Michael Fliotsos, MD
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2023
Perspectives of Resident and Attending Ophthalmologists on Common Ethical Dilemmas in Research
Miller S, Tsou B, Fliotsos M, Legault G, Wang J, Mondzelewski T, Munson P, Lorch A, Green L, Kim W, Pelton R, Woreta F, Justin G. Perspectives of Resident and Attending Ophthalmologists on Common Ethical Dilemmas in Research. Journal Of Academic Ophthalmology 2023, 15: e237-e242. PMID: 37942502, PMCID: PMC10630083, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1774394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementing real-time prescription benefit tools: Early experiences from 5 academic medical centers
Luo J, Wong R, Mehta T, Schwartz J, Epstein J, Smith E, Kashyap N, Woreta F, Feterik K, Fliotsos M, Crotty B. Implementing real-time prescription benefit tools: Early experiences from 5 academic medical centers. Healthcare 2023, 11: 100689. PMID: 36989915, PMCID: PMC10880821, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2023.100689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends and Surgeon Variations in Early Regrafts After Endothelial Keratoplasty: Analysis of the National Medicare Data Set
Huh D, Dun C, Fliotsos M, Jeng B, Stoeger C, Makary M, Woreta F, Wolle M, Srikumaran D. Trends and Surgeon Variations in Early Regrafts After Endothelial Keratoplasty: Analysis of the National Medicare Data Set. Cornea 2023, 42: 1016-1026. PMID: 36853597, DOI: 10.1097/ico.0000000000003252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegraft rateEndothelial keratoplastyHighest quartileHospital-based outpatient departmentsMultivariable regression modelsMedicare data setCohort studyPerioperative managementMale sexOutpatient departmentPatient counselingBlack raceFemale sexSurgeon variationSurgeon variabilityHigher oddsWhite raceLower oddsAmbulatory centerRegraftsEK proceduresKeratoplastyMedicare carriersSurgery
2022
Where Do Real-Time Prescription Benefit Tools Fit in the Landscape of High US Prescription Medication Costs? A Narrative Review
Wong R, Mehta T, Very B, Luo J, Feterik K, Crotty B, Epstein J, Fliotsos M, Kashyap N, Smith E, Woreta F, Schwartz J. Where Do Real-Time Prescription Benefit Tools Fit in the Landscape of High US Prescription Medication Costs? A Narrative Review. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 1038-1045. PMID: 36441366, PMCID: PMC10039141, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07945-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication costsElectronic clinical decision support toolPocket medication costsPrescription medication costsPoor patient adherenceWorse clinical outcomesClinical decision support toolUS healthcare costsPocket cost informationElectronic health recordsPharmacologic treatmentClinical outcomesPatient adherencePrescription medicationsHealthcare costsPatientsNarrative reviewHealth systemMedicaid ServicesLimited evidenceHealth recordsHealthcare systemFinancial burdenAdherenceMultiple factorsBaltimore pediatric ocular trauma study: Health disparities and outcomes in pediatric and adolescent open globe trauma
Chen V, Pharr C, Junn S, Kraus C, Fliotsos M, Park H, Alexander J, Woreta F, Carey G, Levin M. Baltimore pediatric ocular trauma study: Health disparities and outcomes in pediatric and adolescent open globe trauma. Injury 2022, 54: 533-539. PMID: 36384857, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic open globe injuriesOpen globe injuriesPediatric ocular trauma scoreFinal visual acuityGlobe injuriesVisual acuityUveal prolapseBlunt traumaHispanic patientsBlack patientsYounger ageOpen globe traumaResults Eighty patientsOcular Trauma ScoreRetrospective chart reviewSerious ocular injuriesMechanism of injuryJohns Hopkins HospitalMaryland Medical CenterEighty patientsInitial presentingChart reviewGlobe traumaVisual outcomeOcular injuriesExposure of Ophthalmology Residents to Cornea and Keratorefractive Surgeries in the United States
Tsou B, Eller Z, Fliotsos M, Qiu M, Zafar S, Srikumaran D, Bower K, Woreta F. Exposure of Ophthalmology Residents to Cornea and Keratorefractive Surgeries in the United States. Journal Of Academic Ophthalmology 2022, 14: e169-e177. PMID: 37388169, PMCID: PMC9928004, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1755317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDescemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty in eyes with COL8A2-associated corneal dystrophy
Dzhaber D, Fliotsos MJ, Abousy M, Kancherla S, Siadati S, Eberhart CG, Gottsch JD, Eghrari AO. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty in eyes with COL8A2-associated corneal dystrophy. American Journal Of Ophthalmology Case Reports 2022, 26: 101544. PMID: 35540705, PMCID: PMC9079234, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDescemet membrane endothelial keratoplastyCentral corneal thicknessEndothelial keratoplastyVisual acuityCorneal thicknessCorneal dystrophyPostoperative central corneal thicknessFirst postoperative yearTertiary academic centerExcellent visual acuityDecades of lifeCorneal endothelial dystrophyAnterior corneal changesPostoperative yearBullous keratopathyCorneal changesCorneal edemaManifest refractionThin corneasCorneal hazeChronic oedemaSpherical equivalentRefractive errorRefractive shiftEndothelial dystrophyThe impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology resident surgical experience: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis
Vongsachang H, Fliotsos MJ, Lorch AC, Singman EL, Woreta FA, Justin GA. The impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology resident surgical experience: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis. BMC Medical Education 2022, 22: 142. PMID: 35246112, PMCID: PMC8894550, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03205-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary surgeonCross-sectional analysisPercent changeCase logsTotal casesRetrospective cross-sectional analysisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicGreater percent decreaseDisease 2019 pandemicResident surgical experienceAverage percent changeResident case logsOphthalmology residencyIntravitreal injectionKeratorefractive surgerySurgical volumeSurgical proceduresSurgical experienceOphthalmology residency programsField of ophthalmologyOphthalmology residentsAverage yearly increaseSurgeon casesSurgeonsSurgical assistantGhost and Honorary Authorship in Ophthalmology: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Justin GA, Miller SC, Tsou B, Li X, Purt B, Fliotsos MJ, Zhao J, Gardner SE, Legault GL, Yonekawa Y, Rapuano CJ, Woreta FA, Pelton RW. Ghost and Honorary Authorship in Ophthalmology: A Cross-Sectional Survey. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2022, 240: 67-78. PMID: 35227695, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal Current Practice Patterns for the Management of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Thangamathesvaran L, Miller SC, Tsou B, Fliotsos MJ, Yonekawa Y, Chen A, Hoskin AK, Blanch RJ, Cavuoto K, Meeralakshmi P, Low R, Gardiner M, Liu T, Agrawal R, Justin GA, Woreta FA, group T, DeMartelaere S, Hwang T, Prasad P, Alsulaiman S, Ch’ng S, Taravati P, Sherief S, Nkurikiye J, McCollum C, Khatri A, Pradhan E, Chaudhary M, Sen A, Singh S, Joshi P, Mishra C, Rizyal A, Khandelwal R, Chaudhri S, Dominguez H, Dalma J, Wong C, Morera F, Fathy C, Murchinson A, Lartey S, Patel R, Watson S, Chen R, Singh S, Rousselot A, Hayes B. Global Current Practice Patterns for the Management of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion. Ophthalmology Retina 2022, 6: 429-431. PMID: 35101631, DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2022.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research