Hui Shao

Hui Shao, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Emory University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. With interdisciplinary training in medicine, health economics, and health policy, Dr. Shao brings a unique perspective to research at the intersection of clinical medicine, economics, and public policy. He is a 2026–2027 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Previously, he was a Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness (PE) Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Diabetes Translation, and received the 2020 CDC Health Economics Research Group Kaafee Billah Award.

Dr. Shao’s research integrates health economics, comparative effectiveness research, pharmacoepidemiology, microsimulation modeling, and AI to inform clinical and health policy decision-making. His work focuses on developing and applying advanced analytical methods to inform precision medicine and precision public health policy, particularly in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. By leveraging large-scale real-world data and clinical trial evidence, his research seeks to generate actionable insights that improve treatment decisions, evaluate the clinical and economic implications of healthcare interventions, and inform evidence-based health policies.

Dr. Shao directs the Emory AI and Causal Lab, a collaborative research initiative jointly supported by the Rollins School of Public Health and the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center. The lab brings together expertise in artificial intelligence, causal inference, and health economics to generate rigorous, actionable evidence that advances clinical decision-making and informs health policy. For an up-to-date list of publications, please visit Dr. Shao’s Google Scholar Profile or connect with him on LinkedIn. 

HONORS AND AWARDS

2025 American Diabetes Association: The President Selected Abstract     

2022 International Soceity for Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: Best Researcher Award                             

2021 American Diabetes Association: The President Selected Abstract     

2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: HERG Kaafee Billah Award     

2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Early Career Innovator Award

2017 Patient Access Network (PAN) challenge: Honored Award