Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington,
MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington,

Contact

paige.d.wartko@kp.org

Bio

Paige Wartko, PhD, MPH, was first drawn to epidemiology through her interest in women’s health. Her principal area of expertise is perinatal pharmacoepidemiology, but she has experience in many areas, including medication safety and effectiveness outside of pregnancy, opioid dependence and addiction, mental health, and use of real-world electronic health data to study these topics. Her primary position is as a Senior Collaborative Scientist at Kaiser Permanente Health Research Institute, where she is able to help answer real-world questions that impact health and healthcare. Major research projects she has worked on include an observational study of antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in pregnant people, a pragmatic trial implementing nurse care management to help treat individuals with opioid use disorder in the primary care setting, and a trial studying an intervention to support patients who take high doses of opioids manage their chronic pain and lower their opioid dose. She is co-teaching the Pharmacoepidemiology course (Epi 533/HEOR 520) in Spring Quarter 2024.