Publications

2026

Constructing G-computation Estimators: Two Case Studies in Selection Bias.
Zivich PN, Lu H. Constructing G-computation Estimators: Two Case Studies in Selection Bias. Epidemiology 2026, 37: 50-56. PMID: 41342792, DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001916.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2025

Concerns About Diagnosing Hypertension in the Emergency Department.
Gallagher BD. Concerns About Diagnosing Hypertension in the Emergency Department. JAMA Cardiol 2025 PMID: 41191378, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2025.4082.
Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma After Hepatitis C Infection.
Levinson RN, Bushman R, Tate JP, Skanderson M, Mezzacappa C, Park LS, Brandt CA, Schuster KM, Ketwaroo GA, Yang YX, Justice AC, Wang LL. Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma After Hepatitis C Infection. JAMA Netw Open 2025, 8: e2543701. PMID: 41236736, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.43701.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Association Between Systemic Anticancer Therapy Administration Near the End of Life With Health Care and Hospice Utilization in Older Adults: A SEER Medicare Analysis of End-of-Life Care Quality.
Canavan ME, Cheng L, Xiang JJ, Lin JK, Hui D, Zhao H, Nortje N, Ratan R, Cherny N, Pham T, Giordano SH, Niu J, Adelson KB. Association Between Systemic Anticancer Therapy Administration Near the End of Life With Health Care and Hospice Utilization in Older Adults: A SEER Medicare Analysis of End-of-Life Care Quality. J Clin Oncol 2025, 43: 3391-3402. PMID: 41004691, DOI: 10.1200/JCO-25-00530.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
This study investigates the impact of systemic anticancer therapy near the end of life on healthcare and hospice for older adults, showing increased acute care utilization and decreased hospice use, highlighting the need for improved end-of-life care guidelines.
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Alcohol use conversations tool online module
Holt, S. (2025, November). Alcohol use conversations tool online module [Online educational module]. American Society of Addiction Medicine & American College of Physicians. https://learning.pcss-maud.org/products/alcohol-use-conversations-tool#tab-product_tab_overview
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Understanding the Comorbidities Among Psychiatric Disorders, Chronic Low Back Pain, and Spinal Degenerative Disease Using Observational and Genetically Informed Analyses
Qiu D, Friligkou E, He J, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Aslan M, Gupta M, Polimanti R. Understanding the Comorbidities Among Psychiatric Disorders, Chronic Low Back Pain, and Spinal Degenerative Disease Using Observational and Genetically Informed Analyses. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2025, 5: 100588. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100588.
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Racial and Ethnic Diversity of the Oncology Workforce: Projections From 2020 to 2060
Roberts W, Soulos P, Herrin J, Pollack C, Genao I, Yu J, Boatright D, Gross C. Racial and Ethnic Diversity of the Oncology Workforce: Projections From 2020 to 2060. JCO Oncology Practice 2025, 21: 1877-1885. PMID: 41074755, DOI: 10.1200/op-25-00876.
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Molecular Biomarker Testing Patterns and Turnaround Time in US Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Wang X, Lee D, Yang S, Li Y, Soulos P, Gross C, Wang S, Chiang A. Molecular Biomarker Testing Patterns and Turnaround Time in US Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2025, 1-7. PMID: 41072474, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2025.7063.
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Cardiovascular risk in long-term survivors of breast, prostate, colon, and rectal cancer
Westvold S, Long J, Fan J, Kc M, Hyslop T, Conlin K, Jacobson S, Silber A, Wang S, Leapman M, Leeds I, Spees L, Wheeler S, Gross C, Oeffinger K, Dinan M. Cardiovascular risk in long-term survivors of breast, prostate, colon, and rectal cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2025, djaf243. PMID: 41069232, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaf243.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
This study investigates cardiovascular risk in older long-term cancer survivors, showing non-cancer factors, rather than cancer-specific ones, predict late-onset cardiovascular disease.
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Implementing an Innovative Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Curriculum for Physician Assistant (PA) Students
Anam AK, Windish DM, Weber J. Implementing an Innovative Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Curriculum for Physician Assistant (PA) Students, AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes, 2025, ISSN 3050-9157, doi.org/10.1016/j.aed.2025.10.007.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research In Press
The Role of Data in Public Health and Health Innovation: Perspectives on Social Determinants of Health, Community-Based Data Approaches, and AI
Yelpaala K, Gibbons M, Vigil I, Leaño J, McCall T, Opara I, Zink A, Nunez-Smith M, Mukherjee B, Ranney M. The Role of Data in Public Health and Health Innovation: Perspectives on Social Determinants of Health, Community-Based Data Approaches, and AI. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2025, 27: e78794. PMID: 41060023, PMCID: PMC12505398, DOI: 10.2196/78794.
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Digital breast tomosynthesis and breast cancer detection in older women: Smaller tumors and more invasive lobular carcinomas.
Huang S, Westvold S, Soulos P, Winer E, Lewin J, Lustberg M, Zhan H, Richman I, Robinson T, Dinan M. Digital breast tomosynthesis and breast cancer detection in older women: Smaller tumors and more invasive lobular carcinomas. JCO Oncology Practice 2025, 21: 285-285. DOI: 10.1200/op.2025.21.10_suppl.285.
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Impact of a standardized multi-level review of anti-cancer therapy ordered for hospitalized individuals with solid tumors.
Westvold S, Shevlin C, Canavan M, Strait M, Abdelghany O, Carafeno T, Flanagan B, Merl M, Mitchell T, Carusillo N, Morris J, Gross C, Huntington S. Impact of a standardized multi-level review of anti-cancer therapy ordered for hospitalized individuals with solid tumors. JCO Oncology Practice 2025, 21: 477-477. DOI: 10.1200/op.2025.21.10_suppl.477.
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Diversity of the oncology physician workforce: Projections from 2020 to 2060.
Roberts W, Soulos P, Herrin J, Genao I, Yu J, Pollack C, Boatright D, Gross C. Diversity of the oncology physician workforce: Projections from 2020 to 2060. JCO Oncology Practice 2025, 21: 273-273. DOI: 10.1200/op.2025.21.10_suppl.273.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Characteristics of Adults at Risk of Medicaid Disenrollment Due to HR 1 Work Requirements.
Chetty AK, Ross JS, Chen AS. Clinical Characteristics of Adults at Risk of Medicaid Disenrollment Due to HR 1 Work Requirements. JAMA 2025 PMID: 41032309, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.16533.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Effectiveness Of Treatment Interventions And Loss To Follow-up For Patients Referred To Rehabilitation Medicine
He Q, Tao D, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Li S, Awan-Scully R, Gong Q, Ash G. Effectiveness Of Treatment Interventions And Loss To Follow-up For Patients Referred To Rehabilitation Medicine. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise 2025, 57: 69-70. DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0001155052.22558.67.
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Exercise Interventions Among Individuals With Co-occurring HIV And Unhealthy Substance Use: A Systematic Review
Mistler C, Allen W, Grimshaw A, Idiong C, Harsono D, Irwin M, Ash G, Pescatello L, Meyer J, Edelman E. Exercise Interventions Among Individuals With Co-occurring HIV And Unhealthy Substance Use: A Systematic Review. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise 2025, 57: 755-755. DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0001161400.40878.dc.
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Physicians’ Perspective On Dance Movement Interventions As A Complementary Treatment For Cognitive Impairments
Awan-Scully R, Tao D, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Ash G. Physicians’ Perspective On Dance Movement Interventions As A Complementary Treatment For Cognitive Impairments. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise 2025, 57: 651-651. DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0001160436.26004.53.
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Therapeutic benefit of the most expensive drugs covered by Medicare and Medicaid
Jiang T, Ramachandran R, Vokinger K, Ross J. Therapeutic benefit of the most expensive drugs covered by Medicare and Medicaid. Journal Of Pharmaceutical Policy And Practice 2025, 18: 2564405. PMID: 41050428, PMCID: PMC12490368, DOI: 10.1080/20523211.2025.2564405.
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Allocative efficiency analysis of strategies to reduce overdose deaths among people with opioid use disorder and history of incarceration in Connecticut.
Scheidell JD, Frechette JM, Townsend TN, Zhou Q, Manandhar-Sasaki P, Fiellin DA, Heimer R, Puglisi LB, Charles DL, Su JI, Biegacki ET, Braithwaite RS. Allocative efficiency analysis of strategies to reduce overdose deaths among people with opioid use disorder and history of incarceration in Connecticut. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 3209. PMID: 41029627, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24432-2.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Underrepresentation of Filipino, Laotian, Cambodian, and Indonesians Among US Allopathic Medical Students
Yang D, Zhang L, Li B, Pang J, Hu J, Hajduk A, Chaudhry S, Yi S, Đoàn L, Kwon S, Boatright D. Underrepresentation of Filipino, Laotian, Cambodian, and Indonesians Among US Allopathic Medical Students. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-10. PMID: 41023302, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09880-1.
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Quantitative sensory testing of pain in persons with opioid use disorder on opioid agonist treatment: a scoping review
Oliveira D, Costa G, Fontenele R, Córdoba-Delgado M, Funaro M, Campbell C, Fiellin D, Angarita G, De Aquino J. Quantitative sensory testing of pain in persons with opioid use disorder on opioid agonist treatment: a scoping review. Pain Medicine 2025, pnaf132. PMID: 40990827, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaf132.
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Opioid prescribing trends and pain scores among adult patients with cancer in a large health system
Baum L, Soulos P, Kc M, Jeffery M, Ruddy K, Lerro C, Lee H, Graham D, Rivera D, Liberatore M, Leapman M, Jairam V, Dinan M, Gross C, Park H. Opioid prescribing trends and pain scores among adult patients with cancer in a large health system. Cancer 2025, 131: e70027. PMID: 40977160, PMCID: PMC12451255, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.70027.
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Flexibility Over Rigor: Stakeholder Acceptance of the Limitations of Confirmatory Studies Following Accelerated Approval
Lynch H, Lee S, Herder M, Ross J, Ramachandran R. Flexibility Over Rigor: Stakeholder Acceptance of the Limitations of Confirmatory Studies Following Accelerated Approval. Health Affairs Scholar 2025, qxaf183. DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxaf183.
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Work Practices and Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposures in Stone Countertop Fabrication Shops
McGowan C, Cantley L, Klein R, Redlich C. Work Practices and Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposures in Stone Countertop Fabrication Shops. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2025 PMID: 40946211, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.70020.
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