Research authorship
Primary statistician and co-author on three submitted orthopedic manuscripts, with contributions spanning diagnostic performance and fracture nonunion outcomes.
Daniel Casillas, MPH
Quality Analyst · Denver Health
My background is in applied biostatistics and public health. I work in Orthopedic Surgery, focusing on clinical data, statistical analysis, and quality reporting.
Selected contributions
Clinical data expertise
Advanced SQL development in Epic Clarity, linking patient, encounter, diagnosis, and procedure data into validated research and quality-reporting cohorts.
Quality & outcomes
Analytical contributions to CMS TEAM and orthopedic quality initiatives, including surgical outcomes, readmissions, and patient-reported outcome measures.
Experience & education
Mar 2026 — Present
Denver Health Medical Center
Quality Analyst · Orthopedic Surgery
Develop advanced SQL queries in Epic Clarity for clinical cohort development and orthopedic outcomes reporting. Validate eligibility criteria, relationships across tables, date windows, and data quality. Conduct statistical analyses in R and SAS in collaboration with surgeons and investigators.
Jul 2023 — Dec 2025
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Professional Research Assistant · Pediatric Endocrinology
Supported multi-site diabetic kidney disease studies through study coordination, biospecimen management, and study-data preparation. Presented data and operational updates to investigators and industry sponsors.
Graduate education
MPH, Applied Biostatistics
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
December 2025
Transforming Health Systems and Policy Scholarship, 2023–2025.
Undergraduate education
BS, Public Health
University of Colorado Denver
Colorado Summer Institute in Biostatistics participant.
Technical skills & credentials
- Programming & data
- SQL, R, SAS, Python, Epic Clarity, Caboodle
- Statistical methods
- Regression modeling, propensity score matching, comparative analyses, effect estimates, confidence intervals
- Research & reporting
- Tableau, Excel, ggplot2, REDCap, reproducible reports, IRB compliance, Good Clinical Practice
Epic credentials
Cogito FundamentalsCertified
Clinical Data ModelCertified
Clarity Data Model FundamentalsAccredited
Caboodle Data Model FundamentalsAccredited
- Published article
Effects of dapagliflozin on sodium excretion, blood pressure and volume status: The DAPASALT trial.
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. 2025;27(8):4415–4426. Named co-author.
Read article - Published article
Insulin Secretion, Sensitivity, and Kidney Function in Young Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes.
Diabetes Care. 2024;47(3):409–417. Bjornstad Lab group collaborator.
View PubMed - Submitted manuscript
Diagnostic Performance of the LRINEC Score and Parsimonious Clinical Models for Lower-Extremity Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections.
The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Primary statistician and co-author.
- Submitted manuscript
Factors for Predicting Nonunion in Operatively Managed Sacral Fractures.
Injury. Primary statistician and co-author.
- Submitted manuscript
Does the time from definitive surgery to nonunion repair affect the rate of recalcitrant nonunion?
Injury. Retrospective cohort of aseptic femoral and tibial shaft nonunions. Primary statistician and co-author.
- Submitted manuscript
Effects of zibotentan, dapagliflozin, and their combination on kidney and fluid parameters in individuals with chronic kidney disease.
Submitted to Kidney International, June 2026. Co-author.
Leadership & service
Student Body President, CU Denver
Led an initiative to integrate a mental health resource statement into course syllabi, connecting students with crisis and counseling support.
Student Representative, Biostatistics & Informatics
Represented students at the Colorado School of Public Health.
Joe Shoemaker Fellow
Recognized by The Greenway Foundation for leadership and public health advocacy.
Founder, CU Denver Men’s Volleyball Team
Established the university’s first competitive men’s volleyball team.
Obesity Drives Cardiac Hypertrophy while Diabetic Kidney Disease Links to Diastolic Dysfunction and Vascular Stiffness in Young Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Research poster | Co-author
Download PowerPoint
Effects of Zibotentan, Dapagliflozin, and Their Combination on Albuminuria and Fluid Parameters in Individuals With Chronic Kidney Disease
Research poster | Co-author and presenter
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Résumé & CV
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