I am a geographer turned epidemiologist who embarked on a career in data science. I enjoy team-driven cross-disciplinary work as well as tackling problems with spatial components. I am a strong advocate of teaching and implementing reproducible methods in science.
Among many other projects, I developed a neighbourhood index of socioeconomic position, contributed to work on tracking activity of eosinophilic esophagitis and worked on the epidemiology of violent deaths.
Currently, I am involved in a project estimating temporary populations in Australia which aims to bridge together traditional types of population data such as censuses and surveys with non-traditional sources.
I am also invovled in the Australia & New Zealand Open Research Network (ANZORN) initiative where I am part of the steering comitee and lead of the Brisbane chapter of the network.
Journal Article: A tall order: small area mapping and modelling of adult height among Swiss male conscripts
Panczak, Radoslaw, Moser, Andre, Held, Leonhard, Jones, Philip A., Ruhli, Frank J. and Staub, Kaspar (2017) A tall order: small area mapping and modelling of adult height among Swiss male conscripts. Economics and Human Biology, 26 61-69. doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2017.01.005
Journal Article: Regional variation of cost of care in the last 12 months of life in Switzerland: small-area analysis using insurance claims data
Panczak, Radoslaw, Luta, Xhyljeta, Maessen, Maud, Stuck, Andreas E., Berlin, Claudia, Schmidlin, Kurt, Reich, Oliver, von Wyl, Viktor, Goodman, David C., Egger, Matthias, Zwahlen, Marcel and Clough-Gorr, Kerri M. (2017) Regional variation of cost of care in the last 12 months of life in Switzerland: small-area analysis using insurance claims data. Medical Care, 55 2: 155-163. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000634
Journal Article: High life in the sky? Mortality by floor of residence in Switzerland
Panczak, Radoslaw, Galobardes, Bruna, Spoerri, Adrian, Zwahlen, Marcel and Egger, Matthias (2013) High life in the sky? Mortality by floor of residence in Switzerland. European Journal of Epidemiology, 28 6: 453-462. doi:10.1007/s10654-013-9809-8
Journal Article: A Swiss neighbourhood index of socioeconomic position: Development and association with mortality
Panczak, Radoslaw, Galobardes, Bruna, Voorpostel, Marieke, Spoerri, Adrian, Zwahlen, Marcel and Egger, Matthias (2012) A Swiss neighbourhood index of socioeconomic position: Development and association with mortality. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66 12: 1129-1136. doi:10.1136/jech-2011-200699
A tall order: small area mapping and modelling of adult height among Swiss male conscripts
Panczak, Radoslaw, Moser, Andre, Held, Leonhard, Jones, Philip A., Ruhli, Frank J. and Staub, Kaspar (2017) A tall order: small area mapping and modelling of adult height among Swiss male conscripts. Economics and Human Biology, 26 61-69. doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2017.01.005
Panczak, Radoslaw, Luta, Xhyljeta, Maessen, Maud, Stuck, Andreas E., Berlin, Claudia, Schmidlin, Kurt, Reich, Oliver, von Wyl, Viktor, Goodman, David C., Egger, Matthias, Zwahlen, Marcel and Clough-Gorr, Kerri M. (2017) Regional variation of cost of care in the last 12 months of life in Switzerland: small-area analysis using insurance claims data. Medical Care, 55 2: 155-163. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000634
High life in the sky? Mortality by floor of residence in Switzerland
Panczak, Radoslaw, Galobardes, Bruna, Spoerri, Adrian, Zwahlen, Marcel and Egger, Matthias (2013) High life in the sky? Mortality by floor of residence in Switzerland. European Journal of Epidemiology, 28 6: 453-462. doi:10.1007/s10654-013-9809-8
A Swiss neighbourhood index of socioeconomic position: Development and association with mortality
Panczak, Radoslaw, Galobardes, Bruna, Voorpostel, Marieke, Spoerri, Adrian, Zwahlen, Marcel and Egger, Matthias (2012) A Swiss neighbourhood index of socioeconomic position: Development and association with mortality. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66 12: 1129-1136. doi:10.1136/jech-2011-200699
Schnyder, N., Lawrence, D., Panczak, R., Sawyer, M. G., Whiteford, H. A., Burgess, P. M. and Harris, M. G. (2019) Perceived need and barriers to adolescent mental health care: agreement between adolescents and their parents. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, . doi:10.1017/S2045796019000568
Scheuter, Claudia, Wertli, Maria M., Haynes, Alan G., Panczak, Radoslaw, Chiolero, Arnaud, Perrier, Arnaud, Rodondi, Nicolas and Aujesky, Drahomir (2018) Unwarranted regional variation in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in Switzerland: A population-based small area variation analysis. PLoS One, 13 12: . doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0208578
Schnyder, N., Michel, C., Panczak, R., Ochsenbein, S., Schimmelmann, B. G. and Schultze-Lutter, F. (2018) The interplay of etiological knowledge and mental illness stigma on healthcare utilisation in the community: a structural equation model. European Psychiatry, 51 48-56. doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.12.027
Elsewhere in Australia: a snapshot of temporary mobility on the night of the 2016 Census
Charles-Edwards, Elin and Panczak, Radoslaw (2018) Elsewhere in Australia: a snapshot of temporary mobility on the night of the 2016 Census. Australian Population Studies, 2 1: 14-25.
Death at no cost? Persons with no health insurance claims in the last year of life in Switzerland
Panczak, Radoslaw, Von Wyl, Viktor, Reich, Oliver, Luta, Xhyljeta, Maessen, Maud, Stuck, Andreas E., Berlin, Claudia, Schmidlin, Kurt, Goodman, David C., Egger, Matthias, Clough-Gorr, Kerri and Zwahlen, Marcel (2018) Death at no cost? Persons with no health insurance claims in the last year of life in Switzerland. BMC Health Services Research, 18 1: 1-8. doi:10.1186/s12913-018-2984-2
Public anti-stigma programmes might impove help-seeking Reply
Schnyder, Nina, Panczak, Radoslaw, Groth, Nicola and Schultze-Lutter, Frauke (2017) Public anti-stigma programmes might impove help-seeking Reply. British Journal of Psychiatry, 211 3: 182-183. doi:10.1192/bjp.211.3.182a
A tall order: small area mapping and modelling of adult height among Swiss male conscripts
Panczak, Radoslaw, Moser, Andre, Held, Leonhard, Jones, Philip A., Ruhli, Frank J. and Staub, Kaspar (2017) A tall order: small area mapping and modelling of adult height among Swiss male conscripts. Economics and Human Biology, 26 61-69. doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2017.01.005
Schnyder, Nina, Panczak, Radoslaw, Groth, Nicola and Schultze-Lutter, Frauke (2017) Association between mental health-related stigma and active help-seeking: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 210 4: 261-268. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.116.189464
Panczak, Radoslaw, Luta, Xhyljeta, Maessen, Maud, Stuck, Andreas E., Berlin, Claudia, Schmidlin, Kurt, Reich, Oliver, von Wyl, Viktor, Goodman, David C., Egger, Matthias, Zwahlen, Marcel and Clough-Gorr, Kerri M. (2017) Regional variation of cost of care in the last 12 months of life in Switzerland: small-area analysis using insurance claims data. Medical Care, 55 2: 155-163. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000634
Berlin, Claudia, Panczak, Radoslaw, Hasler, Rebecca and Zwahlen, Marcel (2016) Do acute myocardial infarction and stroke mortality vary by distance to hospitals in Switzerland? Results from the Swiss National Cohort Study. BMJ Open, 6 11: . doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013090
Dying among older adults in Switzerland: who dies in hospital, who dies in a nursing home?
Luta, Xhyljeta, Panczak, Radoslaw, Maessen, Maud, Egger, Matthias, Goodman, David C., Zwahlen, Marcel, Stuck, Andreas E. and Clough-Gorr, Kerri (2016) Dying among older adults in Switzerland: who dies in hospital, who dies in a nursing home?. BMC Palliative Care, 15 83: . doi:10.1186/s12904-016-0156-x
Faeh, David, Moser, Andre, Panczak, Radoslaw, Bopp, Matthias, Roosli, Martin and Spoerri, Adrian (2016) Independent at heart: persistent association of altitude with ischaemic heart disease mortality after consideration of climate, topography and built environment. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 70 8: 798-806. doi:10.1136/jech-2015-206210
Finding big shots: small-area mapping and spatial modelling of obesity among Swiss male conscripts
Panczak, Radoslaw, Held, Leonhard, Moser, André, Jones, Philip A., Rühli, Frank J. and Staub, Kaspar (2016) Finding big shots: small-area mapping and spatial modelling of obesity among Swiss male conscripts. BMC Obesity, 3 1: . doi:10.1186/S40608-016-0092-6
Safroneeva, Ekaterina, Straumann, Alex, Coslovsky, Michael, Zwahlen, Marcel, Kuehni, Claudia E., Panczak, Radoslaw, Haas, Nadine A., Alexander, Jeffrey A., Dellon, Evan S., Gonsalves, Nirmala, Hirano, Ikuo, Leung, John, Bussmann, Christian, Collins, Margaret H., Newbury, Robert O., De Petris, Giovanni, Smyrk, Thomas C., Woosley, John T., Yan, Pu, Yang, Guang-Yu, Romero, Yvonne, Katzka, David A., Furuta, Glenn T., Gupta, Sandeep K., Aceves, Seema S., Chehade, Mirna, Spergel, Jonathan M. and Schoepfer, Alain M. (2015) Symptoms Have Modest Accuracy in Detecting Endoscopic and Histologic Remission in Adults with Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastroenterology, 150 3: 581-590. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2015.11.004
Safroneeva, E., Coslovsky, M., Kuehni, C. E., Zwahlen, M., Haas, N. A., Panczak, R., Taft, T. H., Hirano, I., Dellon, E. S., Gonsalves, N., Leung, J., Bussmann, C., Woosley, J. T., Yan, P., Romero, Y., Furuta, G. T., Gupta, S. K., Aceves, S. S., Chehade, M., Straumann, A. and Schoepfer, A. M. (2015) Eosinophilic oesophagitis: relationship of quality of life with clinical, endoscopic and histological activity. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 42 8: 1000-1010. doi:10.1111/apt.13370
How do gastroenterologists assess overall activity of eosinophilic esophagitis in adult patients?
Schoepfer, Alain M., Panczak, Radoslaw, Zwahlen, Marcel, Kuehni, Claudia E., Coslovsky, Michael, Maurer, Elisabeth, Haas, Nadine A., Alexander, Jeffrey A., Dellon, Evan S., Gonsalves, Nirmala, Hirano, Ikuo, Leung, John, Bussmann, Christian, Collins, Margaret H., Newbury, Robert O., De Petris, Giovanni, Smyrk, Thomas C., Woosley, John T., Yan, Pu, Yang, Guang-Yu, Romero, Yvonne, Katzka, David A., Furuta, Glenn T., Gupta, Sandeep K., Aceves, Seema S., Chehade, Mirna, Blanchard, Carine, Straumann, Alex and Safroneeva, Ekaterina (2015) How do gastroenterologists assess overall activity of eosinophilic esophagitis in adult patients?. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 110 3: 402-414. doi:10.1038/ajg.2015.32
Moser, Andre, Panczak, Radoslaw, Zwahlen, Marcel, Clough-Gorr, Kerri M., Spoerri, Adrian, Stuck, Andreas E. and Egger, Matthias (2014) What does your neighbourhood say about you? A study of life expectancy in 1.3 million Swiss neighbourhoods. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68 12: 1125-1132. doi:10.1136/jech-2014-204352
Schoepfer, Alain M., Straumann, Alex, Panczak, Radoslaw, Coslovsky, Michael, Kuehni, Claudia E., Maurer, Elisabeth, Haas, Nadine A., Romero, Yvonne, Hirano, Ikuo, Alexander, Jeffrey A., Gonsalves, Nirmala, Furuta, Glenn T., Dellon, Evan S., Leung, John, Collins, Margaret H., Bussmann, Christian, Netzer, Peter, Gupta, Sandeep K., Aceves, Seema S., Chehade, Mirna, Moawad, Fouad J., Enders, Felicity T., Yost, Kathleen J., Taft, Tiffany H., Kern, Emily, Zwahlen, Marcel and Safroneeva, Ekaterina (2014) Development and validation of a symptom-based activity index for adults with eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastroenterology, 147 6: 1255-1266.e21. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2014.08.028
Panczak, Radoslaw, Zwahlen, Marcel, Woitek, Ulrich, Ruehli, Frank J. and Staub, Kaspar (2014) Socioeconomic, temporal and regional variation in body mass index among 188,537 Swiss male conscripts born between 1986 and 1992. Plos One, 9 5: 1-10. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096721
High Life in the Sky? Mortality Rates in Swiss High-Rises
Panczak, Radoslaw, Spörri, Adrian, Zwahlen, Marcel, Egger, Matthias and Galobardes, Bruna (2014) High Life in the Sky? Mortality Rates in Swiss High-Rises. CTBUH Journal, 2: 32-38.
Homicide-suicides compared to homicides and suicides: systematic review and meta-analysis
Panczak, Radoslaw, Geissbuehler, Michael, Zwahlen, Marcel, Killias, Martin, Tal, Kali and Egger, Matthias (2013) Homicide-suicides compared to homicides and suicides: systematic review and meta-analysis. Forensic Science International, 233 1-3: 28-36. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.08.017
Alcohol-selling outlets and mortality in Switzerland-the Swiss National Cohort
Spoerri, Adrian, Zwahlen, Marcel, Panczak, Radoslaw, Egger, Matthias and Huss, Anke (2013) Alcohol-selling outlets and mortality in Switzerland-the Swiss National Cohort. Addiction, 108 9: 1603-1611. doi:10.1111/add.12218
High life in the sky? Mortality by floor of residence in Switzerland
Panczak, Radoslaw, Galobardes, Bruna, Spoerri, Adrian, Zwahlen, Marcel and Egger, Matthias (2013) High life in the sky? Mortality by floor of residence in Switzerland. European Journal of Epidemiology, 28 6: 453-462. doi:10.1007/s10654-013-9809-8
Featured graphic. The socioeconomic position of Swiss neighbourhoods
Panczak, Radoslaw, Spoerri, Adrian, Zwahlen, Marcel and Egger, Matthias (2013) Featured graphic. The socioeconomic position of Swiss neighbourhoods. Environment and Planning A, 45 4: 751-752. doi:10.1068/a45300
Religion and suicide in patients with mental illness or cancer
Panczak, Radoslaw, Spoerri, Adrian, Zwahlen, Marcel, Bopp, Matthias, Gutzwiller, Felix and Egger, Matthias (2013) Religion and suicide in patients with mental illness or cancer. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 43 2: 213-222. doi:10.1111/sltb.12009
Incidence and risk factors of homicide-suicide in Swiss households: National Cohort study
Panczak, Radoslaw, Zwahlen, Marcel, Spoerri, Adrian, Tal, Kali, Killias, Martin and Egger, Matthias (2013) Incidence and risk factors of homicide-suicide in Swiss households: National Cohort study. PLoS One, 8 1: e53714. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053714
A Swiss neighbourhood index of socioeconomic position: Development and association with mortality
Panczak, Radoslaw, Galobardes, Bruna, Voorpostel, Marieke, Spoerri, Adrian, Zwahlen, Marcel and Egger, Matthias (2012) A Swiss neighbourhood index of socioeconomic position: Development and association with mortality. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66 12: 1129-1136. doi:10.1136/jech-2011-200699
Hermanussen, M., Meitinger, T., Veldhuis, J. D., Low, M. J., Pfaeffle, R., Staub, K., Panczak, R., Groth, D., Brabec, M., von Salisch, M., Loh, C. P. A., Tassenaar, V, Scheffler, C., Mumm, R., Godina, E., Lehmann, A., Tutkuviene, J., Gervickaite, S., Nierop, A. F. M., Holmgren, A., Assmann, C., van Buuren, S., Koziel, S., Zadzinska, E., Varela-Silva, I, Vignerova, J., Salama, E., El-Shabrawi, M., Huijic, A., Satake, T. and Bogin, B. (2014). Adolescent growth: Genes, hormones and the peer group. Proceedings of the 20th Aschauer Soiree, held at Gkicksburg castle, Germany, 15th to 17th November 2013. In: Proceedings of the 20th Aschauer Soiree. 20th Aschauer Soiree, Gkicksburg castle, Germany, (341-353). 15-17 November 2013.