Valentine Yanchou Njike Biography

	Njike, Yanchou Valentine
	Title: Assistant Director, Research and Evaluation Email: Valentine.njike@yalegriffinprc.org

Valentine Yanchou Njike, MD, MPH
Valentine Yanchou Njike, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Director, Research & Evaluation

Research Interest
Dr. Njike’s principal research interests involve methodological design, conduct, and analysis of clinical studies in chronic disease prevention.

Education
M.P.H., University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY), USA, 2001
M.D., University of Perugia, Italy, 1996

Selected Publications:
Perlman AI, Sabina A, Williams AL, Njike VY, Katz DL.; Massage therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Dec 11-25;166(22):2533-8.

Nawaz H, Comerford BP, Njike VY, Dhond AJ, Plavec M, Katz DL.; Repeated serum lipid measurements during the peri-hospitalization period. Am J Cardiol. 2006 Nov 15;98(10):1379-82.

Katz DL, O'Connell M, Yeh MC, Nawaz H, Njike V, Anderson LM, Cory S, Dietz W; Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Public health strategies for preventing and controlling overweight and obesity in school and worksite settings: a report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2005 Oct 7;54(RR-10):1-12.

Katz DL, Evans MA, Nawaz H, Njike VY, Chan W, Comerford BP, Hoxley ML. Egg consumption and endothelial function: a randomized controlled crossover trial. Int J Cardiol. 2005 Mar 10;99(1):65-70.

Martin CL, Njike VY, Katz DL. Back-up antibiotic prescriptions could reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in rhinosinusitis. J Clin Epidemiol. 2004 Apr;57(4):429-34.