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Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly
Clinical epidemiologist and Long COVID researcher
Long COVID • post-viral chronic disease • multi-organ effects of SARS-CoV-2 • large-scale electronic health record research
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About the expert
Focus: Leading research on Long COVID's multi-organ impacts and infection-associated chronic disease, using large-scale health data
Chief of Research and Development at the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System, Clinical Epidemiologist. Pioneered the use of the VA's large electronic health record system to study Long COVID, producing some of the most cited research on multi-organ effects of SARS-CoV-2 (including the link to new-onset diabetes). Background includes a transition from computer science to medicine. Strong NIH/Nature-published track record. Advocates for permanent research infrastructure for infection-associated chronic illnesses. Mainstream-anchored research, frequently published in Nature, NEJM, JAMA.