PhD, Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
MS, Pharmacy Administration
University of Houston, Houston, TX
BPharm
Rajiv Gandhi University of Technology, Madhya Pradesh, India
Ravi Goyal has a background in pharmacy and is trained in health services research. He has extensive experience in designing and conducting retrospective observational studies based on large population level databases. He possesses substantial experience in studying treatment patterns, healthcare utilization, and burden of illness using retrospective claims and administrative databases linked with cancer registries. Dr. Goyal also has experience in assessing adverse events, disease progression, medication adherence, drug utilization, and associated costs. Dr. Goyal has led research in healthcare cost, quality, and access in a variety of disease areas, including cancer, mental health, pain, cardiovascular disease, maternity and child health, and respiratory disorders. Prior to joining RTI-HS, Dr. Goyal worked as a health services researcher at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Cancer, Lung Cancer, Journal of Cancer Survivorship, Medical Care, Health and Place, North Carolina Medical Journal, Journal of Medical Economics, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Value in Health, Maternity and Child Health Journal, and Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, and has been presented at numerous professional conferences. Dr. Goyal also routinely serves as a peer reviewer to several scientific journals.