Dr J T Efird completed his Doctorate in Epidemiology Biostatistics Concentration at Stanford University School of Medicine.  He currently is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University ECU and has a joint appointment as Epidemiologist/Chief Statistician in the Center for Health Disparities Research.  Prior to joining ECU,  Dr .Efird was Director of the Biostatistics Facility at the John A Burns School of Medicine Honolulu Hawaii and an Associate Member of the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. Dr J T Efird completed his Doctorate in Epidemiology Biostatistics Concentration at Stanford University School of Medicine.  He currently is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University ECU and has a joint appointment as Epidemiologist/Chief Statistician in the Center for Health Disparities Research.  Prior to joining ECU,  Dr .Efird was Director of the Biostatistics Facility at the John A Burns School of Medicine Honolulu Hawaii and an Associate Member of the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii.

Dr. Efird\\\'s research interests include brain tumours, soft-tissue sarcomas, and HPV-related cancers