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Thomas Gift, PhD
Health Economist

Biography

TGift@cdc.gov

Much of Dr. Gift’s work at CDC has been in the area of cost-effectiveness analysis, particularly the cost-effectiveness of different approaches to chlamydia and gonorrhea screening and treatment. He has examined the cost-effectiveness of test selection, treatment regimen, and selective versus universal screening in a variety of settings, both in the United States and abroad.

His current work is focused on evaluating the cost-effectiveness of screening men for chlamydia and of various methods of expedited treatment for partners of patients diagnosed with chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis.

Dr. Gift was a Steven Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellow. He holds a PhD and MS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a BA from the University of Colorado-Denver.

Selected Publications

Kraut JR, Gift TL , Haddix AC, Irwin KL, Greifinger RB. The Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in United States Jails. Journal of Urban Health 2004;81(3):453-471.
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Chesson HW, Blandford J, Gift TL, Tao G, Irwin KL. The Estimated Cost of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among American Youth, 2000. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2004;36(1):11-19.
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Gift TL, Haddix A, Corso PS. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. In: Prevention Effectiveness: A Guide to Decision Analysis and Economic Evaluation, 2^nd Edition; Haddix A, Messonier M, Corso PS, Teutsch, ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Book chapter). 2003.

Gift TL, Walsh CM, Haddix A, Irwin KL. A Cost Effectiveness Evaluation of Testing and Treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection among Asymptomatic Women Infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2002;29(9):542-551.
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Gift TL, Arnould RJ, DeBrock L. Is Healthy Competition Healthy? New Evidence of the Impact of  Hospital Competition. Inquiry 2002;39(1):45-55, 2002.
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