Nam-Kyong Choi is an Associate Professor of the Department of Health Convergence, College of Science & Industry Convergence at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea. Her research focuses on the development and application of epidemiologic and statistical methods for evaluating the safety and comparative effectiveness of medical products in large healthcare databases. She has been published more than 100 articles in peer reviewed journals and co-authored a Korean textbook of Pharmacoepidemiology. She received her B.S. in Pharmacy from Ewha Womans University and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Pharmacoepidemiology from the Seoul National University College of Medicine. She worked as a Visiting Professor in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology Pharmacoeconomics, within the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School from 2015 to 2017. She has been an Associate Editor of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, the official journal of International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) since 2010, a Chair-elect of the Asian Pharmacoepidemiology Network (AsPEN), a Director of the International Cooperation Committee in Korean Society for Pharmacoepidemiology and Risk Management (2015-2020), and a Member of Editorial Board in Korean Academy of Social & Managed Care Pharmacy (2015-2018). She is an Advisory Committee Member of the Drug Safety Evaluation for the Korea Institute of Drug Safety and Risk Management (2017-2019). She received a Merit Award for activating post-marketing drug safety surveillance from the Korea Food and Drug Administration in 2012.
A Causality Assessment Framework for COVID-19 Vaccines and Adverse Events at the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research CenterJOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2024, v.39 no.26, e220
Association Between Influenza Vaccination and Acute Kidney Injury Among the Elderly: A Self-Controlled Case SeriesPHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 2024, v.33 no.9, e70006
Autoimmune disorders reported following COVID-19 vaccination: A disproportionality analysis using the WHO databaseEuropean Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2024, v.80 no.3, 445-453
Comparison of safety profiles for dapagliflozin based on EMA and FDA safety issues: Challenges and future of post-marketing surveillance in KoreaPLoS ONE, 2024, v.19 no.11, e0314363
Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against severe outcomes in cancer patients: Real-world evidence from self-controlled risk interval and retrospective cohort studiesJournal of Infection and Public Health, 2024, v.17 no.5, 854-861
Psychiatric adverse events associated with the COVID-19 vaccines approved in the Republic of Korea: a systematic reviewOsong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2024, v.15 no.2, 107-114
Reported Adverse Events and Associated Factors in Korean Coronavirus Disease 2019 VaccinationsJOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2024, v.39 no.42, e274
Safety of concomitant administration of 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine and influenza vaccine among the elderlyVaccine, 2024, v.42 no.13, 3190-3196
Active surveillance for adverse events of influenza vaccine safety in elderly cancer patients using self-controlled tree-temporal scan statistic analysisScientific Reports, 2023, v.13 no.1, 13346
Effectiveness and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccination During Preconceptional and Preclinical Pregnancy Period: A National Population StudyJOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2023, v.38 no.41, e314
Big data analysis of the risk factors and rates of perioperative transfusion in immediate autologous breast reconstructionScientific Reports, 2022, v.12 no.1, 5314
Clinical and economic burden of bacteremia due to multidrug-resistant organisms in Korea: a prospective case control studyJournal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2022, v.31, 379-385
Pilot study of the Korean national breast implant registry: Experiences and lessons learnedJournal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 2022, v.75 no.6, 1833-1841
Post-marketing surveillance study on influenza vaccine in South Korea using a nationwide spontaneous reporting database with multiple data mining methodsScientific Reports, 2022, v.12 no.1, 20256
Real-world Treatment Patterns, Outcomes, and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Newly Treated Korean Patients With Asthma: A Retrospective Cohort StudyAllergy, Asthma and Immunology Research, 2022, v.14 no.2, 220-232
Reproducibility of real-world evidence studies using clinical practice data to inform regulatory and coverage decisionsNature Communications, 2022, v.13 no.1, 5126
Socioeconomic burden of pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in KoreaScientific Reports, 2022, v.12 no.1, 13934
Treatment patterns and cost of exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using multiple inhaler triple therapy in South KoreaRespiratory Research, 2022, v.23 no.1, 231
Effects of menopausal hormone therapy on cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes in middle-aged postmenopausal women: analysis of the Korea National Health Insurance Service DatabaseMENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, 2021, v.28 no.11, 1225-1232
Medication Adherence and Persistence of Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients in Korea: A Retrospective Study Using National Health Insurance Claims DataINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2021, v.18 no.8, 4106
Suitability of databases in the Asia-Pacific for collaborative monitoring of vaccine safetyPharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 2021, v.30 no.7, 843-857
A Systematic Review of the National Breast Implant Registry for Application in Korea: Can We Predict "Unpredictable" Complications?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2020, v.56 no.8
Impact of Malaria in Pregnancy on Risk of Malaria in Young Children: Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysesThe Journal of infectious diseases, 2020, v.222 no.4, 538-550
Risk of Cataract Surgery and Age-Related Macular Degeneration After Initiation of Denosumab vs Zoledronic Acid for Osteoporosis: A Multi-Database Cohort StudyDrugs and Aging, 2020, v.37 no.4, 311-320
Breastfeeding reduces risk of depression later in life in the postmenopausal period: A Korean population-based studyJOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 2019, v.248, 13-17
Effectiveness and Safety of Clopidogrel Co-administered With Statins and Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Korean National Health Insurance Database StudyCLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS, 2019, v.106 no.1, 182-194
Healthcare resource use and costs of diabetic macular oedema for patients with antivascular endothelial growth factor versus a dexamethasone intravitreal implant in Korea: a population-based studyBMJ OPEN, 2019, v.9 no.9, e030930
The association between antidepressant use and deaths from road traffic accidents: a case-crossover studySocial Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2019, v.54 no.4, 485-495
Prescription of Zolpidem and the Risk of Fatal Motor Vehicle Collisions: A Population-Based, Case-Crossover Study from South KoreaCNS DRUGS, 2018, v.32 no.6, 593-600
Regional differences in the incidence of tuberculosis among patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitusCLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 2018, v.12 no.4, 1732-1738
AGE, SEX, AND TIME-SPECIFIC TRENDS IN SURGICAL APPROACHES FOR RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENTRETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES, 2017, v.37 no.12, 2326-2333
AGE, SEX, AND TIME-SPECIFIC TRENDS IN SURGICAL APPROACHES FOR RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study Using the National Claim RegistryRetina, 2017
Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Denosumab Versus Zoledronic Acid in Patients With Osteoporosis: A Cohort StudyJOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, 2017, v.32 no.3, 611-617
Factors associated with initial or subsequent choice of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for treatment of rheumatoid arthritisArthritis Research and Therapy, 2017, v.19 no.1
Proton pump inhibitors and risk of Clostridium difficile infection: a multi-country study using sequence symmetry analysisEXPERT OPINION ON DRUG SAFETY, 2016, v.15 no.12, 1589-1595
[학술지논문] The association between acute transverse myelitis and COVID-19 vaccination in Korea: Self-controlled case series study
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, 2025, v.32
no.1
, 70020-70020
SCIE
[학술지논문] A Causality Assessment Framework for COVID-19 Vaccines and Adverse Events at the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Center
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2024, v.39
no.26
, 1-11
SCIE
[학술지논문] Association Between Influenza Vaccination and Acute Kidney Injury Among the Elderly: A Self-Controlled Case Series
PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 2024, v.33
no.9
, 70006-70006
SCIE
[학술지논문] Autoimmune disorders reported following COVID-19 vaccination: A disproportionality analysis using the WHO database
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 2024, v.80
no.3
, 445-453
SCIE
[학술지논문] Changes in vaccination practices among infants after the introduction of DTaP-IPV/Hib combination vaccines
Vaccine: X, 2024, v.18
no.0
, 100484-100484
Scopus
[학술지논문] Comparison of safety profiles for dapagliflozin based on EMA and FDA safety issues: Challenges and future of post-marketing surveillance in Korea
PLOS ONE, 2024, v.19
no.11
, 031436-031436
SCIE
[학술지논문] Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against severe outcomes in cancer patients: Real-world evidence from self-controlled risk interval and retrospective cohort studies
JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2024, v.17
no.5
, 854-861
SCIE
[학술지논문] Psychiatric adverse events associated with the COVID-19 vaccines approved in the Republic of Korea: a systematic review
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2024, v.15
no.2
, 107-114
Scopus
[학술지논문] Reported Adverse Events and Associated Factors in Korean Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccinations
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2024, v.39
no.42
, 1-17
SCIE
[학술지논문] Safety of concomitant administration of 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine and influenza vaccine among the elderly
VACCINE, 2024, v.42
no.13
, 3190-3196
SCIE
[학술지논문] The COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Center: a cornerstone for strengthening safety evidence for COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Korea
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2024, v.15
no.2
, 97-106
Scopus
[학술지논문] 국내 건강보험 청구자료의 활용 촉진을 위한 현안 및 개선방안
약물역학위해관리학회지, 2024, v.16
no.1
, 1-10
[학술지논문] 국내 코로나19백신 안전성 모니터링을 위한 특별관심이상사례 배경발생률
한국보건정보통계학회지, 2024, v.49
no.2
, 160-168
[학술지논문] 치료 효과에 대한 실사용증거 연구의 가설 평가 재현성을 높이기 위한 조화된 연구계획서 양식: 국제약물역학회와 국제약물경제성평가 및 성과연구학회 공동 태스크포스의 모범 사례 보고서
약물역학위해관리학회지, 2024, v.16
no.2
, 100-112
[학술지논문] A framework for nationwide COVID-19 vaccine safety research in the Republic of Korea: The COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Committee
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2023, v.14
no.1
, 5-14
Scopus
[학술지논문] Risk of Bell's palsy following SARS-CoV-2 infection: a nationwide cohort study
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, 2023, v.29
no.12
, 1581-1586
SCIE
[학술지논문] Risk of lymphadenopathy from SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in Korea: a self-controlled case series analysis
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH, 2023, v.45
no.0
, 2023090-2023090
SCIE
[학술지논문] 국내 65세 이상 노인의 폐렴구균 23가 다당질 백신 접종 현황
약 학 회 지, 2023, v.67
no.4
, 277-284
KCI
[학술지논문] 국내 코로나19 대유행에 대한 예방접종 및 사회적 거리두기 정책
KFDC규제과학회지(구 FDC법제연구), 2023, v.18
no.2
, 123-134
[학술지논문] Big data analysis of the risk factors and rates of perioperative transfusion in immediate autologous breast reconstruction
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2022, v.12
no.1
, 5314-5314
SCI
[학술지논문] Clinical and economic burden of bacteremia due to multidrug-resistant organisms in Korea: a prospective case control study
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, 2022, v.31
no.0
, 379-385
SCIE
[학술지논문] Pilot study of the Korean national breast implant registry: Experiences and lessons learned
JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY, 2022, v.75
no.6
, 1833-1841
SCI
[학술지논문] Post-marketing surveillance study on influenza vaccine in South Korea using a nationwide spontaneous reporting database with multiple data mining methods
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2022, v.12
no.1
, 20256-20256
SCI
[학술지논문] Real-world Treatment Patterns, Outcomes, and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Newly Treated Korean Patients With Asthma: A Retrospective Cohort Study
ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH, 2022, v.14
no.2
, 220-232
SCIE
[학술지논문] Reproducibility of real-world evidence studies using clinical practice data to inform regulatory and coverage decisions
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 2022, v.13
no.1
, 5126-5126
SCI
[학술지논문] Socioeconomic burden of pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Korea
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2022, v.12
no.1
, 1-8
SCI
[학술지논문] The Different Safety Signals on Influenza Vaccine in Adults and the Elderly: A Nationwide Post-Marketing Surveillance Study from 2005 to 2019
Drug Targets and Therapeutics, 2022, v.1
no.1
, 51-58
[학술지논문] Treatment patterns and cost of exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using multiple inhaler triple therapy in South Korea
RESPIRATORY RESEARCH, 2022, v.23
no.1
, 231-231
SCIE
[학술지논문] 신약 등의 재심사제도 개선 방안: Real-World Data를 활용한 재심사 완료 의약품의 안전성 모니터링 연구
약물역학위해관리학회지, 2022, v.14
no.1
, 58-68
[학술지논문] Association between Influenza Vaccination and the Risk of Bell's Palsy in the Korean Elderly
VACCINES, 2021, v.9
no.7
, 746-746
SCIE
[학술지논문] Factors Associated with Human Papillomavirus Non-vaccination: The National Health and Nutrition Survey
보건정보통계학회지, 2021, v.46
no.1
, 72-81
KCI
[학술지논문] Korean colonoscopy screening pilot study (K-cospi) for screening colorectal cancer: study protocol for the multicenter, community-based clinical trial
BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY, 2021, v.21
no.1
, 36-36
SCIE
[학술지논문] Machine Learning Approach for Active Vaccine Safety Monitoring
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2021, v.36
no.31
, 198-198
SCI
[학술지논문] Medication Adherence and Persistence of Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients in Korea: A Retrospective Study Using National Health Insurance Claims Data
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2021, v.18
no.8
, 4106-4106
SSCI
[학술지논문] Suitability of databases in the Asia-Pacific for collaborative monitoring of vaccine safety
PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 2021, v.30
no.7
, 843-857
SCI
[학술지논문] 미국과 유럽의 코로나19 백신 안전성 모니터링을 위한 특별 관심 대상의 이상사례
한국보건사회약료경영학회지, 2021, v.9
no.1
, 48-61
[학술지논문] 미국, 유럽, 일본의 의약품 시판 후 안전관리제도 현황: 위해성 관리 계획을 중심으로
약물역학위해관리학회지, 2020, v.12
no.2
, 70-78
[학술지논문] 일본 신약 재심사 제도의 개정 현황 및 시사점: 리얼월드데이터(Real-World Data)의 활용을 중심으로
한국보건사회약료경영학회지, 2020, v.8
no.1
, 7-14
[학술발표] Data Mining for Adverse Drug Reaction Safety Detection in Asian countries: Progression, Future and Challenges
FAPA (The Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations) Congress, 말레이지아, 쿠알라룸프르, 2022-11-11
FAPA (The Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations), 2022