2016
Frequency and Importance of Incomplete Screening Fetal Anatomic Sonography in Pregnancy
Silvestri MT, Pettker CM, Raney JH, Xu X, Ross JS. Frequency and Importance of Incomplete Screening Fetal Anatomic Sonography in Pregnancy. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2016, 35: 2665-2673. PMID: 27821652, DOI: 10.7863/ultra.16.01084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepeat sonographyUltrasound examinationAbnormal fetal anatomyRepeat screeningFetal anatomyIncomplete visualizationLarge single-center studyMean gestational ageRetrospective cohort studySingle-center studyMean maternal ageMain outcome measuresProportion of womenCohort studySingleton pregnanciesWeeks' gestationGestational ageMaternal ageRepeat imagingUltrasound centersOutcome measuresSonographyAnatomic componentsWomenPregnancy
2015
Revisiting Essure — Toward Safe and Effective Sterilization
Dhruva SS, Ross JS, Gariepy AM. Revisiting Essure — Toward Safe and Effective Sterilization. New England Journal Of Medicine 2015, 373: e17. PMID: 26397951, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1510514.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersOlder Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods
Feinstein AJ, Long J, Soulos PR, Ma X, Herrin J, Frick KD, Chagpar AB, Krumholz HM, Yu JB, Ross JS, Gross CP. Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 592-600. PMID: 25847641, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage II diseaseStage III diseaseCancer-related costsCancer careBreast cancerMedian costSurvival rateEnd Results Program-MedicareFive-year survivalCancer care costsBreast surgerySurvival outcomesImproved outcomesOlder womenRadiation therapyCare costsStage IIDiseaseStudy periodWomenCancerCareSignificant national attentionOutcomesPercent
2014
Evolution of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population: Clinical and Economic Implications
Killelea BK, Long JB, Chagpar AB, Ma X, Wang R, Ross JS, Gross CP. Evolution of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population: Clinical and Economic Implications. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2014, 106: dju159. PMID: 25031307, PMCID: PMC4155428, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd Results-MedicareBreast cancer stageCohort of womenEarly-stage tumorsBreast cancer screeningAdjunct imagingSignificant changesCancer screeningCancer stageIncidence rateBreast cancerAdjunct procedureOlder womenMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesClinical practiceComputer-aided detectionPoisson regressionNational feeCohortBreast ultrasoundWomenEarlier cohortsLater cohortsMedicare spendingHigh Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities
Wang EA, Aminawung JA, Wildeman C, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities. Health Affairs 2014, 33: 848-855. PMID: 24799583, PMCID: PMC4065793, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical studiesHealth outcomesBlack menProspective clinical studyObservational clinical researchBlood InstituteNational HeartClinical researchWhite womenRacial disparitiesWhite menMinimal riskMenBlack womenHigh rateJail inmatesMinority populationsWomenOutcomesEffects of incarcerationImpact of incarcerationHigh incarceration ratesIncarcerationLungFollow
2011
Assessing the Impact of Screening Colonoscopy on Mortality in the Medicare Population
Gross CP, Soulos PR, Ross JS, Cramer LD, Guerrero C, Tinetti ME, Braithwaite RS. Assessing the Impact of Screening Colonoscopy on Mortality in the Medicare Population. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1441-1449. PMID: 21842323, PMCID: PMC3235614, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1816-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerStrata of sexYears of ageShort life expectancyDesignRetrospective studyResultsIncreasing ageWomen 75Greater comorbidityOlder patientsScreening colonoscopyComorbiditiesRoutine screeningMedicare populationMortality ratePatientsAge groupsEffectiveness of SCMortalityLife expectancyWomenAgeMenColonoscopySexYears
2008
Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey
Ross JS, Nuñez-Smith M, Forsyth BA, Rosenbaum JR. Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2008, 8: 378. PMID: 18973674, PMCID: PMC2590615, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningCervical cancerCross-sectional surveyCancer screeningCervical cancer screening recommendationsEthnic differencesCancer screening recommendationsPerceptions of adherenceNon-significant tendencyScreening recommendationsUniversity HospitalEthnic disparitiesPhysiciansWomenCancerLess adherentAdherenceConvenience sampleHealth careCareScreeningBackgroundRacialAsiansRecommendationsResultsOverallPharmaceutical Industry Marketing: Understanding Its Impact on Women’s Health
Sufrin CB, Ross JS. Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing: Understanding Its Impact on Women’s Health. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2008, 63: 585-596. PMID: 18713478, DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0b013e31817f1585.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsWomen's healthOral contraceptive pillsEvidence-based careHealth carePremenstrual dysphoric disorderPharmaceutical marketingContraceptive pillsDysphoric disorderModern health carePhysician behaviorCytology techniqueConsumer advertisingCarePatientsHealthPhysiciansSubstantial evidenceSignificant involvementPractice of medicineDrugsDiscussion of guidelinesProphylaxisProfessional organizationsPillsWomen