Nick TG, Jou JF, Samol N, Szabova A, Hagerman N, Hein E, Boat A, Varughese A, Kurth CD, Willging JP, Gunter JB. Real-time assessment of perioperative behaviors in children and parents: development and validation of the perioperative adult behavioral interaction scale . Anesth Analg. 2010 Apr; 110(4):1109-1115.

Carey RG, Bucuvalas JC, Balistreri WF, Nick TG, Ryckman FR, Yazigi N. Hyponatremia increases mortality in pediatric patients listed for liver transplantation. Pediatr Transplant 2010 Feb ; 14(1):115-20.

Au MG, Cornett SJ, Nick TG, Wallace J, Wang Y, Warren NS, Myers MF . Familial Risk for Chronic Disease and Intent to Share Family history With a Health Care Provider Among Urban Appalachian Women, Southwestern Ohio, 2007 . Preventing Chronic Disease 2010 Jan; 7(1):1-11.

Winters KP, Wyatt SB, Nick TG, Hewlett PO, Hyde JC, Fletcher AB. Race, Stability of Health Insurance Coverage, and Prescription Medication Use. ABNF Journal 2010 Winter; 21(1):21-26.

Research Support

Biostatistician: Enhancing Current Capacity for Surveillance of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities from a Public health Perspective, CDC

Biostatistics Core Director: TIRR Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Integration and Participation Traumatic Brain Injury, NIDRR, U.S. Department of Education

Biostatistician: Mentored Research Training Grant: Perioperative Child and Adult Behavioral Interactions and Outcomes, Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research