2025
A case-control study of early-life residential exposure to tetrachloroethylene and risks of childhood cancer and birth defects
Rhee J, Michalski A, Kuliszewski M, Musco J, Adler C, Xie S, Friesen M, Insaf T, Purdue M. A case-control study of early-life residential exposure to tetrachloroethylene and risks of childhood cancer and birth defects. Environment International 2025, 201: 109600. PMID: 40516285, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of childhood cancerCase-control studyChildhood cancerNew York CityNew York State Cancer RegistryBureau of Vital StatisticsOdds ratioCases of childhood cancerState Cancer RegistryNon-whiteConfidence intervalsUnconditional logistic regressionComputed odds ratiosBirth Defects RegistryBirth defectsCancer RegistryExposure-response effectTetrachloroethylene exposureBirth certificatesVital statisticsResidential exposureInvestigate associationsCollege-educatedLogistic regressionStrong associationsWhat’s in a leader? Association of perceived leadership effectiveness and psychological safety among clinical physician faculty
He C, de Guillebon E, Akhtar S, Pietrzak R, Ripp J, Peccoralo L. What’s in a leader? Association of perceived leadership effectiveness and psychological safety among clinical physician faculty. BMJ Leader 2025, leader-2024-001163. PMID: 40169245, DOI: 10.1136/leader-2024-001163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeadership effectivenessPsychological safetyPhysician facultyLeadership indexAssociated with psychological safetyPerceived leadership effectivenessCross-sectional surveyClinical faculty membersMultivariate logistic regression analysisOrganisational investmentHealthcare deliveryLogistic regression analysisSeven-itemUrban hospitalsOrganisation questionnaireSafety scorePositive downstream effectsNew York CityMedical CentrePhysiciansOccupational characteristicsAttrition ratesIndex scoreMultivariate modelOccupational correlatesExpanded Naloxone Distribution by Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs to High-Need Populations and Neighborhoods in New York City
Behrends C, Trinidad A, Nolan M, Dolatshahi J, Kingsepp A, Jordan A, Welch A, Harocopos A, Shaw L, Green T, Marshall B, Schackman B. Expanded Naloxone Distribution by Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs to High-Need Populations and Neighborhoods in New York City. Journal Of Urban Health 2025, 102: 459-464. PMID: 39820975, PMCID: PMC12031681, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-024-00951-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-need populationsNaloxone distributionNew York CityNaloxone dispensingOpioid overdose prevention programsOverdose prevention programsDrug overdose death ratesReceipt of naloxoneDistribution of naloxoneProgram typeOverdose death ratesRacially diverse populationYork CityLogistic regression analysisOverdose educationRacial/Ethnic DifferencesPrevention programsDispensing dataOENDPopulation ratesNeighborhood levelDiverse populationsUnivariate logistic regression analysisDeath rateProgram goals
2024
Association of clerical burden and EHR frustration with burnout and career intentions among physician faculty in an urban academic health system
Ripp J, Pietrzak R, de Guillebon E, Peccoralo L. Association of clerical burden and EHR frustration with burnout and career intentions among physician faculty in an urban academic health system. International Journal Of Medical Informatics 2024, 195: 105740. PMID: 39644795, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2024.105740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsClerical burdenAssociated with greater likelihoodPhysician facultyHealth systemEHR timeUrban academic health systemClerical timeGreater likelihoodOdds of burnoutAssociated with lower oddsAcademic health systemMultivariate logistic regression analysisHealth recordsLogistic regression analysisHospital-based departmentsInstitution-wide surveyLower oddsHealthy workforceHealthcare systemDemographic characteristicsNew York CityBurnoutCareer intentionsPhysiciansTemporal Trends of Early COVID-19 Infections in New York City Transit Workers and Residents: March 01, 2020–May 02, 2020
Cziner M, Hawkins D, Rosen J, Hagen D, Merdjanoff A, Vlahov D, Gershon R. Temporal Trends of Early COVID-19 Infections in New York City Transit Workers and Residents: March 01, 2020–May 02, 2020. Journal Of Urban Health 2024, 1-5. PMID: 39527356, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-024-00934-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Automatic Context Measurement Tool (ACMT) to Compile Participant-Specific Built and Social Environment Measures for Health Research: Development and Usability Study
Zhou W, Youngbloom A, Ren X, Saelens B, Mooney S, Mooney S. The Automatic Context Measurement Tool (ACMT) to Compile Participant-Specific Built and Social Environment Measures for Health Research: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Formative Research 2024, 8: e56510. PMID: 39365663, PMCID: PMC11489801, DOI: 10.2196/56510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUser dataUsability studySensitive dataDocker containersLocal computationSocial environment measuresOpen-sourceSystems expertiseWeb interfaceError correctionUser-friendlyUsersData sourcesEnvironment MeasureNew York CityChildren aged 5 to 9 yearsMeasurement toolsAged 5 to 9 yearsParticipant's addressYork CityHealth behaviorsPopulation healthCity HallNeighborhood measuresUsabilityAssociation of Psychological Safety with Burnout and Intent to Leave Among Physician Faculty in New York City
de Guillebon E, He C, Akhtar S, Pietrzak R, Ripp J, Peccoralo L. Association of Psychological Safety with Burnout and Intent to Leave Among Physician Faculty in New York City. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 40: 361-367. PMID: 39354250, PMCID: PMC11803037, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09034-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysician facultyAssociated with lower oddsAssociated with lower scoresAmbulatory care departmentPrevalence of PSClinical faculty membersStandard deviation unit increasePsychologically safe environmentMultivariate logistic regression analysisFaculty physiciansLogistic regression analysisHealth systemSeven-itemInstitution-wide surveyLower oddsConclusionsA majorityCare departmentNew York CityBurnoutPhysiciansSafe environmentFemale genderOrganization QuestionnaireLower scoresOccupational characteristicsCombining electronic health records data from a clinical research network with registry data to examine long-term outcomes of interventions and devices: an observational cohort study
Mao J, Matheny M, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C, Sedrakyan A, Goodney P. Combining electronic health records data from a clinical research network with registry data to examine long-term outcomes of interventions and devices: an observational cohort study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e085806. PMID: 39327057, PMCID: PMC11429269, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsElectronic health record dataClinical Research NetworkAmputation-free survivalPeripheral vascular interventionsResearch NetworkINSIGHT Clinical Research NetworkNew York CityHealth record dataIncreased riskLong-term outcomes of interventionsSecondary outcome measuresOutcomes of interventionsIncreased risk of deathYork CityRisk of deathObservational cohort studyHealth recordsRegistry dataClinical registryVascular Quality Initiative registryCohort studyOutcome assessmentRecord dataLong-term outcomesPositive Autism Screening Rates in Toddlers Born During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Firestein M, Manessis A, Warmingham J, Xu R, Hu Y, Finkel M, Kyle M, Hussain M, Ahmed I, Lavallée A, Solis A, Chaves V, Rodriguez C, Goldman S, Muhle R, Lee S, Austin J, Silver W, O’Reilly K, Bain J, Penn A, Veenstra-VanderWeele J, Stockwell M, Fifer W, Marsh R, Monk C, Shuffrey L, Dumitriu D. Positive Autism Screening Rates in Toddlers Born During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2435005. PMID: 39312236, PMCID: PMC11420691, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.35005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsCOVID-19 Mother Baby OutcomesM-CHAT-RScreening ratesPandemic exposureMaternal SARS-CoV-2 infectionCohort studyColumbia University Irving Medical CenterMaternal SARS-CoV-2 statusLogistic regression modelsPrenatal exposureSARS-CoV-2 infectionHealth recordsProspective longitudinal studyModified ChecklistMain OutcomesClinical careBaby outcomeSARS-CoV-2 statusNew York CityPrimary outcomeScreen-positiveMedical CenterPrimary analysisGroup of childrenAssociation of Victimization by Sex among Public Facing Bus and Subway Transit Workers, New York City
Vlahov D, Hagen D, Cziner M, Merdjanoff A, Sherman M, Gershon R. Association of Victimization by Sex among Public Facing Bus and Subway Transit Workers, New York City. Journal Of Urban Health 2024, 101: 934-941. PMID: 39167318, PMCID: PMC11461377, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-024-00912-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical assaultTransit workersSubway workersTransport Workers UnionAssociation of victimizationNew York CityAssaultFederal dataVictimsBus workersWorkers UnionYork CityModified Poisson modelsTransition systemsTheftWorkersBusSubwayDemographic characteristicsCOVID-19 pandemicOnline surveyPrevalence ratiosFatalitiesWomenNewSimilarities Across Difference: Consequences of Intersectional Sexual Stereotypes for Black and Latinx Women and Men in the United States
Cheeseborough T, Rosenthal L, Khukhlovich A, Brown B, Godfrey C, Albritton T, Overstreet N. Similarities Across Difference: Consequences of Intersectional Sexual Stereotypes for Black and Latinx Women and Men in the United States. Women & Therapy 2024, 47: 308-330. DOI: 10.1080/02703149.2024.2380174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual stereotypesIntersectional approachStructure of power relationsSite of analysisMultiple group membershipsIntersectional frameworkBlack feminismSocial inequalitiesPower relationsLatinx peopleNew York CityRadical potentialDouble standardGroup commonalitiesStereotypesYork CityGroup membershipSocial categorizationEveryday lifeFocus groupsThematic analysisAreas of similarityUnited StatesInequalityLatinxEmpirically-derived, locally responsive travel time thresholds for optimal geographic supermarket access using national commuting data
Mathis W, Kahn P, Tang S, Berenbrok L, Hernandez I. Empirically-derived, locally responsive travel time thresholds for optimal geographic supermarket access using national commuting data. Journal Of Transport Geography 2024, 118: 103945. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.103945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTravel time thresholdFood access researchRural blockSpatial accessibilityNew York CitySparsely populated regionsCommuting dataCensus tractsGeographic accessFood accessSupermarket accessCommunity resourcesUrban centersLos AngelesYork CityAccessibility researchUrban blocksUnited StatesRegional differencesRegion of northern CaliforniaUS DepartmentAccessCensusMethodological advancesGreat PlainsThe COVID-19 Tracheostomy Experience at a Large Academic Medical Center in New York during the First Year
Patel D, Devivo A, Leibner E, Shittu A, Govindarajulu U, Tandon P, Lee D, Owen R, Fernandez-Ranvier G, Hiensch R, Marin M, Kohli-Seth R, Bassily-Marcus A. The COVID-19 Tracheostomy Experience at a Large Academic Medical Center in New York during the First Year. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 2130. PMID: 38610895, PMCID: PMC11012500, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13072130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unitMount Sinai HospitalCare unitEarly tracheostomyMechanical ventilationRetrospective analysis of outcomesDuration of mechanical ventilationPatients admitted to intensive careIntensive care unit length of stayUnit length of stayReduced intensive care unit length of stayReduced duration of mechanical ventilationIntensive care unit lengthSinai HospitalReduced intensive care unit lengthAdult intensive care unitAnalysis of outcomesNew YorkLength of stayNew York CityReduce hospital lengthVentilatory supportClinical outcomesLaboratory valuesRetrospective analysis
2023
Church Closings Were Associated with Higher COVID-19 Infection Rates: Implications for Community Health Equity
Ransome Y, Luan H, Song I, Duncan D. Church Closings Were Associated with Higher COVID-19 Infection Rates: Implications for Community Health Equity. Journal Of Urban Health 2023, 100: 1258-1263. PMID: 37989815, PMCID: PMC10728374, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-023-00791-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModelling the impact of a high-uptake bivalent booster scenario on the COVID-19 burden and healthcare costs in New York City
Pandey A, Fitzpatrick M, Moghadas S, Vilches T, Ko C, Vasan A, Galvani A. Modelling the impact of a high-uptake bivalent booster scenario on the COVID-19 burden and healthcare costs in New York City. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2023, 24: 100555. PMID: 37554154, PMCID: PMC10405058, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare costsVaccine dosesInfluenza vaccine coverageCOVID-19 illnessDirect healthcare costsSevere health outcomesCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 burdenNew York CityBooster vaccineVaccine coverageVaccination ratesBivalent vaccineBase case scenarioHealth outcomesEligible residentsProbable casesDisease controlVaccineCanadian InstituteCOVID-19VaccinationHealth researchCommonwealth FundOutcomesAssessment of health-care workers' attitudes, knowledge, and skills in the care of critically ill Muslim children in New York.
Ijaz N, Hassan A, Ghannoum S, Choudhury T, Piracha N. Assessment of health-care workers' attitudes, knowledge, and skills in the care of critically ill Muslim children in New York. Palliative & Supportive Care 2023, 22: 1-6. PMID: 37443426, DOI: 10.1017/s1478951523001049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-care workersMuslim patientsEducational interventionEnd-of-life careHealth-care workers knowledgeAppropriate care deliveryPotential educational interventionsCulturally competent careCare deliveryCompetent careImprove careAppropriate carePediatric intensive care unitWorkers' knowledgeInstitutional resourcesElectronic surveyCareNew York CityIntensive care unitWritten materialsTraining moduleParticipantsInterventionCare unitYork CityProstate cancer in New York City: impact of neighborhood level social determinants of care
Chestang J, Wang S, Yu J. Prostate cancer in New York City: impact of neighborhood level social determinants of care. Prostate Cancer And Prostatic Diseases 2023, 26: 628-630. PMID: 37391594, DOI: 10.1038/s41391-023-00687-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthDeterminants of careSocial determinantsCancer presentationEpidemiological dataNeighborhood variablesNew York CityProstate cancer presentationTarget neighborhoodsImprove outcomesYork CityAdjacent neighborhoodsIndependent variablesArbitrary bordersProstate cancerCareHealthNeighborhoodCancerNYCNewAssociationIndirect impactOutcomesAssessment of Healthcare Workers’ Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills in the Care of Critically Ill Muslim Children in New York City (Sch410)
Hassan A, Ijaz N, Piracha N. Assessment of Healthcare Workers’ Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills in the Care of Critically Ill Muslim Children in New York City (Sch410). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e584. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric acute care settingAcute care settingMuslim patientsCare settingsHealthcare workersCare of Muslim patientsLife-limiting illnessHealthcare workers' knowledgeInterdisciplinary care teamNew York CityPotential educational interventionsQuality of careCulturally competent careIncrease provider comfortHealthcare workers' attitudesEquitable care deliveryPerspectives of cliniciansCross-sectional surveyAcademic children's hospitalHealthcare experiencesCare deliveryCare teamHealth disparitiesYork CityCompetent careA Longitudinal Cohort Study of Factors Impacting Healthcare Worker Burnout in New York City During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Peccoralo L, Pietrzak R, Tong M, Kaplan S, Feingold J, Feder A, Chan C, Verity J, Charney D, Ripp J. A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Factors Impacting Healthcare Worker Burnout in New York City During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2023, 65: 362-369. PMID: 36727906, PMCID: PMC10171104, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontline healthcare workersCohort studyProspective cohort studyLongitudinal cohort studyMount Sinai HospitalMental health symptomsHealthcare workersHealthcare worker burnoutSinai HospitalHealth symptomsCorrelates of burnoutNew York CityCOVID surgeLow optimismCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicYork CityWorkplace distressEarly burnoutPatientsHospitalSymptomsWorker burnoutPrevalenceBurnout
2022
Violence at Rikers Island: Does the Doctor Make It Worse? A Clinician Ethnographer’s Work Amidst Carceral Structural Violence
Sue K. Violence at Rikers Island: Does the Doctor Make It Worse? A Clinician Ethnographer’s Work Amidst Carceral Structural Violence. Culture, Medicine, And Psychiatry 2022, 49: 107-126. PMID: 36445550, PMCID: PMC9707201, DOI: 10.1007/s11013-022-09812-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural violenceSpaces of violenceField of anthropologyComplex social phenomenaCarceral institutionsSocial sufferingEngaged dialogueClinical ethnographyViolenceHealth justiceSocial phenomenaCommunity membersInterpersonal violenceIncarcerated peopleSocial criticismNew York CityNational spotlightRikers IslandMultiple axesPersonal reflectionJail systemYork CitySubjectivityLaborArticle
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