Alma mater(s)
- Ph.D., Boston University, Boston, MA
- MPH, Boston University, Boston, MA
- B.S., University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Fellowship, Cancer Epidemiology Research, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Affiliated Department(s)
Department of Biochemistry
Division of Surgical Research
Vermont Cancer Center
Areas of expertise
cancer epidemiology, epidemiologic methods, biostatistics, causal inference, bias analysis.
BIO
Thomas Ahern in an Associate Professor at the Larner College of Medicine, where he studies the pharmacology and molecular epidemiology of breast cancer incidence and survival.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2026: Tove Nilsson Prize for Contributions to Clinical Epidemiology. Aarhus University, Denmark
- 2018: Rising Star New Investigator Award. Dean's Excellence in Research Awards, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.
- 2017: James E. Demeules Award for Dedication to Excellence in Research. Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Medical Center.
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2021-Present)
- Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2021-Present)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2014-2021)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2014-2021)
Bio
Thomas Ahern in an Associate Professor at the Larner College of Medicine, where he studies the pharmacology and molecular epidemiology of breast cancer incidence and survival.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2026: Tove Nilsson Prize for Contributions to Clinical Epidemiology. Aarhus University, Denmark
- 2018: Rising Star New Investigator Award. Dean's Excellence in Research Awards, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.
- 2017: James E. Demeules Award for Dedication to Excellence in Research. Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Medical Center.
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2021-Present)
- Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2021-Present)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2014-2021)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2014-2021)
Select Publications
- Ahern TP, Pedersen L, Tarp M, Cronin-Fenton DP, Garne JP, Silliman RA, Sørensen HT, Lash TL. Statin prescriptions and breast cancer recurrence risk: A Danish nationwide prospective cohort study. J Natl Cancer Inst 2011;103:1461-8. PMCID: PMC3186780.
- Ahern TP, Broe A, Lash TL, Cronin-Fenton DP, Ulrichsen SP, Christiansen PM, Cole BF, Tamimi RM, Sørensen HT, Damkier P. Phthalate exposure and breast cancer incidence: a Danish nationwide cohort study. J Clin Oncol. 2019;37(21):1800-1809. PMID: 30995175
- Ahern TP, Collin LJ, Baurley JW, Kjærsgaard A, Nash R, Maliniak ML, Damkier P, Zwick ME, Isett RB, Christiansen PM, Ejlertsen B, Lauridsen KL, Christensen KB, Silliman RA, Toft Sorensen H, Tramm T, Hamilton-Dutoit S, Lash TL, Cronin Fenton D. Metabolic pathway analysis and effectiveness of tamoxifen in Danish breast cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020;29(3):582-590. PMID: 31932415.
- Ahern TP, MacLehose RL, Lash TL. Improving the transparency of meta analyses with interactive web applications. BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. 2021;26(6):327-32. PMID: 32220861
- Ahern TP, Collin LJ, MacLehose RF, Littenberg B, Haines L, Bonnett M, Asmussen FB, Chen J, Lash TL. Adjusting adjustments: Using external data to estimate the impact of different confounder sets on published associations. Epidemiol. 2025 [In press] PMID: 39575936