Atalay Demiray, MD, MSc

Atalay Demiray, MD, MSc, is a PhD candidate in Health Policy and Management (Economics Track) at the Yale School of Public Health. A physician and decision scientist, his research sits at the intersection of health economics, decision modeling, and health policy — applying microsimulation and cost-effectiveness analysis to tobacco regulation, maternal and infant health, comparative health systems, women's health, and the regulation of artificial intelligence in medicine.

At Yale, he co-developed and calibrated the Smoking, E-cigarette & Pregnancy (SEP) microsimulation in Prof. Jamie Tam's research group, projecting the long-term health and economic effects of a proposed federal nicotine product standard. He serves as a statistical consultant at the Yale University Library's StatLab, supporting clinical and biomedical researchers across the university, and has been a teaching fellow for graduate courses in health economics and cost-effectiveness analysis.

A first-generation college graduate from Türkiye, he is a committed advocate for diversity and global health equity. His master's thesis on the regulation of artificial intelligence in medicine was awarded Thesis of the Year in the Netherlands. He aims to leverage rigorous quantitative methods and emerging technologies to improve public health outcomes and advance health equity worldwide.