Rohit Vashisht, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
- School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco
- Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco
- Center for Data-driven Insights and Innovation, Office of President, University of California
- Office of Research & Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Rohit Vashisht, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), with affiliations at the UCSF School of Pharmacy and UCSF Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, the Center for Data-driven Insights and Innovation at University of California Health and the Office of Research and Development at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
His research develops and applies causal inference, machine learning, and generative AI methods to transform large-scale real-world clinical data into rigorous, actionable evidence for medical, public health, and regulatory decision-making. His work focuses on target trial emulation, distributed analytics, and AI-enabled approaches to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of therapeutics using electronic health record data across UCSF, UC Health, and national clinical data resources. This research supports regulatory science, post-market surveillance, real-world evidence generation, and healthcare quality improvement through collaborations across UC Health and with federal and state public health and regulatory agencies.
He earned his PhD in Biomedical Science from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research in India, a Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology from Acharya Institute of Technology, and completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University.
