# HTUN TEZA

Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Sukhothai Road, Dusit, Bangkok 10300

kohtunteza@gmail.com · https://htunteza.com/

Generated: 2026-09-18

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## Research Interests

Electronic medical records; Real world data; Data Observability; Biases inherent or introduced through data integration; Imputation for missing data in real world data; Secondary data analysis; Epidemiology; Risk prediction models

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## Education

**2019 - 2021** | Mahidol University, Thailand
**Data Science for Healthcare** — Master of Science
Thesis: Risk-factor based Diagnosis for Chronic Periodontitis using Machine Learning Models

**2012 - 2019** | University of Dental Medicine Yangon, Myanmar
**Dental Surgery** — 6-year program
General practitioner licensed in Myanmar

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## Work Experience

**2021 - Present** | Mahidol University, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital
**Graduate Research Assistant**
- Affiliated under the Data Science and Clinical Informatics division, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Research database development and quarterly updates  
  [CEB Data Warehouse](https://www.rama.mahidol.ac.th/ceb/CEBdatawarehouse/Overview) · [Hypertension Cohort](https://github.com/CEB-Data-Science-Clinical-Informatics/Hypertension-Cohort) · [Dementia Cohort](https://github.com/CEB-Data-Science-Clinical-Informatics/Dementia-Cohort)
- Data extraction and engineering of electronic medical records to research datasets
- Data pre-processing in real-world datasets including standardization, harmonization and imputation
- Secondary data analysis for epidemiological and methodological research
- Risk prediction using statistical and machine learning models
- Multidisciplinary collaborations with clinicians, surgeons, pharmacists, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, economists and data-scientists
- Experienced in Python, R, Stata and SPSS

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## Awards

**2019** | Scholarship for postgraduate students  
_Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University_

**2019** | Mahidol postgraduate scholarships for international students  
_Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University_

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## Additional Relevant Experiences

**Khon Kaen University in conjunction with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School**
_Thailand Health AI Conference & Datathon 2023_
- Mentor for 2nd Runner up team alongside Dr. Michael G. Morley (Harvard Medical School)
- Data engineer for the largest participating dataset comprising cohort of 100,000 subjects

**Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, University of Dental Medicine Yangon**
_Undergraduate Research Assistant_
- Assessment of Oral Health Status in Taung-Tha Township, Myingyan District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study
- Research to inform public health initiatives regarding dental health

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## Publications

1. **Teza H**, Anothaisintawee T, Limpijankit T, Tansawet A, Boonmanunt S, Pattanateepapon A, McKay GJ, Attia J, Thakkinstian A. Incidence and Prognosis of Apparent Treatment-Resistant Hypertension: A Multi-State Analysis Using Real-World Evidence. _Clinical Hypertension_. 2026;32(1). doi: [10.5646/ch.2026.32.e5](https://doi.org/10.5646/ch.2026.32.e5)
2. Limpijankit V, Sasiprapha T, **Teza H**, Pattanateepapon A, Siriyotha S, Boonmanunt S, Attia J, Thakkinstian A. Factors Associated with New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Thai Adults with Hypertension. _American Journal of Hypertension_. 2025;38(12):1076–1087. doi: [10.1093/ajh/hpaf149](https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpaf149)
3. Wabina RS, Looareesuwan P, Sonsilphong S, **Teza H**, Ponthongmak W, McKay G, Attia J, Pattanateepapon A, Panitchote A, Thakkinstian A. Uncertainty Aware Approach for Multiple Imputation Using Conventional and Machine Learning Models: A Real-World Data Study. _Journal of Big Data_. 2025;12(1). doi: [10.1186/s40537-025-01136-3](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40537-025-01136-3)
4. Tansawet A, Looareesuwan P, **Teza H**, Boongird S, McKay GJ, Attia J, Pattanaprateep O, Thakkinstian A. Effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on chronic kidney disease progression: A multi-state parametric survival model. _Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome_. 2024;16(1). doi: [10.1186/s13098-024-01522-6](https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-024-01522-6)
5. Tansawet A, Numthavaj P, **Teza H**, Pattanateepapon A, Piebpien P, Poprom N, Techapongsatorn S, McKay G, Attia J, Sumritpradit P, et al. External validation and revision of Penn incisional hernia prediction model: A large-scale retrospective cohort of abdominal operations. _Surgeon_. 2024;22(1):e34–e40. doi: [10.1016/j.surge.2023.07.008](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2023.07.008)
6. **Teza H**, Pattanateepapon A, Lertpimonchai A, Vathesatogkit P, J McKay G, Attia J, Thakkinstian A. Development of Risk Prediction Models for Severe Periodontitis in a Thai Population: Statistical and Machine-Learning Approaches. _JMIR Formative Research_. 2023;7:e48351. doi: [10.2196/48351](https://doi.org/10.2196/48351)
7. **Teza H**, Boonmanunt S, Unwanatham N, Thadanipon K, Limpijankit T, Pattanaprateep O, Pattanateepapon A, McKay GJ, Attia J, Thakkinstian A. Evaluation of transitions from early hypertension to hypertensive chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, stroke and mortality: A Thai real-world data cohort. _Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine_. 2023;10. doi: [10.3389/fcvm.2023.1170010](https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1170010)

### Preprints and Under Review

1. Thway AM, **Teza H**, Win TT, Htun YM, Aung MM, Win YN, Tun KM. Epidemiological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 in Myanmar. _medRxiv_. 2020. doi: [10.1101/2020.08.02.20166504](https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.02.20166504)

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## Conferences

**2026** · Speaker  
Associations between PM2.5 Exposure and Head & Neck Cancer and Dementia (in association with The Dementia Association of Thailand)  
_42nd Royal College of Physicians of Thailand Annual Meeting 2026 — Pattaya, Thailand_

**2023** · Speaker  
CEB Data Warehouse Showcase  
_Ramathibodi International Academic Conference (RIAC 2023) — Bangkok, Thailand_

**2023** · Poster  
Hypertension and Its Associated Complications: A Thai Real-World Clinical Cohort  
_ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research 2023 — Boston, US_

**2022** · Poster  
Screening Models for Periodontitis  
_International Society for Clinical Biostatistics Annual Conference — Newcastle, UK_

**2022** · Speaker  
Big Cohort Data for NCDs (NCDs: Bridging the Gaps)  
_Ministry of Health – Academy of Medicine of Malaysia Scientific Meeting — Selangor, Malaysia_

**2021** · Proceeding  
Clinical Prediction of Chronic Periodontitis  
_The 7th Regional Conference on Graduate Research 2021 — Khon Kaen, Thailand_
