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Cancer
Ajani, J. A., D’Amico, T. A., Bentrem, D. J., Cooke, D., Corvera, C., Das, P., ... & Pluchino, L. A. (2023). Esophageal and Esophagogastric Junction Cancers, Version 2.2023, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 21(4), 393-422.
Brajcich, B. C., Johnson, J. K., Holl, J. L., Bilimoria, K. Y., Ager, M. S., Chung, J., Joung, R.H.S., Iroz, C.B., Odell, D.D., Bentrem, D.J., Yang, A.D., Franklin, P.D., Slota, J.M., Silver, C.M., Skolarus, T., & Merkow, R. P. (2023). Evaluation of emergency department treat‐and‐release encounters after major gastrointestinal surgery. Journal of surgical oncology, 128(2), 402-408.
D’Angelica, M. I., Ellis, R. J., Liu, J. B., Brajcich, B. C., Gönen, M., Thompson, V. M., Cohen, M.E., Seo, S.K., Zabor, E.C., Babicky, M.L., Bentrem, D.J., ... & Ko, C. Y. (2023). Piperacillin-tazobactam compared with cefoxitin as antimicrobial prophylaxis for pancreatoduodenectomy: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 329(18), 1579-1588.
Fei‐Zhang, D. J., Moazzam, Z., Ejaz, A., Cloyd, J., Dillhoff, M., Beane, J., Bentrem, D.J., & Pawlik, T. M. (2023). The impact of digital inequities on gastrointestinal cancer disparities in the United States. Journal of surgical oncology, 128(1), 155-166.
Hemrajani, A., Lo, S., Vahlkamp, A., Silva, A., & Limaye, S. (2023). Concurrent Hospice Healthcare Utilization in the Hematology/Oncology Veteran's Affairs Patient Population. The American journal of hospice & palliative care, 10499091231206561. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10499091231206561
Hudnall, M. T., Greenberg, D., Logan, C., Schaeffer, E. M., Brannigan, R. E., Bentrem, D. J., & Halpern, J. A. (2023). Association between frailty and low testosterone among men undergoing oncologic surgery. Journal of surgical oncology, 127(3), 501-503.
Kumar, K., Kanojia, D., Bentrem, D. J., Hwang, R. F., Butchar, J. P., Tridandapani, S., & Munshi, H. G. (2023). Targeting BET Proteins Decreases Hyaluronidase-1 in Pancreatic Cancer. Cells, 12(11), 1490.
Logan, C. D., Ellis, R. J., Feinglass, J., Halverson, A. L., Avella, D., Lung, K., Kim, S., Bharat, A., Merkow, R.P., Bentrem, D.J., & Odell, D. D. (2023). Association of travel distance, surgical volume, and receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy with survival among patients with resectable lung cancer. JTCVS open, 13, 357-378.
Logan, C. D., Hudnall, M. T., Schlick, C. J. R., French, D. D., Bartle, B., Vitello, D., ... & Bentrem, D. J. (2023). Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis Adherence Rates After Major Cancer Surgery. JAMA network open, 6(9), e2335311-e2335311.
Logan, C. D., Mahenthiran, A. K., Siddiqui, M. R., French, D. D., Hudnall, M. T., Patel, H. D., ... & Bentrem, D. J. (2023). Disparities in access to robotic technology and perioperative outcomes among patients treated with radical prostatectomy. Journal of surgical oncology, 128(2), 375-384.
Mahenthiran, A. K., Logan, C. D., Janczewski, L. M., Valukas, C., Warwar, S., Silver, C. M., Feinglass, J., Merkow, R.P., Bentrem, D.J., & Odell, D. D. (2023). Evaluation of Nationwide Trends in Nodal Sampling Guideline Adherence for Gastric Cancer: 2005-2017. Journal of Surgical Research, 291, 514-526.
Shapiro, J. S., Chang, H. C., Tatekoshi, Y., Zhao, Z., Waxali, Z. S., Hong, B. J., Chen, H., Geier, J.A., Bartom, E.T., De Jesus, A., Nejad, F.K., Mahmoodzadeh, A., Sato, T., Ramos-Alonso, L., Romero, A.M., Martinez-Pastor, M.T., Jiang, S.C., Sah-Teli, S.K., Li, L., Bentrem, D., Lopaschuk, G., Ben-Sahra, I., O'Halloran, T.V., Shilatifard, A., Puig, S., Bergelson, J., Koivunen, P.,& Ardehali, H. (2023). Iron drives anabolic metabolism through active histone demethylation and mTORC1. Nature Cell Biology, 25(10), 1478-1494.
Silver, C. M., Joung, R. H., Logan, C. D., Benson, A. B., Mahalingam, D., D'Angelica, M. I., Bentrem, D.J., Yang, A.D., Bilimoria, K.Y., & Merkow, R. P. (2023). Neoadjuvant therapy use and association with postoperative outcomes and overall survival in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Journal of surgical oncology, 127(1), 90-98.
Chronic Kidney Disease
Babroudi, S., Tighiouart, H., Schrauben, S. J., Cohen, J. B., Fischer, M. J., Rahman, M., Hsu, C. Y., Sozio, S. M., Weir, M., Sarnak, M., Yaffe, K., Tamura, M. K., Drew, D., & CRIC Study Investigators (2023). Blood Pressure, Incident Cognitive Impairment, and Severity of CKD: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study. American journal of kidney diseases: The official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 82(4), 443–453. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.03.012
Estrella, M. L., Allen-Meares, P., Ricardo, A. C., Fischer, M. J., Gordon, E. J., Carmona-Powell, E., ... & Unruh, M.L. (2023). Prospective associations of health literacy with clinical outcomes in adults with CKD: findings from the CRIC study. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 38(4), 904-912.
Missikpode, C., Ricardo, A. C., Brown, J., Durazo-Arvizi, R. A., Fischer, M. J., Hernandez, R., ... & CRIC Study Group Investigators. (2023). Association between Depressive Symptom Trajectory and Chronic Kidney Disease Progression: Findings from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study. Kidney360, 4(5), 606-614.
Shukla, A. M., Cavanaugh, K. L., Jia, H., Hale-Gallardo, J., Wadhwa, A., Fischer, M. J., ... & Crowley, S. T. (2023). Needs and Considerations for Standardization of Kidney Disease Education in Patients with Advanced CKD. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: CJASN, 18(9), 1234-1243.
Diabetes
Bryar, P.J., Wang, A., Eichinger, S.E., Agron, S., Langguth, A., Mbagwu, M., French, D.D. (2023). Health Care Disparities in Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 30(5), 453-461.
Jotte, A., Vander Kooi, W., & French, D. D. (2023). Factors Associated with Annual Vision Screening in Diabetic Adults: Analysis of the 2019 National Health Interview Survey. Clinical Ophthalmology, 613-621.
Hypertension
Gozdecki, L., Kramer, H., Thomas, M., Gardezi, K., Tarlov, E., Hughes, A., Stroupe, K., & O'Halloran, M. (2022). Protocol to improve hypertension management in a VA outpatient clinic. Journal of human hypertension, 10.1038/s41371-021-00650-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-021-00650-0
Halloran, M. O., Hughes, A. M., Huo, Z., Weaver, F., Stroupe, K., Tarlov, E., & Kramer, H. (2023). Blood pressure measurement and blood pressure control in Veterans Affairs medical centers. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 25(7), 601-609.
Imayama, I., Gupta, A., Yen, P. S., Chen, Y. F., Keenan, B., Townsend, R. R., Chirinos, J. A., Weaver, F. M., Carley, D. W., Kuna, S. T., & Prasad, B. (2022). Socioeconomic status impacts blood pressure response to positive airway pressure treatment. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 18(5), 1287–1295. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.9844
Intervention Tools
Faro, J. M., Chen, J., Flahive, J., Nagawa, C. S., Orvek, E. A., Houston, T. K., Allison, J.J., Person, S.D., Smith, B.M., Blok, A.C., & Sadasivam, R. S. (2023). Effect of a Machine Learning Recommender System and Viral Peer Marketing Intervention on Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA network open, 6(1), e2250665-e2250665.
Fuchita, M., Perkins, A., Holler, E., Glober, N., Lasiter, S., Mohanty, S., Ortiz, D., Gao, S., French, D.D., Boustani, M., & Zarzaur, B. L. (2023). Utility of the Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor as a Patient-Reported Symptom Monitoring Tool in Older Injury Survivors. Journal of Surgical Research, 290, 83-91.
Hogan, T. P., Etingen, B., Lipschitz, J. M., Shimada, S. L., McMahon, N., Bolivar, D., Bixler, F.R., Irvin, D., Wacks, R., Cutrona, S., Frisbee, K.L., & Smith, B. M. (2022). Factors Associated With Self-reported Use of Web and Mobile Health Apps Among US Military Veterans: Cross-sectional Survey. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 10(12), e41767.
Kostovich, C. T., Etingen, B., Wirth, M., Patrianakos, J., Kartje, R., Baharestani, M., & Weaver, F. M. (2022). Outcomes of Telehealth for Wound Care: A Scoping Review. Advances in skin & wound care, 35(7), 394–403. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASW.0000821916.26355.fa
Melendez, K., Gutierrez-Meza, D., Gavin, K. L., Alagoz, E., Sperber, N., Wu, R. R., Silva, A., Pati, B., Voora, D., Hung, A., Roberts, M.C., & Voils, C. I. (2023). Patient Perspectives of Barriers and Facilitators for the Uptake of Pharmacogenomic Testing in Veterans Affairs’ Pharmacogenomic Testing for the Veterans (PHASER) Program. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 13(9), 1367.
Opioids and pain management
Bushey, M. A., Slaven, J. E., Outcalt, S. D., Kroenke, K., Kempf, C., Froman, A., Sargent, C., Baecher, B., Zillich, A.J., Damush, T.M., Saha, C., French, D.D., & Bair, M. J. (2022). Effect of medication optimization vs cognitive behavioral therapy among US veterans with chronic low back pain receiving long-term opioid therapy: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA network open, 5(11), e2242533-e2242533.
Evans, C. T., Fitzpatrick, M. A., Poggensee, L., Gonzalez, B., Gibson, G., Jurasic, M. M., Echevarria, K., McGregor, J. C., Gellad, W. F., & Suda, K. J. (2022). High prescribing of antibiotics is associated with high prescribing of opioids in medical and dental providers. Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy.
Haun, J. N., Fowler, C. A., Venkatachalam, H. H., Saenger, M. S., Alman, A. C., Smith, B. M., Schneider, T., Benzinger, R., Stroupe, K., & French, D. D. (2023). Empower Veterans Program (EVP): a chronic pain management program demonstrates positive outcomes among veterans. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 1-13.
Hogan, T. P., Etingen, B., McMahon, N., Bixler, F. R., Am, L., Wacks, R. E., Shimada, S. L., Reilly, E. D., Frisbee, K. L., & Smith, B. M. (2022). Understanding Adoption and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Mobile App for Chronic Pain Management Among US Military Veterans: Pre-Post Mixed Methods Evaluation. JMIR formative research, 6(1), e33716. https://doi.org/10.2196/33716
Hughes, A. M., Lin, E., Hussain, R. A., Gibson, G., Jurasic, M. M., Sharp, L. K., Hubbard, C. C., Poggensee, L. E., Evans, C. T., McGregor, J. C., Gellad, W. F., & Suda, K. J. (2022). The feasibility of academic detailing for acute oral pain management in outpatient dentistry: A pilot study. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.
Khouja, T., Zhou, J., Gellad, W. F., Mitsantisuk, K., Hubbard, C. C., Yan, C. H., Sharp, L. K., Calip, G. S., Evans, C. T., & Suda, K. J. (2022). Serious opioid-related adverse outcomes associated with opioids prescribed by dentists. Pain, 163(8), 1571–1580. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002545
Sharp, L. K., Solanki, P., Boyer, T., Vivo, A., Kale, I., Hughes, A. M., Gibson, G., Jurasic, M. M., Evans, C. T., & Suda, K. J. (2022). A qualitative exploration of dentists' opioid prescribing decisions within United States Veterans Affairs facilities. Pain.
Solanki, P. A., Hubbard, C. C., Poggensee, L., Evans, C. T., & Suda, K. J. (2023). Adverse outcomes associated with opioid prescription by dentists in the Veterans Health Administration: A national cross‐sectional study from 2015 to 2018. Journal of public health dentistry, 83(2), 136-146.
Suda, K. J., Evans, C. T., Gibson, G., Jurasic, M. M., Poggensee, L., Gonzalez, B., Hubbard, C., Vivo, A., Cunningham, F., McGregor, J., & Gellad, W. F. (2022). Opioid Prescribing by Dentists in the Veterans Health Administration. American journal of preventive medicine.
Yan, C. H., Hubbard, C. C., Lee, T. A., Sharp, L. K., Evans, C. T., Calip, G. S., Rowan, S., McGregor, J., Gellad, W., & Suda, K. J. (2022). Impact of Hydrocodone Rescheduling on Dental Prescribing of Opioids. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 23800844221102830.
Yan, C. H., Lee, T. A., Sharp, L. K., Hubbard, C. C., Evans, C. T., Calip, G. S., Rowan, S. A., McGregor, J. C., Gellad, W. F., & Suda, K. J. (2022). Trends in Opioid Prescribing by General Dentists and Dental Specialists in the U.S., 2012-2019. American journal of preventive medicine, 63(1), 3–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2022.01.009
Yan, C. H., Ramanathan, S., Suda, K. J., Khouja, T., Rowan, S. A., Evans, C. T., Lee, T. A., Calip, G. S., Gellad, W. F., & Sharp, L. K. (2022). Barriers to and facilitators of opioid prescribing by dentists in the United States: A qualitative study. The Journal of the American Dental Association.
Other Topics
Alabbas, S. A., Jiang, R., Au, A., Vu, M., Moore, V. R., Cunningham, F. E., Stroupe, K., Bounthavong, M., Glassman, P.A., Good, C.B., Salone, C., & Aspinall, S. L. (2023). Comparison of hospitalization costs for the same adverse reaction associated with different medications. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 80(12), 750-755.
Ayvazian, J., Gonzalez, B., Desmond, M. E., Jones, R., & Burkhart, L. (2022). US Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Baccalaureate Registered Nurse Residency: Developing nurses equipped with knowledge and skills to care for nation’s Veterans. Nursing Clinics of North America, 57(3), 375–392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2022.04.005
Ball, E., & Rech, M. A. (2023). Accidental succinylcholine ocular exposure. The American journal of emergency medicine, 72, 208-209.
Jordan, N., Stroupe, K. T., Richman, J., Pogoda, T. K., Cao, L., Kertesz, S., Kyriakides, T. C., Bond, G. R., & Davis, L. L. (2022). Comparing Service Use and Costs of Individual Placement and Support With Usual Vocational Services for Veterans With PTSD. Psychiatric Services, appi-ps.
Kiskaddon, A. L., Smith, M. M., Gilliland, F., & Rech, M. A. (2023). Pharmacist Avoidance or Reductions in Medical Costs in Critically and Emergently Ill Pediatrics: PHARM-PEDS Study. Critical care explorations, 5(10), e0980. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000980
Ortiz, D., Perkins, A. J., Fuchita, M., Gao, S., Holler, E., Meagher, A. D., Mohanty, S., French, D. D., Lasiter, S., Khan, B., Boustani, M., & Zarzaur, B. (2022). Pre-Existing Anxiety and Depression in Injured Older Adults: An Under-Recognized Comorbidity With Major Health Implications. Annals of surgery open: perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches, 3(4), e217. https://doi.org/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000217
Rech, M. A., & Gottlieb, M. (2023). CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS SHOULD BE FIRST-LINE TREATMENT FOR HEMODYNAMICALLY STABLE SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA. Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Tednes, P., Marquardt, S., Kuhrau, S., Heagler, K., & Rech, M. (2023). Keeping It “Current”: A Review of Treatment Options for the Management of Supraventricular Tachycardia. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 10600280231199136.
Wilson, G. M., McGregor, J. C., Gibson, G., Jurasic, M. M., Evans, C. T., & Suda, K. J. (2023). Factors associated with dental implant loss/complications in the Veterans Health Administration, 2015–2019. Journal of Public Health Dentistry.
Policy
Govier, D. J., Hickok, A., Edwards, S. T., Weaver, F. M., Gordon, H., Niederhausen, M., & Hynes, D. M. (2023). Early Impact of VA MISSION Act Implementation on Primary Care Appointment Wait Time. Journal of general internal medicine, 38(4), 889-897.
Whole Health
Anderson, E., Dvorin, K., Etingen, B., Barker, A. M., Rai, Z., Herbst, A., Mozer, R., Kingston, R. P., & Bokhour, B. (2022). Lessons learned from VHA’s rapid implementation of virtual whole health peer-led groups during the COVID-19 pandemic: Staff perspectives. Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 11, 21649561211064244.
Etingen, B., Smith, B. M., Zeliadt, S. B., Kaitz, J. E., Barker, A. M., Hyde, J. K., ... & Bokhour, B. G. (2023). VHA whole health services and complementary and integrative health therapies: A gateway to evidence-based mental health treatment. Journal of general internal medicine, 1-8.
Saban, K. L., Collins, E. G., Mathews, H. L., Bryant, F. B., Tell, D., Gonzalez, B., Bhoopalam, S., Chroniak, C. P., & Janusek, L. W. (2022). Impact of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program on Psychological Well-Being, Cortisol, and Inflammation in Women Veterans. Journal of general internal medicine, 37(Suppl 3), 751–761. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07584-4
