Yihe Daida, PhD, MS

Yihe Daida, PhD, MS
Investigator
Contact Info
Email: Yihe.G.Daida@kp.org
Phone: (808) 432-5777 x1937

Yihe Daida, Ph.D., M.S. is an epidemiologist and joined the Center for Integrated Health Care Research in 2006. She is passionate about improving maternal and child health and believes that delivery of preventive health services to this population can influence not only the life course of mothers and children, but also the health of future generations. Her specific interest is in how breastfeeding shapes the development of gut bacteria in infants, and its downstream benefits in protecting against obesity and diabetes. This interest evolved from Dr. Daida’s previous work on ethnic differences in upper body fat and nutritional assessments of Asian and Pacific Islander children and young adults.

As an epidemiologist in a health care system, Dr. Daida has conducted population-based research on chronic and infectious diseases utilizing electronic health (EHR) data. With the goal of informing clinical practice, these research rely heavily on the richness of the EHR and use population-based approach to conduct "real world" research in health systems. Much of her current and previous work focus on teasing apart the complex network of biomedical, social and behavioral issues that influence disease outcome. Dr. Daida served/continue to serve as Co-Investigator on several federally funded studies on cardiovascular health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders, vaccination during pregnancy and lactation outcomes, mental health, liver cancer, hepatitis B and C, non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection.

Dr. Daida received her PhD in epidemiology and Master’s degree in nutritional sciences from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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Studies:

PACIFIC ISLANDER, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY (PANACHE) STUDY

To leverage electronic health records (EHR) and survey data to inform the epidemiology of clinical cardiovascular disease, particularly the emerging public health burden of heart failure and atrial fibrillation among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander subgroups.

R01 HL167840-01 (Go)

Sponsor:  NIH/NHLBI

KPHI Co-Principal Investigator: Yihe Daida, PhD

TREATMENT INITIATION FOR NEW EPISODES OF DEPRESSION IN PREGNANT WOMEN (MOM STUDY)

This study proposes to evaluate predictors and perinatal outcomes associated with psychotherapy and antidepressant use for new episodes of depression among a diverse population of pregnant women.

R01 HD100579 (Palmsten)

Sponsor:  NIH/NICHD

KPHI Site Principal Investigator: Yihe Daida, PhD

MATERNAL COVID-19 VACCINATION AND LACTATION OUTCOMES (CALM)

This study will address the lack of safety data on COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and postpartum and lactation outcomes in up to 10,000 mother-infant breastfeeding dyads using electronic health record (EHR) data across four large geographically diverse health care delivery systems.

R01 HD107753 (Palmsten)

Sponsor:  NIH/NICHD

KPHI Site Principal Investigator: Yihe Daida, PhD

NEONATAL, LACTATION, AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES FOLLOWING RSV VACCINATION DURING PREGNANCY (PROTECT)

To study RSVpreF vaccination during pregnancy and the risk of adverse lactation and infant developmental outcomes. This study will provide rigorous safety data to support clinical guidelines and mitigate vaccine hesitancy.

RO1 HD115580 (Palmsten)

Sponsor:  NIH/NICHD

KPHI Site Principal Investigator: Yihe Daida, PhD

A NEW PROSPECTIVE U.S. COHORT SET WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INSTITUTIONS TO STUDY CANCER (CONNECT STUDY)

This is a 10- year prospective, longitudinal biobank study to identify predictors of cancer development in healthy adults.

HHSN2612018000211

Sponsor: NIH/NCI

KPHI Site Principal Investigator: Yihe Daida, PhD

UNDERSTANDING THE MULTILEVEL DRIVERS OF LIVER CANCER DISPARITIES

While most cancer incidence and mortality in the United States are declining, the burden of liver cancer is increasing; yet, we do not understand what causes 40% of these cancers. Furthermore, this cancer impacts racial/ethnic groups disproportionately, with minority racial/ethnic groups who are diagnosed at rates approximately twice that of non-Hispanic Whites. Therefore we propose to study the relative contribution of established and emerging risk factors, discover and validate novel risk factors, and to understand patient, clinician, health care system and geographic factors that influence surveillance; these findings can then be used to inform strategies in clinical and community settings to reduce the burden of liver cancer particularly for those at high risk.

R01 CA225478 (Shariff - Marco)

Sponsor: NIH/NCI

KPHI Site Principal Investigator: Yihe Daida, PhD

MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK (MHRN)

A consortium of 14 research centers, embedded in large and diverse healthcare systems, dedicated to improving patient mental health through research, practice, and policy; with expertise in mental health research as well as disciplines such as epidemiology, health services, economics, disparities, outcomes, and quality assessment, and pragmatic clinical trials.

U19MH121738 (Simon)

Sponsor: NIH/NIMH

KPHI Site Principal Investigator: Yihe Daida, PhD

SENTINEL INITIATIVE

This is a 10- year prospective, longitudinal biobank study to identify predictors of cancer development in healthy adults.

75F40119D10037 (Toh)

Sponsor: FDA

KPHI Site Principal Investigator: Yihe Daida, PhD