Brent Vander Wyk, PhD
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2025
Initiating Injectable Buprenorphine in People Hospitalized With Infections
Seval N, Roth P, Frank C, Di Paola A, Litwin A, Vander Wyk B, Neirinckx V, Schlossberg E, Lawson P, Strong M, Schade M, Nunez J, Levin F, Brady K, Nunes E, Springer S. Initiating Injectable Buprenorphine in People Hospitalized With Infections. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2513000. PMID: 40445619, PMCID: PMC12125644, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.13000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-acting buprenorphineOpioid use disorderReceipt of MOUDRandomized clinical trialsTAU armIntent-to-treat outcomesClinical trialsModerate to severe opioid use disorderSevere opioid use disorderProportion of patientsMultisite randomized clinical trialHospital settingStatistically significant differenceNursing case management servicesInfectious diseasesTAU groupMedian ageMedication management interventionCase management servicesInjectable buprenorphineHospitalization periodPrimary outcomeBaseline valuesInitiate MOUDMOUD receiptContribution of chronic conditions to mortality: Differences by race and ethnicity
Elman M, Quiñones A, McAvay G, Vander Wyk B, Nagel C, Allore H. Contribution of chronic conditions to mortality: Differences by race and ethnicity. Aging And Health Research 2025, 5: 100231. PMID: 40575585, PMCID: PMC12199773, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahr.2025.100231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth and Retirement StudyChronic conditionsNon-Hispanic Black older adultsContribution of chronic conditionsAccumulation of chronic conditionsIncidence of chronic conditionsBlack respondentsBlack older adultsEthnic health disparitiesAverage attributable fractionNon-Hispanic whitesNationally-representative dataHealth disparitiesRisk of deathAttributable fractionHealth characteristicsRetirement StudyBlack adultsWhite adultsOlder adultsHispanic respondentsOdds ratioWhite respondentsUnited StatesObservability inequalityIncidence of Frailty, Dementia, and Disability Among Community‐Living Older Americans According to County‐Level Disadvantage
Wang Y, Zang E, Davis‐Plourde K, Vander Wyk B, Gill T, Becher R. Incidence of Frailty, Dementia, and Disability Among Community‐Living Older Americans According to County‐Level Disadvantage. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2025, 73: 1847-1856. PMID: 40196885, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyActivities of daily living disabilityActivities of daily livingIncidence of frailtySocial determinants of healthOlder personsOlder AmericansContextual disadvantageAge- and sex-adjusted HRDisadvantaged countiesDeterminants of healthSex-adjusted HRNationally representative longitudinal studyRepresentative longitudinal studyCommunity-livingDaily livingClinically meaningful outcomesTrends StudyGeriatric conditionsNo prior studiesNational incidenceIncidence rateDementiaFrailtyCounty-levelThe neuropathologic basis for translational biomarker development in the macaque model of late-onset Alzheimer's disease
Zeiss C, Huttner A, Nairn A, Arnsten A, Datta D, Strittmatter S, Vander Wyk B, Duque A. The neuropathologic basis for translational biomarker development in the macaque model of late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Journal Of Alzheimer’s Disease 2025, 104: 1243-1258. PMID: 40095666, DOI: 10.1177/13872877251323787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlzheimer's diseaseLate-onset Alzheimer's diseaseModel of late-onset Alzheimer's diseaseBraak stages III-IVDisruption of synaptic connectivityFormalin fixed paraffinAccumulation of senescence markersTau phosphorylationAmyloid-bFibrillar tauSenescence markersCo-morbiditiesPTau expressionLabile proteinBiomarker developmentStage III-IVSynaptic disruptionGlial fibrillary acidic proteinSenescence markers p16Fibrillary acidic proteinPredictive biomarkersFFPE tissuesMacaque modelAcidic proteinIII-IVIncomplete Ascertainment of Mortality in a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study of Community-Living Older Americans
Gill T, Liang J, Vander Wyk B, Leo-Summers L, Wang Y, Becher R, Davis-Plourde K. Incomplete Ascertainment of Mortality in a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study of Community-Living Older Americans. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2025, glaf014. PMID: 39823281, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaf014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Health and Aging Trends StudyAscertainment of mortalityIncomplete ascertainmentLongitudinal studies of older personsStudy of older personsNationally representative longitudinal studyIncidence rate ratiosLoss to follow-upMortality incidence ratesYear of deathLongitudinal studyRepresentative longitudinal studyCommunity-livingTrends StudyOlder personsRecommended strategiesMedicare dataRate ratiosCumulative mortality rateIncidence rateResults of longitudinal analysesAscertainmentEvaluate mortalityLongitudinal analysisDecedents
2024
Neighborhood Disadvantage in a Nationally Representative Sample of Community-Living Older US Adults
Gill T, Leo-Summers L, Vander Wyk B, Becher R, Liang J. Neighborhood Disadvantage in a Nationally Representative Sample of Community-Living Older US Adults. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2450332. PMID: 39666339, PMCID: PMC11638794, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.50332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyCommunity-living older adultsNationally representative sampleNon-Hispanic blacksNeighborhood disadvantageSocioeconomic deprivationOlder adultsIndividual-level socioeconomic characteristicsLong-term mortalityIndicators of socioeconomic deprivationNon-Hispanic White individualsNon-Hispanic white participantsRepresentative sampleCohort studySocioeconomic characteristicsCommunity-living personsNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageArea Deprivation IndexOlder US adultsGeriatric characteristicsPopulation-based estimatesAscertainment of mortalityHigher education levelCensus block levelHigh school diplomaMissed Opportunities for Preexposure Prophylaxis Initiation in Hospitalized Persons With Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Diseases
Parchinski K, Neirinckx V, Frank C, Di Paola A, Tarfa A, Shenoi S, Vander WyK B, Roth P, Ghantous T, Wegman M, Strong M, Levin F, Brady K, Nunes E, Litwin A, Springer S. Missed Opportunities for Preexposure Prophylaxis Initiation in Hospitalized Persons With Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae366. PMID: 39022389, PMCID: PMC11252843, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Estimates of Short- and Longer-Term Hospital Readmissions After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older Adults
Wang Y, Leo-Summers L, Vander Wyk B, Davis-Plourde K, Gill T, Becher R. National Estimates of Short- and Longer-Term Hospital Readmissions After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older Adults. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240028. PMID: 38416499, PMCID: PMC10902728, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFee-for-serviceMedicare Advantage beneficiariesHospital readmissionUS residentsNational Health and Aging Trends Study dataCommunity-living older adultsProspective longitudinal cohort studyCommunity-living participantsRate of hospital readmissionLikelihood of hospital readmissionPopulation-based estimatesNationally representative estimatesSex-adjusted modelsCommunity-livingData linkageGeriatric conditionsMedicaid ServicesOlder personsOlder adultsMain OutcomesNational estimatesRepresentative estimatesData analysisCohort studyPrior Influenza Infection Mitigates SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Syrian Hamsters
Di Pietro C, Haberman A, Lindenbach B, Smith P, Bruscia E, Allore H, Vander Wyk B, Tyagi A, Zeiss C. Prior Influenza Infection Mitigates SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Syrian Hamsters. Viruses 2024, 16: 246. PMID: 38400021, PMCID: PMC10891789, DOI: 10.3390/v16020246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient gene expressionSARS-CoV-2Viral replication pathwayReplication pathwayAntiviral pathwaysEndemism patternsUpregulation of innateGene expressionQuantitative RT-PCRMitigated weight lossDual-infected animalsSARS-CoV-2 viral loadSARS-CoV-2 infectionSyrian hamstersSeasonal infection ratesSARS-CoV-2 inoculationLungs of animalsIndividual virusesSARS-CoV-2 diseaseUpper respiratory tractH1N1 infectionRT-PCRBronchoalveolar lavageViral loadCytokine levelsLongitudinal Care Network Changes and Associated Healthcare Utilization Among Care Recipients
Liu R, Vander Wyk B, Quiñones A, Allore H. Longitudinal Care Network Changes and Associated Healthcare Utilization Among Care Recipients. Research On Aging 2024, 46: 327-338. PMID: 38261524, PMCID: PMC11472584, DOI: 10.1177/01640275241229162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkilled-nursing facilityCare recipientsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyGeneralized estimating equation modelsCenters for MedicareLikelihood of hospitalizationMedicaid Services dataCaregiver networkUnpaid caregiversHealthcare utilizationTrends StudyAssociated healthcare utilizationOlder adultsCaregiversRisk ratioSurvey wavesService dataCareHospitalAssociationAdmissionMedicareMedicaidAdultsEquation modeling
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Comprehensive Therapy for Irritability in Teenagers with Autism Study
HIC ID0102012121RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge11 years - 16 yearsEffects of circadian regulation and sleep on immune responses
HIC ID2000027037RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date02/28/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge21+ yearsAn Intervention to Reduce Readmission Rates in Young Women with Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
HIC ID2000026617RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2023Recruiting ParticipantsCBT for Anxiety in Children With Autism
HIC ID1211011144RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date06/30/2020Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge8 years - 14 years
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
News
News
- May 09, 2025
Geographic Location Affects Health Risks in Older Adults
- December 12, 2024
Evaluating the Association Between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Mortality
- October 03, 2024
Yale Department of Internal Medicine Faculty Promotions and Appointments (October 2024)
- May 07, 2024
48 Internal Medicine Staff Members Celebrate Service Anniversaries