Lindsey Scierka, MD, MPH
About
Titles
Clinical Fellow
Biography
Clinical Cardiology Fellow
Education & Training
- Chief Medical Resident
- Yale New Haven Hospital (2021)
- Internal Medicine Residency
- Yale New Haven Hospital (2020)
- MD
- Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University (2017)
- MPH
- New York Medical College, Health Policy and Management (2013)
- BS
- Sacred Heart University, Biology (2010)
Research
Publications
Variability in Short-term Mortality Following Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Across Centers and Physicians
Romain G, Wang K, Scierka L, Cleman J, Callegari S, Aboian E, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Variability in Short-term Mortality Following Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Across Centers and Physicians. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 38729585, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysician variablesPhysician volumeRuptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmMortality riskPhysician levelAbdominal aortic aneurysmShort-term mortalityProcedure volumeMortality outcomesQuality of careAortic aneurysmMedian odds ratioShort-term mortality outcomesRepair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysmMedicare claims dataInfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmRuptured abdominal aortic aneurysmVascular Quality Initiative databaseAssociated with short-term mortalityLogistic regression modelsMortality rateCenter-level factorsCare managementClaims dataOdds ratioClinician perspectives regarding CYP2C19 genotype testing in patients with critical limb ischemia: A Delphi approach.
Regan C, Scierka L, Dardik A, Tonnessen B, Iyad Ochoa Chaar C, Ionescu C, Aboian E, Cardella J, Nassiri N, Guzman R, Attaran R, Nagpal S, Shah S, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Clinician perspectives regarding CYP2C19 genotype testing in patients with critical limb ischemia: A Delphi approach. Vascular 2024, 17085381241246318. PMID: 38669051, DOI: 10.1177/17085381241246318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDual antiplatelet therapyPeripheral arterial diseaseCYP2C19 testingCYP2C19 mutationsHeterogeneity of treatment effectsPeripheral vascular interventionsConsensus statementKnowledge questionsAntiplatelet therapyGenetic testingVascular surgeryAcademic health systemBarriers to implementationInterquartile rangeCYP2C19 genotype testingVascular diseaseInterventional cardiologyModified Delphi methodPatient's metabolic statusManagement of patientsCritical limb ischemiaPerceived barriersPeripheral vascular diseaseArterial vascular diseaseClinician perspectivesComparison of Mortality and Amputation after Lower Extremity Bypass vs. Peripheral Vascular Intervention in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia and Comorbid Chronic Kidney Disease
Cleman J, Sierra J, Romain G, Capuano B, Scierka L, Callegari S, Jacque F, Peri-Okonny P, Nagpal S, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Comparison of Mortality and Amputation after Lower Extremity Bypass vs. Peripheral Vascular Intervention in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia and Comorbid Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 38608966, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischemiaAll-cause mortalityLower extremity bypassPeripheral vascular interventionsComorbid chronic kidney diseaseLimb-threatening ischemiaComparison of mortalityPreference-sensitive treatment decisionsCox proportional hazards modelsRisk of deathInteraction termsProportional hazards modelLower-extremity bypassChronic kidney diseaseFine-Gray modelMortality riskVascular interventionsAmputationHazards modelOutcome dataFine-GrayAssociated with worse outcomesHigh riskKidney diseasePropensity scoreASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH STATUS OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE
Jacque F, Romain G, Peri-Okonny P, Sinusas A, Callegari S, Cleman J, Scierka L, Mares A, Hurtado C, Smolderen K. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH STATUS OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2308. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04298-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDISTRESSED COMMUNITY INDEX IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY IN MEDICARE-LINKED VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE REGISTRY
Pajarillo C, Romain G, Cleman J, Scierka L, Grubman S, Kluger J, Smolderen K, Hurtado C. DISTRESSED COMMUNITY INDEX IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY IN MEDICARE-LINKED VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2239. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04229-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEFFECT OF ANXIETY AND TREATMENT STRATEGY ON QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG PATIENTS WITH PAD
Odu T, Hurtado C, Romain G, Scierka L, Cleman J, Callegari S, Jacque F, Smolderen K. EFFECT OF ANXIETY AND TREATMENT STRATEGY ON QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG PATIENTS WITH PAD. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2301. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04291-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH UNPROTECTED CAROTID ARTERY STENTING IN THE MODERN ERA
Callegari S, Romain G, Pajarillo C, Cleman J, Jacque F, Scierka L, Smolderen K, Hurtado C. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH UNPROTECTED CAROTID ARTERY STENTING IN THE MODERN ERA. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2237. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04227-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTHE EFFECT OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ON SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES FOR LOWER EXTREMITY BYPASS AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIMBTHREATENING ISCHEMIA
Cleman J, Romain G, David J, Scierka L, Callegari S, Jacque F, Smolderen K, Hurtado C. THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ON SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES FOR LOWER EXTREMITY BYPASS AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIMBTHREATENING ISCHEMIA. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2286. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04276-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInter-Rater Reliability for the Amputation Endpoint in the National Vascular Quality Initiative
Smolderen K, Romain G, Scierka L, Cleman J, Rahman M, Siddiqui W, Lau F, Mao J, Akhlaghi N, Higaki A, Fowler X, Carroll M, Telma K, Alvermann T, Baribeau V, Goodney P, Mena-Hurtado C. Inter-Rater Reliability for the Amputation Endpoint in the National Vascular Quality Initiative. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 17: 622-631. PMID: 38479964, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsElectronic health record reviewAmputation dataPeripheral arterial diseaseInterrater reliabilityVQI registryAcademic health systemTrained data collectorsNational quality registryInter-rater reliabilityEvaluate interrater reliabilityNational reporting systemHealth recordsQuality registryHealth systemCurrent Procedural Terminology codesInter-raterVascular Quality Initiative registryVascular Quality InitiativeProcedural Terminology codesNational Vascular Quality InitiativeRegistryQuality InitiativeAmputationSpearman's rEvaluation of short-term mortality in patients with Medicare undergoing endovascular interventions for chronic limb-threatening ischemia
Cleman J, Romain G, Callegari S, Scierka L, Jacque F, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Evaluation of short-term mortality in patients with Medicare undergoing endovascular interventions for chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Vascular Medicine 2024, 29: 172-181. PMID: 38334045, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x231224335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischemiaPeripheral vascular interventionsAssisted careLimb-threatening ischemiaCongestive heart failureFunctional status variablesCrude mortality ratePredictive variablesMortality rateStatus variablesRandom survival forest modelShort-term mortalityStage 5 chronic kidney diseaseQuality InitiativeRandom survival forestTreatment conversionMedical comorbiditiesShort-term outcomesHarrell's C-indexVascular Quality InitiativeCareDementiaInterventionMortalityRisk stratification
Links & Media
News
- April 01, 2024
Yale Faculty Present Groundbreaking Clinical Research at the 2024 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions
- July 11, 2023
Eleven future cardiologists join the Yale Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Program
- February 15, 2023
Discoveries & Impact (February 2023)
- February 01, 2023
2023 American College of Cardiology late-breaking clinical trials and abstracts from Yale