Sai Paritala, MPH, PharmD
Sai Paritala, PharmD, MPH, is an assistant professor of public health informatics in the Department of Epidemiology at the UNMC College of Public Health. He focuses on developing applied informatics solutions that combine data science, machine learning and electronic health records to support better decision-making and population health outcomes.
Dr. Paritala's work involves building modern data infrastructure, developing predictive models and collaborating with partners across agencies to inform public health strategy in Nebraska and beyond. His contributions have supported CDC and FDA vaccine policy efforts, and he is committed to mentoring students and public health professionals through hands-on projects and data-driven research.
- Master's: 2019, public health, epidemiology and biostatistics, University of Illinois, School of Public Health
- Pharm.D: 2015, Osmania University, India
- Development of informatics tools integrating electronic health records and public health data to enhance decision-making
- Application of machine learning models to predict disease trends and inform public health interventions
- Investigation of health disparities through the analysis of social determinants and environmental stressors
- Collaborative research on cancer epidemiology, focusing on the impact of social and environmental factors on disease outcomes
- Mentorship and training of students and professionals in applied informatics and epidemiologic method
- Du, Y., Paritala, S., Xu, Y., Maloney, P., & Lin, D.-Y. (2025). Durability of 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccines against JN.1 subvariants. Under review, The New England Journal of Medicine.
- Lin, D.-Y., Du, Y., Xu, Y., Paritala, S., Donahue, M., & Maloney, P. (2024). Durability of XBB.1.5 vaccines against Omicron subvariants. The New England Journal of Medicine.
- Paritala, S., Xu, Y., Du, Y., Donahue, M., Maloney, P., & Lin, D.-Y. (2023). Effectiveness of bivalent boosters over nine and a half months in Nebraska. medRxiv.
- Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
- Public Health Association of Nebraska
College of Public Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center
984395 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-4395