Kushal Naik, MD, MPH
physician, researcher, and Consultant in San Francisco Bay Area, California
I am a physician-epidemiologist working across real-world evidence, pharmacoepidemiology, Medical Affairs analytics, and AI-enabled healthcare data products.
At ZS Associates, I advise large and emerging, biotech and pharmaceutical clients, and lead cross-functional delivery, product strategy, and go-to-market for analytics supporting care gaps, patient journeys, medication adherence, HCP/KOL intelligence, safety evidence, and clinical decision-making.
Previously, at The SPHERE Institute/Acumen LLC, I led FDA- and CMS-facing pharmacoepidemiology and safety-surveillance studies using national Medicare-linked data. Earlier at CHOA/Emory, I built a pediatric epilepsy registry covering more than 12,000 patients and conducted oncology, neurology, hepatology, and transplantation outcomes research.
My scholarly work includes 29 publications and conference abstracts, 360+ Google Scholar citations, and an h-index of 9. I was recognized as a Top 10% Peer Reviewer by JAMA Oncology in 2025.