Additional roles
Special Volunteer, Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Full Member, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, UAMS
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Medical Life Science, The Catholic University of Korea
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Preventive Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea
Education
Ph.D. – Nutritional Epidemiology, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
M.S. – Genetic Epidemiology, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine
Ph.D. – Preventive Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea
M.M.Sc. – Preventive Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea
M.D. – Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine
Areas of Expertise
Cancer Epidemiology
Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Diseases Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Clinical Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Introduction
As an epidemiology faculty member, Dr. Park specializes in research, teaching, and mentoring in cancer, cardiometabolic, and cardiovascular diseases. He collaborates on various health projects.
Credentials, Accreditations and Awards
2022 Scholar, Health Disparities Research Institute program, NIMHD
2022 The Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Programs Region 2 Travel Award, AACR
2019 Top Trainee Poster Award, ASPO
2018 Fellows Award for Research Excellence Travel Award Competition, NIH
Teaching Focus
Dr. Park teaches epidemiologic methods for investigating the causes, prevention, and control of chronic diseases, such as cancer and cardiometabolic and cardiovascular diseases. He focuses on study design, risk factor assessment (nutrition, diet), and interpretation of research findings, as well as the critical review of published studies, with an emphasis on methodological and substantive issues.
Research Overview
Dr. Park’s research uncovers causes and prevention strategies for chronic diseases like breast cancers and cardiometabolic conditions (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome). He investigates the impact of diet, genetics, and social determinants of health factors on disease risk and outcomes, aiming to reduce health disparities in cancer survivors and improve cardiovascular health.
Recent Books or Publications
Please view Dr. Park’s publications at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1liSzbj1-ndkC/bibliography/public/ and https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7IPZ3UcAAAAJ&hl=en
Fun Fact
Dr. Park has recently become an enthusiastic gardener. He sees parallels between nurturing plants and fostering health—just as a garden thrives when we understand and cater to each plant’s unique needs, human health flourishes when we identify and address the specific factors influencing it.