2021
Overcoming Barriers to Radiation Oncology Access in Low-Resource Settings in the United States
Mattes MD, Suneja G, Haffty BG, Takita C, Katz MS, Ohri N, Deville C, Siker ML, Park HS. Overcoming Barriers to Radiation Oncology Access in Low-Resource Settings in the United States. Advances In Radiation Oncology 2021, 6: 100802. PMID: 34693080, PMCID: PMC8515237, DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2021.100802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient populationVulnerable patient populationEquitable cancer careAmerican SocietyQuality Improvement ProgramRadiation Oncology CommitteeHypofractionation schedulesCancer careOncology CommitteeRadiation therapyRadiation oncologistsEducational sessionsResource settingsHealth equityCommunity practiceHospital leadership
2020
Temporal trends in opioid prescribing patterns among oncologists in the Medicare population.
Jairam V, Yang D, Pasha S, Soulos P, Gross C, Yu J, Park H. Temporal trends in opioid prescribing patterns among oncologists in the Medicare population. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 12022-12022. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.12022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid prescribing ratesOpioid prescribingPrescribing ratesUnited States opioid epidemicNon-cancer populationMultivariable negative binomial regressionFinal study sampleSymptom managementOpioid claimsPatient populationOpioid epidemicMedicare patientsProvider characteristicsMedicare populationPatient countsOncologistsNegative binomial regressionPrescribingPatientsStudy sampleBinomial regressionSignificant declinePopulationStatewide levelTemporal trends
2019
Outcomes following Lower Extremity Amputation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Peripheral Arterial Disease
Pourghaderi P, Yuquimpo KM, Roginski Guetter C, Mansfield L, Park HS. Outcomes following Lower Extremity Amputation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Peripheral Arterial Disease. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 63: 259-268. PMID: 31626926, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.08.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity amputationConcurrent diabetes mellitusDiabetes mellitusArterial diseaseExtremity amputationPresence of PADUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleICD-9 procedure codesNationwide Inpatient SampleBest practice careAdult patientsPatient characteristicsPostoperative outcomesSuch comorbiditiesAdditional patientsClinical outcomesMultivariable analysisEmergency admissionsMean agePatient morbidityPatient populationInpatient SampleHospital characteristicsHigh incidence
2015
Postoperative Radiation Therapy Is Associated With Improved Overall Survival in Incompletely Resected Stage II and III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Wang EH, Corso CD, Rutter CE, Park HS, Chen AB, Kim AW, Wilson LD, Decker RH, Yu JB. Postoperative Radiation Therapy Is Associated With Improved Overall Survival in Incompletely Resected Stage II and III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 2727-2734. PMID: 26101240, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.61.1517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasm, ResidualPneumonectomyRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRadiotherapy, ConformalRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRegistriesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsUse of PORTPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalNodal stageStage IIMultivariable analysisPatient populationLung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerOverall American Joint CommitteeNational Cancer Data BaseImproved overall survivalLower nodal stagePostoperative radiation therapyPositive surgical marginsAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer stage IICell lung cancerProportional hazards regressionMultivariable logistic regressionClinicopathologic covariatesChemotherapy receiptPerioperative mortalityOnly patientsSuch patients