Guangyu Tong, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Cardiovascular Medicine
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Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Analytics Center (CMAC)
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Yale University
135 College St, Room 234
New Haven, CT 06510
United States
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Cardiovascular Medicine
Primary
Biostatistics
Secondary
Additional Titles
Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Analytics Center (CMAC)
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Yale University
135 College St, Room 234
New Haven, CT 06510
United States
Appointments
Cardiovascular Medicine
Primary
Biostatistics
Secondary
Additional Titles
Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Analytics Center (CMAC)
Contact Info
Yale University
135 College St, Room 234
New Haven, CT 06510
United States
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Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Analytics Center (CMAC)
Biography
Dr. Guangyu Tong is the director of the Cardiovascular Medicine Analytics Center (CMAC), which provides statistical analytical support within the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is an associate faculty member at the Center for Methods of Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS). He is an experienced biostatistician specializing in both clinical trials and observational studies. His methodological research focuses on pragmatic trial design and analysis, implementation science methods, causal inference, Bayesian statistics, missing data, and meta-analysis. His empirical research spans cardiovascular medicine, gun violence, mental health, crime and delinquency, substance use disorders, genetic determinants of health, and the well-being of immigrants and minorities.
Last Updated on August 29, 2024.
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Cardiovascular Medicine
Assistant ProfessorPrimaryBiostatistics
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Education & Training
- PhD
- Duke University (2020)
- MA
- Columbia University (2014)
- AB
- Peking University (2012)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
Cardiology; Causality; Gun Violence; Meta-Analysis; Propensity Score; Randomized Controlled Trial
Public Health Interests
Randomized Trials; Mental Health; Bayesian Statistics; Cardiovascular Diseases; Clinical Trials; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Implementation Science
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0000-0002-7697-5029
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Fan Li, PhD
James Dziura, MPH, PhD
Jiaqi Tong
Kendra Plourde, PhD
Can Meng, MS, MPH
Denise Esserman, PhD
58Publications
441Citations
Gun Violence
Causality
Propensity Score
Publications
2025
Effectiveness of pay it forward intervention compared to free and user-paid vaccinations on seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults across seven cities in China: study protocol of a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial.
Li QQ, Huang Z, Chen J, Wang J, Li D, Chen X, Zhao Q, Liu S, He W, Luo H, Wan Y, Tong G, Zhang D, Cai Y, Liang H, Wu D, Bishai D, Xu DR. Effectiveness of pay it forward intervention compared to free and user-paid vaccinations on seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults across seven cities in China: study protocol of a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 2372. PMID: 40610910, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23301-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality Outcomes for Survivors of Cancer With Food Insecurity in the US.
Lin JC, Sun J, Yan R, Wang LS, McCarthy AM, Tong G, Aysola J. Mortality Outcomes for Survivors of Cancer With Food Insecurity in the US. JAMA Health Forum 2025, 6: e251381. PMID: 40540285, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.1381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of young adult life transitions on adult mental health problems: a propensity score analysis
Copeland W, Prytherch S, Rothenberg W, Godwin J, Gaydosh L, Gutin I, Tong G, Shanahan L. Impact of young adult life transitions on adult mental health problems: a propensity score analysis. Psychological Medicine 2025, 55: e152. PMID: 40384216, PMCID: PMC12094619, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291725001072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMental health problemsMental health symptomsAdult life transitionsHealth symptomsYoung adults transitionAntisocial personality disorder symptomsLife transitionsAntisocial personality symptomsPersonality disorder symptomsGreat Smoky Mountains StudyAdult mental health problemsChildhood mental health problemsEarly life adversityChildhood mental health symptomsDisorder symptomsLife adversityPersonality symptomsPsychiatric symptomsEmotional symptomsAdult transitionSubstance useHealth problemsMountains StudyYoung adulthoodSymptomsPredicting Agitation Events in the Emergency Department Through Artificial Intelligence
Wong A, Sapre A, Wang K, Nath B, Shah D, Kumar A, Faustino I, Desai R, Hu Y, Robinson L, Meng C, Tong G, Bernstein S, Yonkers K, Melnick E, Dziura J, Taylor R. Predicting Agitation Events in the Emergency Department Through Artificial Intelligence. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258927. PMID: 40332935, PMCID: PMC12059975, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsED visitsEmergency departmentAgitation eventsElectronic health record dataArea under the receiver operating characteristic curvePatient-centered careHealth service utilizationPrimary outcomeHealth record dataUrban health systemED visit dataMode of arrivalPrevention of agitationOutcome of agitationDiverse patient populationsRestraint ordersCross-sectional cohortService utilizationVital signsED sitesHealth systemMain OutcomesRestraint eventsRange of predicted probabilitiesVisit dataBrief verbal intervention to address inappropriate prescriptions of chinese patent medicines among western practitioners in primary health care (BRAVERY): a study protocol for an unannounced standardized patient experiment with a factorial design randomized controlled trial in China
Zhao Q, Lin L, Kwan A, Hu H, Wu L, Chen Y, Shi Z, Li B, Xiao J, Tong G, He W, Luo H, Li Q, Wang R, Zhong D, Liu S, Xie Y, Li J, Zhang L, Huang Z, Zhu X, Wan Y, Chen X, Huang W, Tian Y, Li X, Zhou Y, Cai Y, Xu D. Brief verbal intervention to address inappropriate prescriptions of chinese patent medicines among western practitioners in primary health care (BRAVERY): a study protocol for an unannounced standardized patient experiment with a factorial design randomized controlled trial in China. BMC Complementary Medicine And Therapies 2025, 25: 150. PMID: 40269893, PMCID: PMC12020188, DOI: 10.1186/s12906-025-04870-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsUnannounced standardized patientsRandomized controlled trialsPrimary healthcareGeneralized linear mixed modelsWestern medicine practitionersPrimary health careControlled trialsFactorial design randomized controlled trialStudy protocolDesign randomized controlled trialChinese patent medicineVerbal interventionsChina Clinical Trial RegistryPatent medicineClinical Trials RegistryPrimary outcome evaluationStandardized patientsHealth careLinear mixed modelsMedical encountersControl providersTargeted policy interventionsIntervention researchPatient expectationsAppropriateness of antibiotic prescriptionsDo Children’s Mental Health Symptoms Impact Their Access to Unlocked Guns at Home?
Tong G, Sivaraman J, Easter M, Duke N, Ranney M, Swanson J, Copeland W. Do Children’s Mental Health Symptoms Impact Their Access to Unlocked Guns at Home? Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2025 PMID: 40280542, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health symptomsHealth symptomsChild mental healthYouth mental health symptomsAdolescent mental health symptomsGun accessLongitudinal cohort studyMental healthLinear mixed-effects modelsSociodemographic variablesGeneralized linear mixed-effects modelsTest associationsCohort studyMixed-effects modelsAged 9Behavioral symptomsHomeChildrenSymptomsBaselineSoutheastern United StatesUnited StatesParentsAdolescentsAssociationAssociations between education and ideal cardiovascular health metrics across 36 low- and middle-income countries
Zhang Y, Tong G, Ma N, Chen S, Kong Y, Rahmartani L, Aheto J, Kanyike A, Fan P, Ashfikur Rahman M, Mkopi A, Kim R, Karoli P, Niyi J, Zemene M, Zhang L, Cheng F, Lu C, Subramanian S, Geldsetzer P, Qiu Y, Li Z. Associations between education and ideal cardiovascular health metrics across 36 low- and middle-income countries. BMC Medicine 2025, 23: 204. PMID: 40189520, PMCID: PMC11974039, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-025-04032-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIdeal cardiovascular health scoreCardiovascular health scoreCVH metricsMiddle-income countriesEducation levelNo educationCardiovascular healthIdeal cardiovascular health metricsStages of epidemiological transitionCardiovascular health metricsMethodsThis cross-sectional studyIdeal blood pressurePoisson regression modelsHigher education levelLower-middle-income countriesCross-sectional studyAmerican Heart AssociationUpper middle-income countriesVegetable intakeVigorous activityLow-income countriesEpidemiological transitionHealth scoresSurveillance SurveyEquivalent combinationMedical therapy and outcomes in REVIVED-BCIS2 and STICHES: an individual patient data analysis
Ryan M, Petrie M, Kontopantelis E, Dodd M, Tong G, Marquis-Gravel G, Docherty K, Clayton T, Lansky A, Mamas M, Rouleau J, Velazquez E, Perera D. Medical therapy and outcomes in REVIVED-BCIS2 and STICHES: an individual patient data analysis. European Heart Journal 2025, 46: 2052-2062. PMID: 40048661, PMCID: PMC12146480, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCoronary artery bypass graftingPercutaneous coronary interventionMedical therapyPrimary outcome eventFollow-upPrimary outcomePatients treated with coronary artery bypass graftingOutcome eventsIndividual patient data analysisCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryIschaemic left ventricular dysfunctionMedian follow-upMulticentre randomized trialLeft ventricular dysfunctionOutcomes of patientsBenefit of coronary artery bypass graftingCompleteness of follow-upArtery bypass graftingCoronary artery diseasePatient data analysisIschaemic cardiomyopathyVentricular dysfunctionSurgical treatmentHeart failurePooled analysisLong-term wage inequality in imperial China: From 202 BCE to 1912 CE
Wu Q, Tong G, Zhou P. Long-term wage inequality in imperial China: From 202 BCE to 1912 CE. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0315627. PMID: 39854490, PMCID: PMC11761105, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsWage inequalityEvolution of wage inequalityImperial ChinaPolitical mechanismsPeasant classOfficial salarySecular declining trendGovernment recordsDynastic cycleInequalityCommodity pricesAgricultural productionSalaryTechnological mechanismsPeasantsWageQing DynastyChinaDeclining trendDynastyShort-term patternsCommoditySalary ratioSalary benchmarkingLong-term
2024
Randomized in error in pragmatic clinical trials
Tong G, Coronado G, Li C, Li F. Randomized in error in pragmatic clinical trials. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 148: 107764. PMID: 39603383, PMCID: PMC11752791, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataPatient-reported dataExclusion of participantsSelection biasPatients' medical recordsAverage treatment effectOutcomes of participantsUsual carePragmatic trialTreatment effectsIntervention effectsIntention-to-treatOutcomes frameworkPost-randomization exclusionsPotential outcomes frameworkRecord dataCovariate-adjusted estimatesMedical recordsParticipantsClinical trialsInterventionTrialsArm being
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activity Journal of the American College of Cardiology
04/01/2024 - PresentJournal ServiceStatistical Editoractivity BMC Medicine
07/01/2023 - PresentJournal ServiceEditorial Board Memberactivity American Statistical Association Connecticut Chapter
07/01/2022 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsTreasureractivity JAMA Cardiology
2021 - PresentJournal ServiceRevieweractivity Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum
2025 - 2025Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsReview Panel MemberDetailsReviewer for International Research Challenge on Women’s Cardiovascular Health.
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honor Faculty Scholar
07/01/2023National AwardNational Institute of Aging IMPACT CollaboratoryDetailsUnited States
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- June 05, 2025Source: Yale News
Can AI Make the Emergency Department Safer for Patients and Providers?
- December 11, 2024
Paradigm-shifting work brought biostatistics student to YSPH
- November 04, 2024Source: Yale Daily News
Yale experts weigh in on gun violence prevention research possibly under threat
- October 24, 2024
New Analytics Center for Cardiovascular Medicine
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