Brent Vander Wyk, PhD
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Research
Publications
2026
Housing Insecurity, Incident Geriatric Conditions, and Mortality in Community-Living Older Persons
Wang Y, Davis-Plourde K, Vander Wyk B, Paredes L, Gill T, Becher R. Housing Insecurity, Incident Geriatric Conditions, and Mortality in Community-Living Older Persons. JAMA Network Open 2026, 9: e269335. PMID: 42065888, PMCID: PMC13135211, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.9335.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchContribution 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 ResearchIncidence 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, PMCID: PMC12213133, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 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, PMCID: PMC12380261, DOI: 10.1177/13872877251323787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncomplete 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, 80: glaf014. PMID: 39823281, PMCID: PMC12269764, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaf014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchMissed 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 ResearchPrior 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 Research
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Comprehensive Therapy for Irritability in Teenagers with Autism Study
IRB ID0102012121RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge11 years - 16 yearsAn Intervention to Reduce Readmission Rates in Young Women with Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
IRB ID2000026617RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2023Recruiting ParticipantsCBT for Anxiety in Children With Autism
IRB 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