Dr. Manaf Zargoush

Associate Professor / Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Accreditation (acting)

Department / Academic Area

Faculty, Health Policy And Management

Available to Supervise PhD

Health Policy and Management

Biography

Dr. Manaf Zargoush is an associate professor of Health Policy & Management at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. He holds a Ph.D. in Healthcare Operations and Information Management (McGill University, Montreal, Canada), a Ph.D. in Decision Science and Statistics (ESSEC Business School, Paris, France), M.Phil. in Decision Sciences(ESSEC Business School, Paris, France), M.Sc. in Socio-Economic Systems Engineering (Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran), and B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Jundi-Shapoor University, Ahvaz, Iran). His main areas of research expertise and interests include using Data Science (machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistical modeling) for descriptive and predictive analytics and optimization (stochastic dynamic optimization, Markov and Semi-Markov Decision Processes, Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes) for prescriptive analytics of a wide range of health-related problems, such as medical decision-making, and healthcare operations management. His current main projects are chronic disease (particularly hypertension and diabetes) management and aging research (e.g., ALC in Canada and predicting the trajectory of disabilities among older adults). He is also interested in physicians' learning in uncertain environments as well as causal analytics using machine learning and big data.

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Journals

Editorial: Management Science For Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, And Response

Hrayer Aprahamian    Vedat Verter    Manaf Zargoush

Journal     2024

Health Care Management Science

Elderly Care Facility Location In The Face Of The Climate Crisis: A Case Study In Canada

Mahsa madani Hosseini    Saeed Beheshti    Jafar Heydari    Maryam Zangiabadi    Manaf Zargoush

Journal     2024

International Journal Of Disaster Risk Reduction

Climate Crisis Risks To Elderly Health: Strategies For Effective Promotion And Response

Mahsa madani Hosseini    Manaf Zargoush    Somayeh Ghazalbash

Journal     2024

Health Promotion International

Decoding The Persistence Of Delayed Hospital Discharge: An In?depth Scoping Review And Insights From Two Decades

Alyaa Abdelhalim    Manaf Zargoush    Norman Archer    Mehrdad Roham

Journal     2024

Health Expectations

Other

A Data-driven Analytical Model For Predicting Functional Loss And Recovery Among Older Adults

Mm Hosseini    Manaf Zargoush    F Alem

Conference    2019

Proceedings Of The International Conference On Industrial Engineering And Operations Management

Causal Risk Analysis; Revisiting The Vioxx Study

A Zargoush    Manaf Zargoush    Y Yih

2010

Identifying Predictors Of Covid-19 And Associated Risk Factors In Long-term Care And Retirement Homes Using Facility Administrative Data

Andrew Costa    Manaf Zargoush    Ahmad Von schlegell